As you may have guessed by now, I'm a devotee of Flat racing, but not a great follower of National Hunt. I like only two sports, though technically it's one and a half - football and Flat racing. The size and physique of the NH horses are totally different, it's like comparing football to rugby. The pedigrees are alien to me as well. Even though generally the N...
I'm current Chairman of the Irish Writers' Union and sit on the Board of Directors of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency. I teach creative writing with the ETB and I'm a Professional Mentor at the Irish Writers' Centre. In 2012 I was among the Irish authors who set a Guinness World Record for the number of continuous readings from their published books.
