1.An tearmann (The reservation) is your fifth work and your second novel that has been published by Cois Life. What inspired you to write this book? There is no easy solution to the conflict that inspired the plot of *An tearmann*,…
Continue readingThe saddest story I ever covered was the tragedy of the Kurdish refugees who fled Iraq in early 1991 to escape the ferocious assault launched on them by Saddam Hussein during the First Gulf War. Encouraged by US President George…
Continue readingI am very grateful to former Taoiseach Brian Cowen for agreeing to launch my new book,Cinnlínte (‘Headlines’) at Hodges Figgis in Dublin on September 20th. The subtitle of the book (published by Cois Life) is ‘Saol an Iriseora’ (‘The Life of…
Continue readingThe most important thing about any interview is that the person being questioned must be interesting and newsworthy. Charlie Haughey He or she doesn’t have to be a saint and few people would claim that Charles J. Haughey was a…
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