Category Archives: Publications

Delighted to have two poems, ‘Missing my Father with Caravaggio in Belfast’ and ‘My Sister Glued Jesus’, in the summer issue of The Stinging Fly. Huge gratitude to Annemarie Ní Churreáin for seeing my work.

Delighted to have my poem selected by Poetry Ireland for Poetry Day. Thrilled to know my poem will be displayed on Irish Rail, DART services and in libraries. An iteration of this poem is published in ‘Beginnings Over and Over: Four New Poets from Ireland’ (Dedalus Press, 2025).

Overjoyed to be longlisted for The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition from over 21,000 entries. Huge thanks to the judges, John McAuliffe, Romalyn Ante and Stephen Sexton.

Delighted to have my poem ‘Morning’ featured in The Stony Thursday Book, edited by the brilliant Victoria Kennefick. Gratitude to Limerick City and County Arts. Thrilled to read at the fabulous launch.

Thrilled to have several poems featured in this gorgeous anthology kindly curated by the wonderful Leeanne Quinn. So humbled that the title, ‘Beginnings Over and Over’ is a line taken from one of my poems. Huge thanks to Pat Boran and all at Dedalus Press. Orders are available at this link: https://www.dedaluspress.com/product/beginnings-over-and-over/

Thrilled to be runner-up for my collection ‘in our mouths we carry’. Delighted to have two poems featured in The Monster’s Back, a gorgeous publication that celebrates this year’s stellar poets.

Thrilled to be highly commended for the Listowel Writers’ Week Single Poem Award with my poem ‘Instructions for the members of the Non-Evacuation of Tears Society Post Bereavement NEOTSPB’. Huge gratitude to judge Victoria Kennefick.

Very lovely to have been placed third in The Plaza Prose Poetry Prize with my poem ‘anticipation of anaphylaxis’. Feel honoured to have another poem shortlisted. Huge gratitude to judge Carrie Etter and much thanks to Simon Kerr for curating this competition.

Lovely to be in the 19th edition of Skylight 47 with my wee lobster poem ‘The Sentient’. Fantastic to read in Galway at the launch. Gratitude to all the Skylight 47 team!