Monthly Archives: May 2012

Book of The Year Award Double Whammy

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

I’m more than a little bleary eyed today folks. It’s taken quite a while to realise that Monday morning wasn’t a dream, and that Into The Grey (Taken Away) actually has won Best Book of the Year in the 2012 CBI Awards. … Continue reading →

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Moorehawke en francais and a little yellowbrickreads

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Well, I had a terrific time at the Culture box readings yesterday. Many thanks to Sinéad MacAodha and all at the ILE and the Culture Box & Temple Bar Cultural Trust for organising the event. Somehow I managed not to … Continue reading →

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Temple Bar, Moorehawke and Resonance Readings

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Don’t forget I’ll be in the Culture Box at 1 o’clock on Thursday 10th of May (12 East Essex St, just across from Meeting House Sq) As part of the Irish Literary Exchange celebration of Europe Week, I’ll be reading extracts … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Crevan!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

I just got this terrific letter from one of the readers on the CBI Awards shadowing scheme. I love it so much! I especially love the drawing of Dom and Pat up on the totem pole and of James ( … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Cardinal Sean Brady,

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Dear Cardinal Sean Brady, how is it you cared more for your position in the Catholic hierarchy than you did for the immortal soul you profess to possess? You had information that a man was systematically and repeatedly raping children.  You … Continue reading →

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