
Memoir and Me by Orla Doherty
Writing my memoir was not an overnight decision. I admit, it took me at least
Writing my memoir was not an overnight decision. I admit, it took me at least
Having recently read the book Walking with Ghosts, by Gabriel Byrne the most memorial take
Occupied was inspired by the anti-austerity protests of 2011 and the campsite in Writer’s Square
In 1957, I was two years old and had three older brothers and my first
Some years ago, in my real world, I found myself on the set of a
A few dollops of mayonnaise on chips last Sunday evening turned my stomach that night
Back in 2007, I was supposed to be writing ads for an ad agency. Instead,
We are two years old, me, and the little girl who drowned in the canal.
I always enjoy my morning cuppa in Bar Trapaia with the paper and a chat
Well, it seems quite apt for me to be writing this piece right now. I
2020 may have been a nightmarish, abysmal year for everyone but journalism wise, it’s a
I have always been creative. I like to paint, to draw and to make things.
The Wednesday before last I was on the train heading home after work. We were
I knew before I was ten years old that I would be a writer. I
A few weeks back I was in Urbil Shopping Centre in Lasarte, a small town
I have a fierce restlessness inside, which makes me a haphazard reader (my attention tends
Like the light from a star, the right story can take time to get to
I was asked by Writing.ie to chart my path to publication and funnily enough some
I always considered myself a voyeur of words, not a writer, joining them to make
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the creative, challenging and satisfying process of writing my debut book –