The following are among the projects I completed in 2021.
Scoping Study to Inform a General Population Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours on Sexual Health and Wellbeing and Crisis Pregnancy in Ireland by Kate Tierney and Caroline Kelleher. Health Service Executive, Dublin [copyediting].
Independent Productions Annual Report 2020. RTÉ, Dublin [substantive editing and copyediting].
Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding by Mari Fitzduff. Oxford University Press, New York [indexing].
An Fóram Uisce (The Water Forum) as an Example of Stakeholder Engagement in Governance. Report prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency
by the Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10) (revised version). Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
I edited a journal paper and a policy brief for University of Limerick academics.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2020.
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: Volume XII, 1961–1965, edited by Michael Kennedy, Eunan O’Halpin and Bernadette Whelan [a 1028-page volume]. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
How Linguistics Can Help the Historian (booklet) by Anthony Harvey. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting and proofreading].
'EU–US cybersecurity policy coming together: Recommendations for instruments to accomplish joint strategic goals' by Julia Schuetze [a 47,000-word paper]. European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), Brussels [copyediting].
'Japan’s cybersecurity policy: An Introduction' by Julia Schuetze. EUISS [copyediting].
23 factsheets on high-profile cyberattacks. EUISS [copyediting].
I copyedited website copy and various short documents for the EUISS.
Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding by Mari Fitzduff. Oxford University Press, New York (I worked for the author) [copyediting].
Annual Report 2019. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting].
The Year in Review 2019. National Gallery of Ireland [copyediting].
Liability Insurance: MD-01 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Commercial Property and Business Interruption Insurance: MD-06 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Review of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme by Conor O’Toole and Rachel Slaymaker. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Minimum Wage Policy in Ireland by Paul Redmond (Budget Perspectives 2021 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Who Can Work from Home in Ireland? by Paul Redmond and Seamus McGuinness (Survey and Statistical Report Series 87). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Public Expectations for Lifting Covid-19 Restrictions by Cameron Belton et al. (Survey and Statistical Report Series 88). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Managing Mass Unemployment Flows during the Covid-19 Health Pandemic by Seamus McGuinness and Elish Kelly (Survey and Statistical Report Series 95). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2019: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report) (Survey and Statistical Report Series 102). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Evaluation of SICAP Pre-employment Supports by Adele Whelan et al. (Research Series 109). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
How Does Irish Healthcare Expenditure Compare Internationally? by Maev-Ann Wren and Aoife Fitzpatrick (Research Series 114). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report and Accounts. Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, London [proofreading].
Good Practice Guidance on Cumulative Effects Assessment in Strategic Environmental Assessment. Prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, by Levett–Therivel sustainability consultants, Oxford [copyediting].
Mapping of Research and Evidence Entities in UNICEF’s Regions (report). OTT Consulting, Lima, Peru [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10). Public Consultation Response Document. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Preventing Waste, Driving the Circular Economy: Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme, Annual Report 2019. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Review of the Intercalibration Programme – Stakeholder Report. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
SEA Action Plan 2021−2025. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Action Plan 2018–2020: Progress Update (December 2020). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Best Practice Note on Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Energy Sector. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
National Prevalence Study: Do the Findings from the Greentown Study of Children’s Involvement in a Criminal Network (2015) Extend Beyond Greentown? by C. Naughton and S. Redmond. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Lifting the Lid on Redtown: A Replication Case Study, Which Investigates the Contribution of Engagement in a Local Criminal Network to Young People’s More Serious and Persistent Offending Patterns by C. Naughton, S. Redmond and E. O’Meara Daly. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Lifting the Lid on Bluetown: A Replication Case Study, Which Investigates the Contribution of Engagement in a Local Criminal Network to Young People’s More Serious and Persistent Offending Patterns by E. O’Meara Daly, S. Redmond and C. Naughton. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Annual Report AY18–19, Medical Education Liaison Group. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Public & Patient Involvement Research Unit Review. School of Medicine, University of Limerick [copyediting].
Migrants’ Involvement in Health Decision-Making in the WHO European Region: Phase I Policy Analysis by Mamobo Ogoro and Anne MacFarlane.
University of Limerick [copyediting].
