A timely story from Full of Grace Full of Grace, coming from Red Stag Books May 2019 When I wrote this story in 2017 and it was published in the Honest Ulsterman journal, several people said to me “that’s a great story…. but what on earth is all that mad stuff about the JCB […]
The week has dawned, the week i thought might never happen, launch week for The Flight of the Wren! I’m thrilled to invite my readers to two book launches, the first at 6pm Tuesday 18th September in Hodges Figgis, Dublin and the second in the award-winning Woodbine Books in Kilcullen Co Kildare. The master of […]

My mobile rings at 10am on a weekday morning when I really, really don’t want to answer it. It’s my mum’s number. I am Irish and so is my mother and yet, in contravention of all telephone rules, it’s my mum, making an international mobile call, from her mobile at 10 am on a weekday morning…I’m going to have […]

Happy first birthday to my first book… the first of many for both of us I hope
Originally posted on Authors for Grenfell Tower: An Online Auction:
Item: Five signed copies of The Accidental Wife and an author visit by Orla McAlinden Details: Orla will sign five copies of her award-winning debut collection and make a visit to your reading group within Ireland to discuss it with you. The Accidental Wife is…