When people tell you they could easily write a novel too if they “simply had more time”...😅 #writerslife #amwriting

I've had a little rant on The Irish Times today about our Minister for Education's dictat about smartphones and schools. irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

On September 23, 1988, Ernest and Anneke Robinson welcomed the birth of their son, Matthew Stanford Robinson. Matthew was born with severe disabilities. Due to a lack of oxygen, he was blind and paralyzed from the neck down. Doctors said Matthew would only live for a few hours,

Exciting News! The final touches are being put to the cover of my new book, and I can now reveal the title! It will be called ‘Defying the Curse.’ What the curse is, will be revealed in due course. Watch this space! #Carlow #Borris #History

Almost here! Launch in Carlow Library on March 20th. Feel free to RT

Only 4 days to the launch of my book ‘Defying the Curse’ in Carlow Libraries on Wed at 7pm. Interviewed by Brian Redmond of KCLR 96FM during the week. #WriterCommunity #writing

Only two more nights to the launch of my book ‘Defying the Curse’ in @carlowlibraries on Wed at 7pm. All welcome 🤗 #WritingCommunity

It’s BOOK LAUNCH day!!!!!! Now available on Amazon, mariaorourke.com and all good bookshops!! Irish Writers Centre Poets & Writers CarlowCountyCouncil

Just got my copy of Defying the Curse by Maria O'Rourke and I'm dug in straightaway. Great historical storytelling so far. Lovely light-touch writing. Would post a pic because the cover's lovely but junior has gone off with my phone so it will have to wait :)

Fabulous launch night on Wednesday in Carlow Libraries of #Defyingthecurse my debut novel. Thanks to Mark Turner Marble City Publishing and John MacKenna theharvestpress. Check out mariaorourke.com #WritingCommmunity

📚 Our shop has been buzzing as we've had the pleasure of hosting phenomenal authors who signed copies of their books! 🖋️ 1. Bernadette Gallagher 2. Anne-Marie O'Dwyer 3. Maria O'Rourke 4. Michael O'Siocu Check out their works in-store or online! 📖✨ #AuthorVisit #SignedCopies

Book roundup: Really enjoyed Defying the Curse by Maria O'Rourke - a novel about the life of Irish nobleman Arthur McMurrough Kavanagh. Now getting stuck into Green Dot by Madeleine Gray and loving it.

Delivered my books to Dunbrody Famine Ship and hubb in #newross today. Well worth a visit #defyingthecurse

Just finished reading Maria O'Rourke's debut novel and really enjoyed it.

No #AprilFoolsDay joke, my book 'Defying the Curse' is going down really well in #Ireland, #usa and even #india. The story of a remarkable Irish man has caught imaginations everywhere. web content Writer's Digest Irish America Magazine Available on Amazon and mariaorourke.com

Grateful that so many lovely independent bookshops have stocked my book 'Defying the Curse' and that it's going so well. Thank you!!! Irish writers would be lost without you. #HistoricalFiction #WritingCommmunity mariaorourke.com BooksellingIreland

Sunshine at last! #Carlow

If you're at the Festival of Writing & Ideas at Borris festival next weekend, you might like to read about the amazing Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh. Born without limbs, he lived an extraordinary life. Available at The Gate Lodge, also Brophy's and Centra on Main Street. mariaorourke.com

So proud to get this endorsement from Lord Alton of Liverpool for my book 'Defying the Curse.' Carlow Libraries carlowcoco @borrislacemakers Vanessa FoxOLoughlin Irish Writers Centre Carlow Nationalist

Thanks Laois Nationalist for this article about my book. Available in All Books Ltd and Thebookmark in Portlaoise laois-nationalist.ie/2024/08/10/new…