'General practice and the community: Research on health service, quality improvements and training' by Anne MacFarlane (journal paper).
University of Limerick [copyediting].
‘If relevant, yes; if not, no’: General practitioner (GP) users and GP perceptions about asking ethnicity questions in Irish general practice: A qualitative analysis using Normalization Process Theory' by Maria Roura et al. (journal paper). University of Limerick [copyediting].
Management of Materials Arising from Roadworks: Guidance Document for the Local Authority Sector. Southern Waste Region, Limerick [copyediting].
I edited materials for the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), Clonmel.
I edited a memoir on working in the Antarctic in the 1950s and 1960s for the author.
I copyedited a paper on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes for a UCD academic.
I copyedited a paper on people's preferences for AI versus human decision-making for two UCD academics.
I copyedited a paper on consumer resistance to autonomous vehicles for UCD and international academics.
I copyedited a short self-published book about deer in Ireland.
I proofread an 85,000-word thesis on psychotherapy with asylum seekers.
I edited a paper on migrant health and language barriers for an academic based in Sweden.
I proofread a publisher's website.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2019.
Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in Our Future: A Toolkit for Cities. C40 Cities, London [proofreading].
Modern Management: Theory and Practice for Students in Ireland (5th ed.) by Siobhán Tiernan and Michael J. Morley. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the tenth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Place-Based Leadership Development for Intersectoral Urban Violence Prevention: The Cases of Nakuru and Naivasha, Kenya by Laura Knight, Valentina Lugli, Kath Cahalin and Dan Moloney. Dignity (Danish Institute Against Torture), Copenhagen [copyediting and proofreading].
Ireland’s Greening of the World by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press and Tourism Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
Causeway Coast by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press [copyediting and proofreading] (to be published in 2020).
Children's Books Catalogue. O'Brien Press [proofreading].
Insurance and Business Law: MD-01 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Insurance Business Environment: MDI-02 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Motor Insurance: MDI-04 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
World of Graphics by William Nolan and Patrick Sugrue (Junior Cycle Technical Graphics textbook and workbook). Educate.ie, Dublin [proofreading].
Brokering the Good Friday Agreement: the Untold Story by Mary E. Daly (ed.). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting].
I copyedited three papers for Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy ('Anonymity, Irish women’s writing, and a tale of contested authorship: Blue stocking hall (1827); Tales of my time (1829)' by Angela Byrne; ‘Badge of servitude’? The Irish at England’s inns of court' by Colum Kenny; 'Early Bronze Age axe-ingots from Brittany: evidence for connections with South-West Ireland?' by Henri Gandois et al.).
Code of Practice on the Application of the Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR19) in Dentistry 2019. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Good Practice Note on Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Waste Sector by Levett-Therivel Sustainability Consultants. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Compliance and Enforcement Policy. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Review 2019. Climate Change Advisory Council, Dublin [substantive editing and copyediting].
The Impact of a Change in the National Minimum Wage on the Distribution of Hourly Wages and Household Income in Ireland by Paul Redmond, Karina Doorley and Seamus McGuinness. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Data for Monitoring Integration: Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities by Éamonn Fahey, Emma Quinn and Frances McGinnity. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Gender, Pensions and Income in Retirement by Anne Nolan, Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness and Bertrand Maître. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Safeguarding Amateur Athletes: An Examination of Player Welfare among Senior Inter-County Gaelic Players by Elish Kelly, Conor Keegan and Brendan Walsh. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
ESRI Research Strategy 2019–2023. ESRI [copyediting and proofreading].
ESRI Review of Research 2018. ESRI [copyediting and proofreading].
Carbon Taxes and Compensation Options by Maxime Bercholz and Barra Roantree (Budget Perspectives 2020 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
The Economic and Distributional Impacts of an Increased Carbon Tax with Different Revenue Recycling Schemes by Kelly de Bruin, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
The Impacts of Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Increasing Carbon Tax in Ireland by Kelly de Bruin, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Irish Economy: An Analysis of Regional Labour Impacts by Kelly de Bruin, Martina Lawless, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
Assessing the Distributional Impact of Budgetary Policy: The Role of Benchmarks and Indexation by Tim Callan, Claire Keane and Mark Regan (Budget Perspectives 2020 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Geographic Profile of Healthcare Needs and Non-acute Healthcare Supply in Ireland by Samantha Smith et al. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Technical Documentation of I3E Model (versions 1 and 2) by Kelly de Bruin and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [copyediting].
