The blog is about Dublin, with an emphasis on writing. And, of course, to comment on ‘things that are happening that have value and are interesting’.
My novel Marked Off won the 2014 Today Show/New Island Book Publishing Competition. Video of interview on RTE’s Today Show
It was published in February 2015 and the book launch (see video) was in Alan Hanna’s Book Shop.
With Grainne Brookfield of DCFM
Radio: Interviews about Marked Off on Dublin City FM & Dundalk FM
Radio Shows: RTE1 – The History Show (Topic – The Donnybrook Fair)
Limerick City Community Radio – The History Show 1 (Topic – James Joyce & GF Handel) and 2 (Sir Hugh Lane & Jonathan Swift)
Web Interview with Writing.ie
Book Reviews: Irish Independent , College Tribune, No More Workhorse, Books Ireland, Irish Times, Irish Mail on Sunday, Pale Outlaw, Sue Leonard – Debut Roundup
Spring 2023: Friends, Forever – a contemporary tale of three friends and what happens when one of them gets bad news. This is finished and currently looking for an agent/publisher!
Also – Work-in-Progress: Time for Revenge The follow-up to Marked Off is currently being reviewed.
Short stories: I’ve had more than forty short stories published and broadcast. I selected a number of them for my first collection The Bloomsday Boys in 2013, and it is available from Kindle. And I also wrote Walking With Words – a guide to Dublin City – available from Blurb.
Short Stories: The Long Wait, Saved by the Book, Aroma Memory, A Fond Farewell, It’s for You!, The Mystery Train, Footsteps, Belle of the Ball, Teacher Hooked, Get me to the Church, Mum & Mozart, Grave Importance, Let’s Dance, Love in the Time of Covid
Columnist: Since 2014 I have been writing the ‘Don’s Dublin’ column in the Dublin Gazette
Poetry – Lockdown Limericks: I have been writing Limericks and you can read them (>100) on the blog.
DC 🙂
And the winner is…
Contact:
T: @donsdublin
donsdublin.wordpress.com 
Love the new site…write on Don!
Ta, and yes I think it works better. Trial and error, and all that!
Just relaunched the blog using a new template. I think it will solve a lot of the problems we encountered.
All the best, happy writing, feel inspired.
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Greetings from the far North
Dina
Thanks from a rather cold Dublin, but I’m sure it’s nothing like the ‘Far North.’ And yes, I do try and feel inspired every day.
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Pleased to have found your blog Don and I’ll visit regularly. Good luck with all your projects. Regards from Thom at the immortal jukebox (plugged in and ready to play).
Thanks a lot Thom, glad you liked the post 🙂
The Limericks are a great record of life during this difficult time ….well done
Ed
Thanks a bunch – I really appreciate your support.
Great memories of days in Gledswood. Eamonn
Yes, wonderful days that are now both memories and a source of inspiration! Thanks, and I hope all is well.
Enjoyed the Butt Bridge as always happy to read your column and look forward to it each week keep writing
Many thanks, John, and there’s plenty more coming!