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These are some articles that I've written for various publications or campaigns over the past few years.

  • Why read?
  • An Introduction to...
  • A Day in the Life of Oisín McGann
  • Oisín's Childhood Reading
  • Children's Publishing in Ireland
  • Submission on the Artists' Exemption
  • And introduction to the Internatonal Schools Project on Myths and Legends.
  • The Importance of Violence in Boys' Books
  • The Changing Nature of the Children's Book Market
  • A Childhood Roadtrip Across Europe.
  • A Note to Young Adult Readers.
  • Speech to the Librarian Association of Ireland conference, 2008.
  • Letter to O'Brien Press in response to the introduction of age-banding on books.
  • Oisín's school days
  • Working with Writers-in-Schools.
  • A short piece for the World Book Day website.
  • Bad Language and Burning Willies.
  • Google Ogles eBook Uploads
  • A Twisting Tour of Scotland
  • A letter to the Ray Darcy Show