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14/01/2026

We're popping into Galway City Library this afternoon to have a chat with the lovely staff there about booking some of our authors to speak/host events over 2026. First up in the calendar is our Longford author lauradoyle.author We love supporting libraries as they are such a crucial public space.

12/01/2026

Why did I write this particular book?

Why would someone from Belfast who went to a Methodist school, write a book like this? My reply is, why not? I don’t speak Irish, and I didn’t grow up with it; but I so love the sound of it and its connection to the history; the beauty and pathos surrounding it. Fast forward to 2026 and as an aside, my old alma mater, Methody, now has a popular lunchtime “Club Gaeilge”, for those interested in the language. How times have changed!

Like opera which I love, I can’t always understand the words, but I am moved by the passion behind it. For anyone who has had the pleasure of listening to ‘Che gelida manina’ aria from the opera La Boheme, they will understand what I mean.

Interestingly, when the first Irish language opera, Eithne was performed in the early 20th century, critics noted that “Crucially, the Irish sounded wonderful, appearing to lend itself to operatic declamation with no less ease than do Italian or German or Czech’.

The Irish language has a softness to it and a lyrical undertone.
Over the years living in the West of Ireland and talking to Gaeilgeori, I realized how descriptive the language is on translation. In English we say, she is dead, but the Irish language takes this to a new level, Tá sí imithe ar shlí na firinne – she is on the path of truth. It is a poetic, soulful language.

My grandparents were from the West and although I didn’t hear them speak Irish daily, they would sometimes break into Irish sayings which always fascinated me. I loved coming to them on my Easter and Summer breaks from a’ troubled’ Belfast and as a tribute to them and to the place that gave me sanctuary and many weeks and indeed years of happiness, I would like to pay homage to the language in some small way. Even more importantly, keep the interest in it alive.

Ref:
Dungan M, “Unfamiliar with Irish Language Opera ‘Eithne’? You are Not Alone”. The Irish Times, Wed Oct 18th, 2017.

-Giselle Marrinan, Oranmore, Ireland. January 2026. ©

11/01/2026

We've been quietly working away on edits for Katherine Scanlon second book in her Clipper The Hurl Adventure series and it brings him on a whole new international journey. And why not? Sure, isn't GAA worldwide? A global phenomenon...Let's see what he gets up to now.

07/01/2026

❄️- She was not at all talkative and her little face was always pale, so pale. She did not seem to have a drop of blood, yet her eyes shone like little stars. And her smile! When she smiled she lighted up the isba like a gift of rubles! -

'The Snow Maiden', 1925 illustrated and translated by Boris Zvorykin.

07/01/2026

Women of Akka 2026
Water Colours
45.7x61cm📍SOLD

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Today we raise a glass to the women who light up our worlds: past, present, and future. From storytellers and visionaries to carers and trailblazers, your strength is the spark that keeps communities thriving. Let’s celebrate today by lifting each other higher.

Happy Nollaig na mBan!

06/01/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Catarina Lilliehöök, Michael Meyer Author, Giselle Marrinan

06/01/2026

A very positive endorsement by UCD Masters grad student, Catherine, for Catarina Lilliehöök novel, ‘The Spirit Dragon’s Keeper’ book 1 in her

05/01/2026

Wonderful to see our Catarina Lilliehöök novel achieve an Ingram Gold Star for publisher bestseller status in week 1 of the New Year.

02/01/2026

A book launch is a wonderful time to celebrate the very hard work of an author who spent countless hours honing her book and to acknowledge her editing, design and publishing team, her amazing family and, of course, her friends and colleagues who all turned up to show some love. 'It takes a village' is a much used phrase for a reason...And lauradoyle.author book launch of 'Undelivered' was a fabulous success because people turned up. It's as simple as that. Support for authors is never taken for granted, so thank you, thank you, thank you.