Evaluation of the Bail Supervision Scheme for Children (Pilot Scheme) by Catherine Naughton, Sean Redmond and Barry Coonan. Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin [copyediting].
Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland [copyediting].
Annual Report 2018. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
I copyedited a paper on the compensation of salespeople for a UCD academic.
I copyedited papers for University of Limerick academics on (1) the implementation of community participation in primary healthcare, (2) a participatory implementation research project to improve clinical primary care for migrants in Ireland, (3) the impact of co-learning in a participatory implementation research project, (4) healthcare needs and healthcare access of Syrian Refugees, Roma and People Seeking International Protection in South East Community Healthcare and (5) participatory implementation research in the field of migrant health.
I proofread a thesis on stress among palliative care workers.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2018.
Irish Parliamentarians: Deputies and Senators 1918–2018 by Anthony White. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting and proofreading; dealing with author and typesetter; input into design]. This is a major reference work comprising short biographies of 1,870 Irish parliamentarians, on which I worked over a period of several years.
Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork by Eda Sagarra. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the ninth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: Volume XI, 1957–1961, edited by Michael Kennedy, Dermot Keogh, Eunan O’Halpin, Kate O’Malley and Bernadette Whelan [a 920-page volume]. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 2: The Book of Ballymote (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Royal Irish Academy Recommendations Report: Future-Proofing and Improving Research Infrastructures in Ireland. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The Social Sciences and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines in Ireland. Expert Statement: Royal Irish Academy Social Sciences Committee. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
I copyedited a paper for Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy ('Francis Bacon and policy-making in Ireland under Elizabeth and James' by Hiram Morgan).
Belfast Walks by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and overseeing the production of 26 maps].
The Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments by Edgar Morgenroth, Martin Murphy and Kyle Moore. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Playing Senior Inter-County Gaelic Games: Experiences, Realities and Consequences by Elish Kelly, Joanne Banks, Seamus McGuinness and Dorothy Watson (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2017: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
ESRI Review of Research 2017. ESRI [copyediting and formatting].
Profiling Barriers to Social Inclusion in Ireland: The Relative Roles of Individual Characteristics and Location by Seamus McGuinness, Adele Whelan, Adele Bergin and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Intermediate Goods Inputs and the UK Content of Irish Goods Exports by Martina Lawless. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Measuring Contingent Employment in Ireland by Seamus McGuinness,Adele Bergin, Claire Keane and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Lone-Parent Incomes and Work Incentives by Mark Regan, Claire Keane and John R. Walsh (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Income Growth and Income Distribution: A Long-Run View of Irish Experience by Tim Callan, Maxime Bercholz and John R. Walsh (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Using Behavioural Experiments to Pre-test Policy by Pete Lunn and Deirdre Robertson (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Valuing Community Development through the Social Inclusion Programme (SICAP) 2015–2017: Towards a Framework for Evaluation by Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing the Irish Carbon Tax by Kelly de Bruin and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
An Initial Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intreo Activation Reforms by Elish Kelly, Seamus McGuinness, Paul Redmond, Michael Savage and John R. Walsh. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in Ireland by Sarah Groarke and Samantha Arnold. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Our Tangled Speech (collection of essays) by Aodán Mac Póilín. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting].
Water Quality in 2016: An Indicators Report. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Towards a Resource Efficient Ireland (Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme Annual Report for 2017). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Water Quality in 2017: An Indicators Report. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems 2017. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Report of the Health Research Institute, University of Limerick [copyediting].
Report of HSE Working Group to Develop a Model for the Implementation of Trained Interpreters in The Irish Healthcare System by Professor Anne MacFarlane on behalf of the Working Group, University of Limerick [proofreading].
Improving the Measurement of Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System: Final Report by John Reddy and Dr Sean Redmond. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick [copyediting].
