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🎬 In cinemas this Friday!

Created and written by one of our very special guests at Storyhouse last week, Richie Conroy @traonach.

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Clip from Ep 2 of Leonard & Hungry Paul #thewriterslife #leonardandhungrypaul #Comedy #BBC #alexlawther #jamieleeodonnell #juliaroberts #paulreid

Leisure by William Henry Davies

Just spent a few magical days at the @towersandtales festival in @lismore_castle
It was such a privilege to witness the joy on the children’s faces as they were let loose to be inspired by some of the best writers and illustrators in the game in the jaw-dropping surroundings. The Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, well the seeds were sown and I expect a new crop of artists to emerge in the next twenty years.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí le Muireann agus Ann Marie as é ar fad a tharraingt le chéile.
Massive thanks to Jenny and all the staff at @waterfordlibraries for welcoming me to Dungarvan Library on Friday and to Lucy Aka Chapple Roane for all the help on the day itself.

Just spent a few magical days at the @towersandtales festival in @lismore_castle
It was such a privilege to witness the joy on the children’s faces as they were let loose to be inspired by some of the best writers and illustrators in the game in the jaw-dropping surroundings. The Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, well the seeds were sown and I expect a new crop of artists to emerge in the next twenty years.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí le Muireann agus Ann Marie as é ar fad a tharraingt le chéile.
Massive thanks to Jenny and all the staff at @waterfordlibraries for welcoming me to Dungarvan Library on Friday and to Lucy Aka Chapple Roane for all the help on the day itself.

Just spent a few magical days at the @towersandtales festival in @lismore_castle
It was such a privilege to witness the joy on the children’s faces as they were let loose to be inspired by some of the best writers and illustrators in the game in the jaw-dropping surroundings. The Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, well the seeds were sown and I expect a new crop of artists to emerge in the next twenty years.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí le Muireann agus Ann Marie as é ar fad a tharraingt le chéile.
Massive thanks to Jenny and all the staff at @waterfordlibraries for welcoming me to Dungarvan Library on Friday and to Lucy Aka Chapple Roane for all the help on the day itself.

Just spent a few magical days at the @towersandtales festival in @lismore_castle
It was such a privilege to witness the joy on the children’s faces as they were let loose to be inspired by some of the best writers and illustrators in the game in the jaw-dropping surroundings. The Chinese proverb says that the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, well the seeds were sown and I expect a new crop of artists to emerge in the next twenty years.
Comhghairdeas ó chroí le Muireann agus Ann Marie as é ar fad a tharraingt le chéile.
Massive thanks to Jenny and all the staff at @waterfordlibraries for welcoming me to Dungarvan Library on Friday and to Lucy Aka Chapple Roane for all the help on the day itself.

Another fabulous @towersandtales festival done with the best crew from @waterfordlibrariesThanks to @trishforde1 & @traonach for the fantastic book sessions lots of happy children.
Shout out to the child who pronounced my badge label ‘ chaperone’ as Chappell Roan
#Towersandtales2026 @waterford_council @lismore_castle@lismorecastlearts

Another fabulous @towersandtales festival done with the best crew from @waterfordlibrariesThanks to @trishforde1 & @traonach for the fantastic book sessions lots of happy children.
Shout out to the child who pronounced my badge label ‘ chaperone’ as Chappell Roan
#Towersandtales2026 @waterford_council @lismore_castle@lismorecastlearts

Another fabulous @towersandtales festival done with the best crew from @waterfordlibrariesThanks to @trishforde1 & @traonach for the fantastic book sessions lots of happy children.
Shout out to the child who pronounced my badge label ‘ chaperone’ as Chappell Roan
#Towersandtales2026 @waterford_council @lismore_castle@lismorecastlearts

Another fabulous @towersandtales festival done with the best crew from @waterfordlibrariesThanks to @trishforde1 & @traonach for the fantastic book sessions lots of happy children.
Shout out to the child who pronounced my badge label ‘ chaperone’ as Chappell Roan
#Towersandtales2026 @waterford_council @lismore_castle@lismorecastlearts

Another fabulous @towersandtales festival done with the best crew from @waterfordlibrariesThanks to @trishforde1 & @traonach for the fantastic book sessions lots of happy children.
Shout out to the child who pronounced my badge label ‘ chaperone’ as Chappell Roan
#Towersandtales2026 @waterford_council @lismore_castle@lismorecastlearts

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

Having a magical time at the @towersandtales festival with a bunch of absolute legends. I was just gifted my first book Dialann Emily Porter @iriscomhar in braille and large print by the lovely people in @childvisionvi

Míle buíochas 💚

19 years since we recorded the pilot in Galway, less than two before its original 2009 broadcast on Setanta Sports. Working title was “Losing It”……⚽️

19 years since we recorded the pilot in Galway, less than two before its original 2009 broadcast on Setanta Sports. Working title was “Losing It”……⚽️

Suimiúil gur chuir Tomás ‘gan gnó’ sa bhosca faoi ghairm bheatha agus é ag scríobh go bisiúil ag an am. Foilsíodh a chéad leabhar dhá bhliain i ndiaidh sin.

If you’re interested in screenwriting then the first step is to read a screenplay. A good place to start is to read the screenplay of your favourite film. These days they are almost all available on the www, when I started we could still buy the books 🙂

Some of my favourite books about writing.