Interview with Charlie McGettigan on Shannonside Radio

I was delighted to be invited on to Shannonside Radio’s Saturday Connection programme, hosted by one of Ireland’s great songwriters, Charlie McGettigan. Charlie and his producer Alena were very kind and welcoming and I had a wonderful time. If you’re in the Midlands area, I highly recommend that you tune into Charlie’s show evey on Saturday from 10-11 am. You can listen to my conversation with Charlie here:

Bookshops in Ireland with Pure Innocent Boy in Stock

For anyone wondering where they can buy my debut novel, the following bookshops are currently stocking it:

• Charlie Byrne's Galway

• Hodges Figgis, Dublin

• O'Mahony's Limerick

• O’Mahony’s Tralee

• Leaf & Bower, Ballincolig, Cork

• Newsround, Longford

• Newsround Roscommon

• Just Books, Mullingar

• The Reading Room, Carrick-On-Shannon

• Kenny's, Galway

• Liber Books, Sligo

It can also be ordered from any bookshop in Ireland and the UK. If you own a bookshop and have Pure Innocent Boy in stock, please let me know and I’ll add your bookshop to the list.

Pure Innocent Boy Featured as Part of RTE Culture Night

Guest editor and award-winning novelist, Belinda McKeon, has included Pure Innocent Boy among the works featured in this year’s RTE Culture Night. You can read an extract from the novel here.

An annual celebration of arts and creativity, RTE Culture Night also featured poetry by Rafael Mendes and Róisín Leggett Bohan.

Pure Innocent Boy Launch Events October 2025

Very excited to be launching my debut novel in Hodges Figgis on October 8th, 2025, at 6 p.m. We’ll also be doing a hometown launch in Longford on October 7th at the Longford County Library. Finally, we’ll be finishing up our mini book tour in Leaf & Bower, Ballincollig, Co, Cork on the 9th.