I edited several papers on migrant health and Participatory Learning and Action methodology and an award application for University of Limerick academics.
I edited a book chapter on new product development strategies for a UCD academic.
I edited a detailed report for a charity worker based in Africa.
Accidental Rebel by Pat Falvey (self-published) [copyediting].
The following are among the projects I completed in 2017.
Living the Dream by Daniel O'Donnell with Eddie Rowley. O'Brien Press, Dublin [editing and proofreading].
The Great Cover-Up: The Truth About the Death of Michael Collins by Gerard Murphy. Collins Press, Cork [editing].
Towards the Era of Lifelong Learning: A History of Irish Education, 1800–2016 by John Coolahan. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
No Artificial Limits: Ireland’s Regional Technical Colleges by Richard Thorn. Institute of Public Administration [proofreading].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the eighth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2016: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
An Examination of Early Retirement in Ireland Before and After the Great Recession by Elish Kelly et al. ESRI [copyediting and formatting].
Centenary: Ireland Remembers 1916. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Sunningdale: The Search for Peace in Northern Ireland by Noel Dorr. Royal Irish Academy [indexing].
Debating Austerity in Ireland: Crisis, Experience and Recovery (Emma Heffernan, Niamh Moore-Cherry and John McHale, eds). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Ethics and Commemoration (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Doing Transdisciplinary Research: Lessons from the Front Line. A Future Earth Ireland Workshop. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Leaders in Irish Higher Education Address by Tom Boland. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Archaeology 2025: Ireland's Strategy. Royal Irish Academy [proofreading].
Real Maths 1 and Real Maths 2 (Leaving Certificate Foundation Level textbooks). Educate.ie [copyediting and proofreading]. (This was a major project that took up much of my time in the first eight months of the year.)
Final Report of the Climate Change Advisory Council. Climate Change Advisory Council, Dublin [copyediting].
Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities: Practical Guide by European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL). Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Water Quality in Ireland 2010–2015 by A. Fanning et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Farm Hazardous Waste Collections 2013 to 2016 by Jane Brogan. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Report on the Feasibility of Developing a Tool to Assess the Conditions for Implementation of Trained Interpreters in Healthcare Consultations by Anne McFarlane. University of Limerick [copyediting and formatting].
Report on the HSE Working Group to Develop a Model for the Implementation of Trained Interpreters in the Irish Healthcare System by Anne McFarlane. University of Limerick [copyediting and formatting].
I proofread a PhD thesis on corporate social responsibility.
I edited a paper on Participatory Learning and Action research techniques for academics at the University of Limerick, and a marketing paper for academics at University College Dublin.
I took part in a Creative Clinic, organized by the Irish Writers Centre, in Cavan town, where I advised six writers in one-to-one sessions.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2016.
Tests for English-language courses. Developed by Dataflow International (Dublin) for a major Cambridge University Press project [writing].
Quinntessential Feargal by Feargal Quinn. O'Brien Press, Dublin [editing and proofreading].
The Heart & Soul of Kerry Football by Weeshie Fogarty. O'Brien Press [developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
All in the Food: 75 Years of Cathal Brugha Street – Celebrating Irish Culinary Excellence. O'Brien Press [proofreading].
Feed Your Child Well by Therese Dunne, Phyllis Farrell and Valerie Kelly. O'Brien Press [indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the seventh time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Inside the Monkey House: My Time as an Irish Prison Officer by John Cuffe. Collins Press, Cork [developmental editing and copyediting].
Unearthed: Impacts of the Tellus Surveys of the North of Ireland. A major multi-author work on geophysical and geochemical sampling surveys in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [editing, proofreading and indexing].
