What a whirlwind the last few months have been — and how slack I’ve been at posting! I’ve been delighted to have had a few stories accepted and a few shortlists that I’m over the moon about. More on that soon! 🤫 MARTELLO At the end of May, I had the privilege of reading at the launch of the Martello Journal, which took place in the gorgeous O’Connell House on Merrion Square. The story selected was The Master, a piece very close to my heart. Úna and Jack, the editors, couldn’

I am absolutely delighted to say that my short story, Deeper Than It Looks, was shortlisted for the 2026 Bath Short Story Award. That’s me on the Bath website!!! The story was selected as one of just nineteen on this year’s shortlist. Bath is an international award that I’ve long since dreamt of seeing my name amongst, so it was such a special moment to see Deeper Than It Looks make the final nineteen, particularly among such a strong group of writers and stories. The full sh

What a crazy and incredible rollercoaster the last 8 weeks have been! In that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to: Longlist for the Bedford Prize Longlist for the Hope Prize Longlist for the Fractured Lit Flash Prize Longlist for the Fish Prize Be shortlisted for the New Writers Flash Fiction Competition Have two stories accepted for publication Receive two full manuscript requests for my novel Summer Orphans And have Summer Orphans place in the top 10% of the Exeter Novel Pr

As some of you will know, I have a novel written — Summer Orphans — following the lives of two young boys, Willie and Pearse, in South Armagh in 1972. And what a year it has been for the boys! I’ve been sending the novel out to various competitions, and the response has been genuinely heartening. This year, Summer Orphans has been: selected for Date With An Agent at the International Literary Festival Dublin longlisted for the Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award longliste

I am absolutely delighted — and still a little stunned — to share some unexpected but very welcome news: my short story The Third Pint has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2025 by The Storms literary journal. It was a dream to have the story published in a magazine I have long admired. I could scarcely believe it when Damien and Rhona selected me as their featured prose writer. To discover they believe in the piece strongly enough to put it forward for one of the most re

Wow! Today felt like one of those small, shining moments you look back on years from now and think: yes — that mattered. Such a beautiful journal! I was invited down to Rathfarnham Castle for the launch of the latest issue of The Storms. I was lucky enough to have a story selected for the journal, and was absolutely blown away to be chosen as the featured prose writer for this issue — that phrase still feels surreal to write. Rathfarnham Castle is not just a venue — it’s a p

Last night I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Freedom to Write Showcase in the beautiful Georgian Society Assembly House in...

I’ve just returned from the wonderful Write by the Sea Festival in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford — and what a phenomenal weekend it was! This...

On Thursday 4th September, I had the pleasure of reading at Flash Fiction Armagh, held as part of the Armagh Food and Cider Festival...

I’m over the moon to announce that my short story The Third Pint has been selected for The Storms, Issue V — and I’ve also been named...

What a week, what a week! As some of you may know, I was fortunate enough to be one of ten prose writers from across Ireland selected for...

It’s been a week since the long drive home from the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry — and what an unforgettable experience it was....

So I realised it was high time to start updating this website, as two years can pass quickly! And what a time to be updating it! These...