My new book – a sports memoir – is now available to pre-order (link in bio!). This book is a love letter to sportswomen, to fringe panel members, to my family, to nerdy kids, to underdogs, to the midlands, to the injury-prone, to my younger self, to the 1990s, to my teammates and mentors, to my club of origin Moneygall and my adopted club, the Barrs.
The Grass Ceiling is by far the most personal thing I’ve ever written, but I hope that hurlers of all ages, backgrounds and genders will recognise some of their own story in mine ✨
Irish literary journals are the bedrock of our literary culture, publishing exciting work, discovering new voices and publishing them alongside many of our greatest writers 💗
Join Eimear Ryan from Banshee, Dean Fee from The Pig’s Back and Nathan O’Donnell from PVA as they discuss the culture of journals, the joys and challenges of editing fiction and non-fiction, and answer your questions on publishing 💭
🗓️ Saturday, 25 April 2026 ⌚️ 12:00pm 🎟️ €5/8
📌 The Mick Lally Theatre @themicklallytheatre
🔗 Tickets at Cúirt.ie - Link in bio - @thtgalway
In association with ‘Re-mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures’ Training Network | Cúirt International Festival of Literature is presented by Galway Arts Centre
Londoners! We're delighted to be attending the Alternative Book Fair at Islington Central Library this Saturday. Come by our stall and say hello, or check out our event at 2.30pm with @eims86 in conversation with @rosa_lucy_8 . There's a brilliant lineup of events and loads of fantastic indie presses in attendance – see the link in bio for more! 📚️
A wonderful literary evening with Eimear Ryan (@eims86 ), who welcomed authors Clara Kumagai (@clarakiyoko ) and John Patrick McHugh (@johnpamchugh ) to our Creative Zone for an inspiring conversation about writing, creativity, and the journeys behind their work, including their recent novels Songs for Ghosts and Fun and Games.
This talk will be available very soon on the @ucclibrary podcast channel 🙂
Thanks to John Breen @john.breen64 from @waterstones for manning the merch!
#ucclibrary #clarakumagai #johnpatrickmchugh
Still coming back down to earth after getting the chance to be part of the inaugural #IrishArtsandLiteratureShowcase2025 at @folioseattle last month, repping @bansheepress . A gorgeous few days with friends old & new in a beautiful city (with a very quick jaunt to Vancouver thrown in) ✨ @folioirisharts
Photos 1-5 by @quinlancorbett 📸
Got the opportunity over the summer to do some research in the Harvard Archives. My first time in Boston since a semester abroad in BU in 2007. Not sure why I left it so long before going back.
Approx 3000 documents examined, three lobster rolls demolished, two dips in the ocean, one Red Sox game, zero regrets ♥️
Trip to London last weekend, feat. parks, good food, finding pals in bookshops, tiny coffees, galleries, Banshee at the Nibbies, and an encounter with the elusive @hodge_thecat 🐈⬛
