Something in the Water Arts Festival Headford Galway
I’ve just had a great weekend at Headford’s Something in the Water arts festival. The committee did a fantastic job of putting the event together and it was a pleasure and an honour to talk to two of my favourite contemporary Irish writers, Alan MacMonagle and E.M. Reapy. Listening to them read from their novels, Laura Cassidy’s Walk of Fame and Skin respectively was an amazing experience and I can’t recommend these two unique and brilliant novels enough. A big thank you to Aisling Keoggh for organising everything, and to Clemence from The Turning Pages Bookshop in Tuam for taking care of sales on the night. Finally, a big shout out to all the locals who turned out on the night despite the weather. I hope to make it back to Headford soon!
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
Here’s a list of bookshops in Ireland that currently have 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.