Rachael English, Cormac O'Keeffe and Margaret Ward discuss the challenges and opportunities for journalists in writing fiction. Recorded live at Spring 2022 Freelance Forum on 11 April 2022 at Grangegorman TUD.
Rachael English is an Irish broadcaster and writer. Known for presenting Five Seven Live for six years, she has also presented other radio shows, such as RTÉ News at One, Today with Pat Kenny, The Marian Finucane Show and The Late Debate as well as a permanent presenter of Morning Ireland and Saturday View. She is the author of six novels, most recently The Letter Home.
Cormac O’Keeffe is the security correspondent with the Irish Examiner. His debut crime fiction novel 'Black Water' was published in April 2018.
Margaret Ward is a freelance journalist and researcher with a particular interest in the environment and international affairs. She worked for RTÉ for 18 years as a reporter, producer, and foreign editor. She has reported from more than 35 countries including Rwanda, Sudan, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Russia, North Korea and Libya, and spent three years based in Beijing. She has also contributed to The Irish Times, The Sunday Telegraph, India Today, the BBC’s “From our Own Correspondent” and CBC in Canada. She has most recently been a special advisor to the Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