Human Rights and Interpreting: the Irish Legal System. International Translation Day, 30 September 2015. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Advice Paper on the Sustainability of the Northern Ireland Higher Education System. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Proceedings of the ‘How Should We Commemorate the Post-1916 Period during the Decade of Centenaries on a North/South Basis?’ Roundtable. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The UK and Ireland: The UK’s Referendum on EU Membership. The Implications for UK–Ireland Relations (notes on a roundtable). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The UK and Ireland: The UK’s Referendum on EU Membership. The Implications for Northern Ireland’s Higher Education System (notes on a roundtable). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Northern Ireland at the Edge: What’s Next after Brexit? Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Response to the consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the Draft Junior Cycle Philosophy course. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Reviewing Constitutions: The Role of Constitutional Conventions (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Constitutions, Referendums and the Family (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The Idea of a Republic: Freedom and Politics (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Digital Citizenship (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Towards a Magna Carta for Data by Barry O'Sullivan. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Documents related to 'Enfranchising Ireland? Identity, citizenship and state' conference (abstracts etc.). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Re-examining Irish Nationalism in Ulster Conference Proceedings. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Energy Storage in Electricity Grids (workshop report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Seven papers for a special edition of the journal Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
First Report of the Climate Change Advisory Council. Climate Change Advisory Council [copyediting].
Irish Wetland Types: An Identification Guide and Field Survey Manual by Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2015. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Draft Revised Guidelines on the Information to Be Contained in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
I edited a book on Alfred the Great for a French-Canadian academic.
I edited a report on migrants and healthcare, a paper on World Cafés, a report on dementia care in Ireland, and a paper on interdisciplinary team working for academics at the University of Limerick.
I edited a report on the use of polypropylene in implants for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway.
I edited a database of published resources for the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway.
I edited a paper on sustainability orientation and one on of socially responsible procurement practices for submission to marketing journals.
I edited a paper on reactions to the 'Great Recession' in Ireland that will be published in Journal of Consumer Research.
I edited a paper for submission to Corporate Communications journal.
I edited a paper on artificial intelligence and facial expression recognition for UCD and international academics.
I proofread legal documents for a Dublin law firm.
I proofread a thesis on ageing on rural China.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2015.
Instructional-video scripts. Skillsoft, Dublin [writing].
Tests for English-language courses. Developed by Dataflow International (Dublin) for Cambridge University Press [writing].
16 Lives: Thomas Kent by Meda Ryan. O'Brien Press, Dublin [developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Six Nations, Two Stories by Kate Rowan and Peter O'Reilly. O'Brien Press [copyediting and proofreading].
Final Report. Working Group to Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, Dublin [copyediting].
Irish Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective by Patrick Clancy. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
The Belfast Blitz: The City in the War Years by Brian Barton. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting and indexing].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 1: Lebor na hUidre (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and indexing].
Royal Irish Academy submission to the Culture 2025 consultation [copyediting].
Submission by the Royal Irish Academy to the Cassells Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education [copyediting].
‘A Dialogue on the Future Funding of Higher Education in Ireland’ forum. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
A series of short papers on ethics. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The 2015 Royal Irish Academy ‘Leaders in Higher Education Address’ by Professor Louise Richardson [copyediting].
The Potential of Irish Grassland Soils to Sequester Atmospheric Carbon (short paper). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
International Delegates' Report. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Report on Farm Hazardous Waste Collections 2014. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Ireland’s Pollutant Release & Transfer Register – 2013. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2014. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Waste Management Plan 2015–2021 [three book-sized documents]. Southern Waste Region, Eastern-Midlands Waste Region and Connacht Ulster Waste Region, Ireland [copyediting].
Regional Waste Management Plans: SEA and AA Screening Amendments Report. Southern Waste Region, Eastern-Midlands Waste Region and Connacht Ulster Waste Region [copyediting].
Southern Region: SEA Statement. Southern Waste Region [copyediting].
The Legacy of Strabane District Council 1973–2015: Out of Adversity Came a New Dawn. Derry City and Strabane District Council [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Numerous papers for the journals Annales Geophysicae, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Biogeosciences, Earth System Science and Data, Geoscientific Model Development and Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus Publications, Göttingen [copyediting].
A paper on community involvement in primary healthcare, a paper on academia–industry collaboration networks, a paper on a care-ethical approach to management education, and a report and questionnaire on migrants' health, for researchers at the University of Limerick [copyediting].
A paper on involving people with stroke and aphasia in research, for researchers at NUI Galway [copyediting].
Three scientific papers and a research proposal for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway [copyediting].
A PhD thesis on an action research investigation of a childcare project [proofreading].
A PhD thesis on psychoanalytic perspectives on suicide [proofreading].
