Did you fail the cynic test?

I was delighted to come across a review in the Irish Echo Australia by Frank O’Shea. In the feature, Travels in the Interior, he shares his thoughts on Night Boat to Tangier, by Kevin Barry and A Thousand Roads Home! So much modern fiction is grim and serious that it…

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The Rockstar

I’ve written memoir shorts for the Irish Daily Mail for several years now. When they asked me to do another piece this month, I said yes, then thought, what on earth have I got to say?! I could not for the life of me think of anything remotely interesting to…

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