I am a full-time writer with a background in Civil Engineering. In 2023 I gained an MA in Creative Writing from Dublin City University (DCU). My other books include THE MAKER’S NAME, a novel, and THE RECONSTITUTION OF IRELAND, a work of non-fiction, which is built around the eclectic mix of letters I have had published in the Irish Times over many years.
While self-published, The Maker’s Name has received excellent reviews from Kirkus, Readers Favorite, Literary Titan, as well as on Amazon and Goodreads. The Reconstitution of Ireland is just out, is also self-published, and initial indications are that it too will be well-received.
I have broadcast on RTE Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany (new writing for radio).
Comparatives for Saint Helen would include Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These and Paul Murray's The Bee Sting. It sits well beside the work of Anne Enright, John Banville, Colm Tóibín, and John McGahern.
I hold an MBA from Trinity College Dublin (Class of ’97). My career to date has been eventful and entrepreneurial, and I regard bookselling to be a business like any other. I am easy to work with.