The following are among the projects I completed in 2014.
Renting in Ireland: The Social, Voluntary and Private Rented Sectors by Lorcan Sirr (ed.). Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Agriculture Nationalised: The Dairy Disposal Company and the Making of the Modern Irish Dairy Industry by Micheál Ó Fathartaigh. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the sixth year in a row I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Abercorn: The Hamiltons of Barons Court by William Roulston. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting].
Transformation by Fire: The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context by Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn and Gabriel Cooney (eds). University of Arizona Press, Tucson [indexing].
Spatial Justice and the Irish Crisis by Gerry Kearns, David Meredith and John Morrissey (eds). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Choosing Content Management Technologies [short report] Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Metadata Guidelines [report]. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Response to the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2014. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Our News [newsletter]. Royal Irish Academy [proofreading].
The Royal Irish Academy’s submission to the STEM Education Review Group [copyediting].
Response to the consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the Draft Primary Language Curriculum, July 2014. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2014–2020. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Environmental Protection Agency Research Programme 2014–2020. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Assessment of submissions received on EPA’s Draft Guidance Note on MSW Landfill Daily and Intermediate Cover. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance Note on Landfill Daily and Intermediate Cover. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland – A Guidance Note. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
GIS for SEA and AA: Improving the Evidence Base in Impact Assessment by Ainhoa González Del Campo. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guideline Template for Hydrogeology Review. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
A Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy by Philip A. Ringstrom. Routledge [Routledge entries in this list are published in Abingdon except where stated] [indexing – compilation of subject index, followed by incorporation of authors' names]. Index was described by author as 'awesome'!
Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory: Investigating the Missing Majority by Linda M. Hurcombe. Routledge [indexing].
Jung and His Mystics: In the End It All Comes to Nothing by John P. Dourley. Routledge [indexing].
Traumatic Ruptures: Abandonment and Betrayal in the Analytic Relationship by Robin A. Deutsch (ed.). Routledge [indexing].
Bringing the Forest School Approach to Your Early Years Practice by Karen Constable. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures by Laurence Roth and Nadia Valman (eds). Routledge [indexing].
Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems by David Wyatt. Routledge [indexing].
Israeli Peacemaking Since 1967: Factors Behind the Breakthroughs and Failures by Galia Golan. Routledge [indexing].
Inspiring the Secondary Curriculum with Technology by James Shea and Anthony Stockford. Routledge [indexing].
The Occult World by Christopher Partridge (ed.). Routledge [proofreading].
Brief Coaching with Children and Young People by Harvey Ratner and Denise Yusuf. Routledge [indexing].
The Critical Role of Parenting in Human Development by Marianna S. Klebanov and Adam D. Travis. Routledge, New York [indexing].
Designing Spaces for Natural Ventilation: An Architect’s Guide by Ulrike Passe and Francine Battaglia. Routledge, New York [indexing].
Guidelines for Including Ageing and Older People in Development and Humanitarian Policy & Practice by Karen Murphy. Age Action Ireland. [copyediting].
I edited numerous papers for the journals Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Biogeosciences, Earth System Science Data,
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Ocean Science and Geoscientific Model Development. Copernicus Publications, Göttingen.
I edited numerous scientific and other documents for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway.
I copyedited a self-help book for a self-publishing author, having copyedited his previous book in 2012.
I proofread five large 'Brand Visual Identity Guidelines' documents for a major pharmaceutical company.
I edited three biomedical papers and a book chapter for a Galway-based professor.
I edited a report and a paper for a Limerick-based academic.
I edited a governance framework for local government.
I edited two papers on presbyopia and 'invisibility' technology for a scientist whose first language is not English.
I edited web content for a film cameraman.
I proofread two plays.
I proofread several theses and dissertations for students.
I published a memoir on CreateSpace for a retired public servant, having done all the editorial work, handled the photographs and liaised with a designer.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2013.
Reforming Political Institutions: Ireland in Comparative Perspective by John Coakley. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading; liaison with author and typesetter; compilation of index].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the fifth year in a row I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Meath Local Authorities: Corporate Governance Framework. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting].
