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Friday 24th July: Frybrook House, Boyle at 3pm. Appearing on a panel with Niamh MacCabe and John McKenna, hosted by Seán Farrell, as part of Boyle Arts Festival. Tickets here.

My debut novel 'Somewhere' was published on 14th May 2026 by the excellent independent Irish publisher Lilliput Press, and my literary agent is the fabulous Jennifer Lyons. For a peek at a snippet, or to order from Lilliput, click here!  
Latest review in The Irish Examiner 18th July here.
Reviews from Culture Matters UK,  The Irish Independent, Books Ireland, RTE, The Irish Times, and more, linked here on the new 'Reviews etc.' page. 

I am hosting a monthly open-mic night in Ballaghaderreen called Spells Spoken Word Club. For more info, follow me - or Creative Places Ballaghaderreen, on Instagram or find us on Faceache

Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel and Training Award 2025  sent me off to France to work with DJ and composer Thomas Drouard on techno-poetry! A brilliant experience. We released 'I Don't Dance Enough' as a track on August 29th: listen here. (pick from various streaming options, preferably not Sp0tify..) Also, here is a little promo video about the making of it.  

Learning to Breathe - a new poetry film, made with Marek Petrovic and Tear Down the Walls music, won first prize at the Drumshanbo Written Word literary festival 2025! Thanks to judge Steve Smart and Colm Scully.
It had its first screening at the 2025 Bloomsday Film Festival  on June 13th, where it was "nominated" as best Irish Poetry Short (one of 2 finalists: second place!). Also shortlisted in Copenhagen at the Nature & Culture International Film Festival and Cork's O'Bhéal International Poetry Film Festival.

Honoured to have my poem 'The Last Gift' chosen as 2025's winner of the Poems for Patience competition. It is installed in Galway University Hospital. Thanks to Susan Millar du Mars for selecting it and Margaret Flannery for organising all the brilliant arts projects there

Nerve Music - a poetry film I made with Thomas Drouard & Marek Petrovic about the essential validity of nervousness! It was screened at Dublin's Bloomsday Film Festival 2024 and published here with Ink Sweat & Tears