Experience

The Irish Times

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Journalist

  • Jul 2003 - Present

  Making headlines there since 2003 Subediting, occasional writing (Foreign, Features, Arts, Oped, Irishman's Diary) Making headlines there since 2003 Subediting, occasional writing (Foreign, Features, Arts, Oped, Irishman's Diary)



self

• Fiction writer

  • Jan 1986 - Apr 2010

  THE DESTRUCTION TEST (published New Irish Writing 2001, edited David Marcus) Plus: novels festering in folders. Film Made 30min x 16mm documentary GUESTS OF ANOTHER NATION about limbo of displaced young Irish in London. Broadcast on Irish TV in 1989; more recently screened at Stranger Than Fiction festival (June 2009) in Dublin's Irish Film Institute, and Los Angeles Irish Film Festival (Sept 2009).

• Slavelancer conceptualist

  • 1992 - 2009

  Writing reports/training/press/radio adverts and other creative literature for corporate communication. Clients include: InterTrade Ireland; European Computer Society; AIB; Oxfam Ireland General catering to wordish whims and needs



Business & Finance Media Group

• Ireland
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subeditor

  • 2003 - 2008

  Polished all copy, wrote all headlines, conspired with graphic designer in cover concepts Polished all copy, wrote all headlines, conspired with graphic designer in cover concepts



Manufacturing Ireland magazine

• Dublin

• Reporter/Editor

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  Wrote features and news stories for Irish manufacturing-focused trade magazine. Interviewed CEOs and directes of most of the technology multinationals based in Irelands. Subjects included medical devices/pharma/IT/food and beverage sector/engineering. Wrote features and news stories for Irish manufacturing-focused trade magazine. Interviewed CEOs and directes of most of the technology multinationals based in Irelands. Subjects included medical devices/pharma/IT/food and beverage sector/engineering.



Newspaper

• Dublin

• Freelance journalist

  • Sep 1986 - Jun 2003

  Contributed occasionally to newpapers and magazine in Dublin. Including Irish Times/RTE Guide/Sunday Tribune/Phoenix/Executive News/Fitzwilliam Post Contributed occasionally to newpapers and magazine in Dublin. Including Irish Times/RTE Guide/Sunday Tribune/Phoenix/Executive News/Fitzwilliam Post



NETg

• Instructional designer

  • Feb 1999 - Sep 1999

  Instructional designer in Limerick Plassey Park Wrote interactive CD-Rom training courses on a variety of subjects including Outlook 2000 and other Microsoft products Involved use of NETg bespoke software to conceptualise verbally and graphically; writing of step-by-step lessons with touch-sensitive screens and graphics that take the user through simulations of the software package they want to master. My work was subsequently used by NETg as state-of-art examples for new writers… Show more Instructional designer in Limerick Plassey Park Wrote interactive CD-Rom training courses on a variety of subjects including Outlook 2000 and other Microsoft products Involved use of NETg bespoke software to conceptualise verbally and graphically; writing of step-by-step lessons with touch-sensitive screens and graphics that take the user through simulations of the software package they want to master. My work was subsequently used by NETg as state-of-art examples for new writers of how it should be done. Show less Instructional designer in Limerick Plassey Park Wrote interactive CD-Rom training courses on a variety of subjects including Outlook 2000 and other Microsoft products Involved use of NETg bespoke software to conceptualise verbally and graphically; writing of step-by-step lessons with touch-sensitive screens and graphics that take the user through simulations of the software package they want to master. My work was subsequently used by NETg as state-of-art examples for new writers… Show more Instructional designer in Limerick Plassey Park Wrote interactive CD-Rom training courses on a variety of subjects including Outlook 2000 and other Microsoft products Involved use of NETg bespoke software to conceptualise verbally and graphically; writing of step-by-step lessons with touch-sensitive screens and graphics that take the user through simulations of the software package they want to master. My work was subsequently used by NETg as state-of-art examples for new writers of how it should be done. Show less



Redacteurs

• Dublin

• Technical writer

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1998

  Writing promotional brochures and executive reports, editing complex material for executive summary-type consumption, ghost-writing speechs and presentations Other user promotional and support material for a range of financial, technical and banking giants. Clients included: AIB, Baan, European Computer Driving Licence Writing promotional brochures and executive reports, editing complex material for executive summary-type consumption, ghost-writing speechs and presentations Other user promotional and support material for a range of financial, technical and banking giants. Clients included: AIB, Baan, European Computer Driving Licence



Linguarama Paris

• English teacher

  • 1992 - 1996

  Teacher of my mother tongue to countless tycoons and captains of industry in La Defense in the Paris capital. Also a stint commuting weekly to Dunkirk to teach top cadre in a vast Miltonesque steel-rolling plant. Customers included Renault, Saint Gobain, Credit Lyonnais Otis lifts, advertising agencies etc. Teacher of my mother tongue to countless tycoons and captains of industry in La Defense in the Paris capital. Also a stint commuting weekly to Dunkirk to teach top cadre in a vast Miltonesque steel-rolling plant. Customers included Renault, Saint Gobain, Credit Lyonnais Otis lifts, advertising agencies etc.