Better than Best Practice: Developing Teaching and Learning through Dialogue by Adam Lefstein and Julia Snell. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge International Companion to Educational Psychology edited by Andrew Holliman. Routledge [copyediting].
Routledge Handbook on the Global History of Nursing edited by Patricia D’Antonio et al. Routledge [copyediting].
Sigmund Freud’s Discovery of Psychoanalysis: Conquistador and Thinker by Paul Schimmel. Routledge [proofreading].
Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs by Liam D. Anderson et al. Routledge [copyediting].
Financial Modelling and Asset Valuation with Excel by Morton Helbaek et al. Routledge [copyediting].
On Becoming an Effective Teacher: Person-Centered Teaching, Psychology, Philosophy, and Dialogues with Carl R. Rogers by Carl R. Rogers et al. Routledge [proofreading].
Development in Infancy: An Introduction by Michael E. Lamb et al. Routledge [copyediting of website resources].
An Introduction to Discourse Analysis by James Paul Gee. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies by Erika Fischer-Lichte. Routledge [copyediting and indexing].
Play: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Survival and Human Development by Emilia Perroni. Routledge [copyediting and indexing].
Engaging Leaders: The Challenge of Inspiring Collective Commitment in Universities by Paul Gentle with Dawn Forman. Routledge [copyediting].
The Play within the Play: The Enacted Dimension of Psychoanalytic Process by Gil Katz. Routledge [proofreading].
The Rum Seljuqs: Evolution of a Dynasty by Songül Mecit. Routledge [indexing].
Construction Materials Reference Book edited by David Doran and Bob Cather. Routledge [copyediting].
ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction: A Guidebook to Theory and Practice by Lee Gunderson et al. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
Creating Connection: A Relational-Cultural Approach with Couples edited by Judith V. Jordan and Jon Carlson. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
International Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change edited by Stella Vosniadou. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
Working Memory: The Connected Intelligence edited by Tracy Packiam Alloway and Ross G. Alloway. Routledge, New York [indexing].
The Design and Statistical Analysis of Animal Experiments by Simon T. Bate and Robin A. Clark. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [proofreading].
Various papers for Irish Studies in Strategic Affairs and Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading; dealing with authors and typesetter].
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects: School Lesson Plans. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Governance of Cultural Institutions Seminar. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting and proofreading].
Caring for Digital Content: Mapping International Approaches by Aileen O’Carroll et al. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Review of Committee Structure (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2012. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [proofreading].
Coastal Climate Adaptation in Ireland: Assessing Current Conditions and Enhancing the Capacity for Climate Resilience in Local Coastal Management. End of Project Report by Maria Falaleeva et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Current and Future Vulnerabilities to Climate Change in Ireland by John Coll and John Sweeney. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
A Risk-Based Methodology to Assist in the Regulation of Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guideline Templates for Stakeholders. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Interactions of Soil Hydrology, Land Use and Climate Change and Their Impact on Soil Quality (SoilH) by Gerard Kiely et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Classification of Freshwater Sponge Collection at EPA Kilkenny by Letizia Cocchiglia et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Protecting the Environment through Research. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Value for Money Review of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Assessment Water Framework Directive Programme. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Water Saving Technologies to Reduce Water Consumption and Wastewater Production in Irish Households by Donata Dubber and Laurence Gill. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Investigation of Microfluidic Platforms for Enzymatic Biofuel Cells by Monika Żygowska et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
National Inspection Plan: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems 2013. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
End of Project Report: Guidance on the Management of Contaminated Land and Groundwater at EPA Licensed Sites. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance Note: Fire Safety at Non-Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance on Assessing and Costing Environmental Liabilities by Stephen McCarthy et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Various papers for International Journal of Psychology, Asian Anthropology, Journal of Cognitive Psychology and Aphasiology. Psychology Press, Abingdon [copyediting].
Funding application documents, and preparation of science papers for journal submission. Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, National University of Ireland Galway [copyediting].
Websters International, London [researching and reviewing websites for an international project].
I proofread corporate documents for UDG Healthcare plc.
I copyedited a novel for an author based in Sweden, and wrote the blurb.
I copyedited a memoir for a retired public servant.
I proofread a play.
