Born in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland in the mid-1950s I have always felt deeply connected to and interested in the place. Our family hardware and pub business was located in Dominick Street, a dynamic and lively neighbourhood in which to grow up.
My career choice as a nurse and midwife gave me the opportunity to travel to Zambia where I was based in Monze Mission Hospital for a number of years before returning home to work again in Mullingar in a number of healthcare management positions.
Now retired and living on the outskirts of town, I am a graduate of the Maeve Binchy Writers Course in the National College of Ireland, author of two books (“Suitcase Number Seven” & “Snappin’ Twine“) and developer of the family board game ActiVacation®.