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Val Troy
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My name is Val Troy and I am a comedy writer. I didn’t always write comedy, back in the day I was an accountant (I suppose I still am) and while debits and credits are great, they aren’t much craic.
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Public Lending Right (PLR) – It Makes Cents
Did you know that there are currently 330 local libraries in Ireland? The library service, completely free in Ireland, has approximately 765,000 registered members, over 13 million items, and over 110,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks in the collection, managed by more than...
The Madonna Effect – Reinvention As You Age
Is there anyone better in pop culture than Madonna in terms of reinvention? Surely, she is the queen. Her reinventions over the years inspired the name of the panel discussion we’re taking to Listowel Writers Week in Co Kerry. Listowel Writers Week is Ireland’s oldest...
Funny Women Live in Dublin
Is there anything better than a good belly laugh? And why not laugh your socks off on a Monday night to get your week off to a flying start? Well, that was the plan for last Monday, 20th May 2024. Orla Doherty and I, as comedy duo ChatterBoxx, co-hosted another...
From Facts to Fiction
Accountants are boring, right? Well…hold that thought. Let’s get the confessions out of the way - I am an accountant, and I suppose I always will be, I don’t think there’s a way to shake it off, it’s ingrained in my DNA at this point. And to be fair, debits and...
Listen Mammy, I’m on the Radio
I’m giddy. Why? Because I got to chat on air this morning with DJ Declan Meehan on The Morning Show on East Coast FM. Now, that’s not something I do every day and I’m very grateful for the opportunity. I wasn’t alone though, there’s strength in numbers, Orla Doherty...
The Weekend Break
On 8th April 2023 myself and Orla Doherty, as comedy duo ChatterBoxx, had the absolute privilege to launch Ruth O’Leary’s debut novel The Weekend Break in Easons on St Stephens Green. The tagline for this commercial fiction novel is “Four Friends, four Secrets, one...
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