Words are my passion. Storytelling takes many forms, and as well as helping charities tell their stories, I tell some of my own. As a freelance writer I write for a number of commercial and consumer organisations.
My debut bestselling non-fiction book was published by Hachette Ireland in February 2016. Daughter, Mother, Me: a memoir of love, loss and dirty dishes explores my experiences in the Sandwich Years, caring for both young children and sick parents. For more information, please go to www.alanakirkwriting.com
A selection of my freelance articles include:
I am a regular contributor to the national writing resource website www.writing.ie. You can read my articles here
Irish Times Health Supplement
Too much sex? 28th June, 2016
Are we redefining middle age? 5th June, 2016
When parent-child roles reverse, 1st March 2016
The Sandwich Years, 15th February 2016
Physical exercise exercises the brain, 30th April 2013
Turning home into a workplace, 12th February 2013
In search of perfection, 9th October 2012
Depression, 9th October 2012
Time for a cuppa?, 26th June 2012
Eating Together Gives Family Stability, 3rd April 2012
Centres for Hope, 20th March 2012
Struck by a stroke, 6th March 2012
Decluttering, January 3, 2012
Building Blocks to your child’s future, December 6, 2011
The Babies Born into a Legal Limbo, October 26, 2011
From soil to plate Nutrition Booklet, October 11, 2011
Angels and Demons, Nutrition Booklet, October 11, 2011
Why is a gluten-free diet so difficult, 2nd August 2011
Let those angels get dirty faces, 7th July 2011
It’s good to blog, 14th June 2011
Pregnancy & Parenting
Boys & Girls, Autumn 2010
Delaying the Nappy Years, Summer 2010
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Spring 2010
Pregnancy Blunders, Spring 2010
Maternity & Infant
Baby’s Health Checks, January 2012
Worried about Weaning? Summer 2012
Keeping the U in Mum, Summer 2011
Child’s Play, Spring 2011
The Circumcision Decision, Summer 2009
Multiple Madness, Spring 2009
And what do you do? – forget multi-tasking, we’re multi-careering!, Sept/Oct 2008
Back to School for Parents, Jul/Aug 2008
Lying Low, May/June 2008
Life in the Fast Lane, March/April 2008
Easy Parenting
The Web Weave, January 2015
Sugar Babies, Winter 2014
Managing a Busy Family, Spring 2014
Secondary Infertility, Winter 2013
Zahra Publishing
MSD Be Well Magazine, Writer and Editor, Spring Issue 2013, Winter Issue 2013, Spring Issue 2014, Winter Issue, 2014
Ultimate Maternity Guide
Back to work, 2016 Issue
Relationships, 2014 issue
Post-Natal Depression, 2013 issue
Coping with Miscarriage, 2013 issue
Modern Mum
SatNav to pregnancy, Summer 2011
It’s OK to admit it’s hard, Summer 2011
The Girl Least Likely, Spring 2011
Halloween Howlers, Autumn 2010
Summer Sensations, Summer 2010
Achieving a Happy Ending for our Little Princesses, Spring 2010
So What Makes a Good Mother Anyway?, Winter 2009
Tall Stories, Spring 2009
Born Again, Spring 2009
Where did you come from?, Winter 2008
Pet hates, Winter 2008
Changing Goalposts of Motherhood, Autumn, 2008
Friendship, Autumn 2008
Deceive to Achieve, Summer 2008
The Two’s – Terrible or Terrific?, Summer 2008
Mum Knows Best, Spring 2008
Rooms of Our Own, Spring 2008
Standing Up for Routine, Spring 2008
Guilty as Charged, Winter 2007
Hormones & Chromosomes, Winter 2007
Survival Guide to Motherhood, Winter 2007
The Truth about Childbirth, Autumn 2007
And Then There Were Two, Autumn 2007
What a Wonderful World, Summer 2007
Spoons at Dawn, Summer 2007
Pillow Talk, Summer 2007
Mothers & Daughters, Spring 2007
From Iron Lady to Ironing Lady, Spring 2007
