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Author Teresa Doran describes the evolution of her novel Running Home, from an attendance at
Diary of a Sesh Hound by Claire O’M Barry
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Nymphs and Bullets by Donka Kostadinova
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Bad Winner by Frankie Chase
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Ireland, 1988: Moving North by Lorraine Doherty
It was 1988, a bad time for junior doctors in Ireland. There was endless wrangling
Writing: Dodging Bullets at the Kitchen Table by Nadia Ramoutar
I am having a luxurious Sunday writing a new novel from what I call my
It All Started at a Stop Light by Catherine Bacik
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Mill River (Part 2) by Brian Gilhooly
Read Part 1 of this story here. Ma was the cornerstone of my very existence.
Boru: Forging a King by Barra Ó Murchú
How I Came to Write Boru: Forging a King: An Epic Novel of Viking Age
Mill River (Part 1) by Brian Gilhooly
Many’s the time as a youngster, I’d muse as Mam would recite her mother’s order
Voices of Gorey Community Choir by Grace O’Reilly
Singing in Voices of Gorey Community Choir On April 1st of this year, I ventured
Why I Write by David Yearsley
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