I was born in Beirut in 1971 and grew up in Ireland. I live near the beach in Baldoyle, a small village near Dublin. I have a dog called Zola, a twisted-minded border collie. I write short stories and love reading. I watch West Wing and 24 and Buffy and Angel. I hate panic and walnut stir fry. I love hurling, football and rubgy, chocolate, swimming, diving and reading. My biggest concerns are global warming, madness in the middle east, poverty and local cruelty. I work as a database administrator.