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Taken in Corsica before we had children which is why I looked so relaxed. I think I was in my early thirties. Taken at the Giants Causeway in

Eggshells

This is a short story I've just completed. It's a little creepy but it was my last assignment as part of a crime-writing course. Hope you enjoy

Ambleforth Manor

I've written a comedy-drama for my local radio station, Hunts County Radio. Series One, consisting of twelve episodes, has now been completed and

The Invitation

I've finally completed my third novel and it's now available on Amazon. See link below: It's a psychological thriller set in my local village of

Declan O’Rourke

Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine I stumbled across this album whilst researching the famine. I want to visit the National Famine Museum in

How I write

This pre-supposes of course any of you are remotely interested in the process of writing a novel... I tend to write early in the morning before

The Quiet Man

I was recently in Ireland in Cong which is where they filmed The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. I was with my Mum, who is a sprightly

Right to Bear Arms

So another mass shooting in America… Mind you, I think Trump’s nailed it. He says it’s a mental illness problem; I just didn’t think he

Top 10 Cremation Songs

My Will specifies that I’m to be cremated rather than buried but, at a funeral last week I listened with interest as the coffin slid slowly into

Kylemore Abbey, Galway

Well, Kylemore Abbey was a disaster. It took us an hour to drive there from where we were staying in Glencorrib and when we arrived, the first thing