Experience

The Irish Times

• Ireland
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  • Currently writing lifestyle and culture features for The Irish Times • Have a regular column, “Being Dad” for the Health and Family supplement, as well as a “Moving to the Country” column for the Property section. • Write regular, front-page features for The Ticket and Irish Times Magazine • Currently writing lifestyle and culture features for The Irish Times • Have a regular column, “Being Dad” for the Health and Family supplement, as well as a “Moving to the Country” column for the Property section. • Write regular, front-page features for The Ticket and Irish Times Magazine



Rough Guides

• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer and editor

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2019

  R• Researched and provided content for the following publications: • Rough Guide to Ireland 2018 • DK Eyewitness Ireland 2017, 2018, 2019 • DK Eyewitness Travel Pocket Map & Guide: Dublin • Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget, 5th Edition, Ireland Chapter • Michelin Green Guide to Ireland, 2018, 2019 Work involved conducting interviews, writing original content, updating and editing existing material. R• Researched and provided content for the following publications: • Rough Guide to Ireland 2018 • DK Eyewitness Ireland 2017, 2018, 2019 • DK Eyewitness Travel Pocket Map & Guide: Dublin • Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget, 5th Edition, Ireland Chapter • Michelin Green Guide to Ireland, 2018, 2019 Work involved conducting interviews, writing original content, updating and editing existing material.



Irish Family History Centre

• Ireland
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Consultant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  Hired as a part-time project consultant for Eneclann, a history and heritage company based in Dublin. Completed work on the Parish Registry Project for the National Library of Ireland, which puts 400,000 images of Catholic parish register microfilms online. Tasks included: • Checking meta-data of over 1,000 parish registries • Large amounts of data-entry • Checking text and meta-data correspond correctly with images • Software testing Hired as a part-time project consultant for Eneclann, a history and heritage company based in Dublin. Completed work on the Parish Registry Project for the National Library of Ireland, which puts 400,000 images of Catholic parish register microfilms online. Tasks included: • Checking meta-data of over 1,000 parish registries • Large amounts of data-entry • Checking text and meta-data correspond correctly with images • Software testing



National Print Museum

• Dublin 4

• Librarian

  • Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Classified and re-catalogued library of over 1500 items. • Catalogued wide range of items (German typeface specimen books from 1920’s, old theatre posters, early 20th Century religious pamphlets, etc.) • Role required intense attention to detail, careful handling of rare documents, and imaginative application of cataloguing theory. • Created a Social Media Development Plan which has been adopted by the Museum. • Classified and re-catalogued library of over 1500 items. • Catalogued wide range of items (German typeface specimen books from 1920’s, old theatre posters, early 20th Century religious pamphlets, etc.) • Role required intense attention to detail, careful handling of rare documents, and imaginative application of cataloguing theory. • Created a Social Media Development Plan which has been adopted by the Museum.