Eamonn Maloney congratulates Tallaght Poet.
Issued : Wednesday 20 April, 2011
Eamonn Maloney extends congratulations to local poet Eileen Casey on her recent literary award.Eileen Casey from Old Bawn Tallaght won the emerging fiction in the Hennessy Literary awards 40th anniversary awards.Originally from the Midlands, Eileen has lived in Tallaght since the 70s. Her poetry has appeared in Poets Aloud Abu, The Salmon, Flaming Arrows, The Waterford Review, Dublinspeak, The Acorn, The Works: Vols, 2, 3, 4, 5, Reality Magazine and others. She also received an international award for her poetry in 1993 and also in that year she published a creative writing collection entitled "Under the Pyramid". She has won many awards for her work here in Ireland. A creative writing tutor with the V.E.C., Dublin, she is actively involved in encouraging emerging writers. Eileens award is well deserved and is recognition of her wonderful work.
