Tag Archives | Ireland

Marilyn Gaffney

Who: Marilyn Gaffney. Where: Westmeath, Ireland. What: Marilyn is a visual artist and John O’Leary award winner. She obtained a First Class Honours degree from Sligo IT. She is currently studying Masters Fine Art at National College of Art and Design, Dublin. In Her Words: I am interested in psychology of the unconscious in relation [...]

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Tadhg Ó Dúshláine

Who: Tadhg Ó Dúshláine. Where: Kerry and Maynooth, Ireland. What: Tadgh is a great poet who writes in Irish and talks in English when he has to. He’s also the head of the Irish department at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.     In His Words: What do you consider most valuable about your [...]

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Eibhlís Farrell

Who: Eibhlís Farrell. Where: Dundalk, Ireland. What: After completing her doctorate, Eibhlís worked as a composer and became Head of Music Creative Media at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Her works have been performed and broadcast internationally. She is a member of Aosdána, and has served as a member of the Toscaireacht.     In Her [...]

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Julianne Mooney

Who: Julianne Mooney. Where: On the road a lot of the time, but mostly based in Dublin, Ireland. What: Julianne is author of the Time Out Guide for Ireland, published in July 2011 and does a fortnightly world travel slot on Ireland AM. In Her Words: On my first stay at La Muse, I stayed [...]

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Róisín Meaney

Who: Róisín Meaney. Where: Kerry, Ireland. What: Róisín is a bestselling Irish novelist and children’s book writer. Her newest novel, The Things We Do for Love, will be coming out soon in the states as Life Drawing for Beginners. In Their Words: What do you consider most valuable about your time at La Muse? The [...]

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Johanna Gohmann

Who: Johanna Gohmann. Where: Ireland. Dublin. Born in Indiana, Jo lived in New York for nearly a decade before moving to Ireland. What: Jo has written for print and online publications that include: Salon, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Morning News, Bust, Babble, Elle, Red, YourTango, The Irish Independent, and The Dubliner. Her essays have been [...]

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Bios

Kerry Eielson is an honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A. in Comparative Literature with a poetry concentration in Creative Writing). She has worked in publishing in New York and Paris, at Self, ELLE, Talk and The New York Times; has ghostwritten several books on alternative healing, and authored a book about weddings. [...]

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