by Val Troy | Sep 18, 2024 | Val Troy Comedy, Val's Blog
I am back on the road again with two legends, Barbara Scully and Orla Doherty, this November. Following our sell-out events at the Dalkey Book Festival and Listowel Writers Week last June, we are taking our panel discussion, The Madonna Effect: Reinvention As You Age,...
by Val Troy | Aug 1, 2024 | ChatterBoxx, Val's Blog
Last March, on International Women’s Day, Orla Doherty and I chewed the ear off (not literally) journalist Sophie Grehnam for a few hours. Luckily for us, Sophie can talk for Ireland too, so we were in good company. We met in the Westbury Hotel off Dublin’s Grafton St...
by Val Troy | Jul 31, 2024 | Val Troy Comedy, Val's Blog
Greg McWilliams, former head coach of the Ireland Ladies rugby team, is host of the All Walks podcast (formerly GMc Interviews podcast). And as the title suggests, Greg chats with guests from all walks of life. I was genuinely delighted when Greg asked me to be a...
by Val Troy | Jun 18, 2024 | Val Troy Comedy, Val's Blog
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...
by Val Troy | May 27, 2024 | ChatterBoxx, Val's Blog
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...
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