Scoping Study to Inform a General Population Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours on Sexual Health and Wellbeing and Crisis Pregnancy in Ireland by Kate Tierney and Caroline Kelleher. Health Service Executive, Dublin [copyediting].
Independent Productions Annual Report 2020. RTÉ, Dublin [substantive editing and copyediting].
Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding by Mari Fitzduff. Oxford University Press, New York [indexing].
An Fóram Uisce (The Water Forum) as an Example of Stakeholder Engagement in Governance. Report prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency
by the Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10) (revised version). Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
I edited a journal paper and a policy brief for University of Limerick academics.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2020.
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: Volume XII, 1961–1965, edited by Michael Kennedy, Eunan O’Halpin and Bernadette Whelan [a 1028-page volume]. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
How Linguistics Can Help the Historian (booklet) by Anthony Harvey. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting and proofreading].
'EU–US cybersecurity policy coming together: Recommendations for instruments to accomplish joint strategic goals' by Julia Schuetze [a 47,000-word paper]. European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), Brussels [copyediting].
'Japan’s cybersecurity policy: An Introduction' by Julia Schuetze. EUISS [copyediting].
23 factsheets on high-profile cyberattacks. EUISS [copyediting].
I copyedited website copy and various short documents for the EUISS.
Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding by Mari Fitzduff. Oxford University Press, New York (I worked for the author) [copyediting].
Annual Report 2019. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting].
The Year in Review 2019. National Gallery of Ireland [copyediting].
Liability Insurance: MD-01 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Commercial Property and Business Interruption Insurance: MD-06 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Review of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme by Conor O’Toole and Rachel Slaymaker. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Minimum Wage Policy in Ireland by Paul Redmond (Budget Perspectives 2021 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Who Can Work from Home in Ireland? by Paul Redmond and Seamus McGuinness (Survey and Statistical Report Series 87). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Public Expectations for Lifting Covid-19 Restrictions by Cameron Belton et al. (Survey and Statistical Report Series 88). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Managing Mass Unemployment Flows during the Covid-19 Health Pandemic by Seamus McGuinness and Elish Kelly (Survey and Statistical Report Series 95). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2019: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report) (Survey and Statistical Report Series 102). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Evaluation of SICAP Pre-employment Supports by Adele Whelan et al. (Research Series 109). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
How Does Irish Healthcare Expenditure Compare Internationally? by Maev-Ann Wren and Aoife Fitzpatrick (Research Series 114). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report and Accounts. Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, London [proofreading].
Good Practice Guidance on Cumulative Effects Assessment in Strategic Environmental Assessment. Prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, by Levett–Therivel sustainability consultants, Oxford [copyediting].
Mapping of Research and Evidence Entities in UNICEF’s Regions (report). OTT Consulting, Lima, Peru [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Population Equivalent ≤ 10). Public Consultation Response Document. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Preventing Waste, Driving the Circular Economy: Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme, Annual Report 2019. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Review of the Intercalibration Programme – Stakeholder Report. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
SEA Action Plan 2021−2025. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Action Plan 2018–2020: Progress Update (December 2020). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Best Practice Note on Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Energy Sector. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
National Prevalence Study: Do the Findings from the Greentown Study of Children’s Involvement in a Criminal Network (2015) Extend Beyond Greentown? by C. Naughton and S. Redmond. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Lifting the Lid on Redtown: A Replication Case Study, Which Investigates the Contribution of Engagement in a Local Criminal Network to Young People’s More Serious and Persistent Offending Patterns by C. Naughton, S. Redmond and E. O’Meara Daly. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Lifting the Lid on Bluetown: A Replication Case Study, Which Investigates the Contribution of Engagement in a Local Criminal Network to Young People’s More Serious and Persistent Offending Patterns by E. O’Meara Daly, S. Redmond and C. Naughton. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Annual Report AY18–19, Medical Education Liaison Group. University of Limerick [copyediting].
Public & Patient Involvement Research Unit Review. School of Medicine, University of Limerick [copyediting].
Migrants’ Involvement in Health Decision-Making in the WHO European Region: Phase I Policy Analysis by Mamobo Ogoro and Anne MacFarlane.
University of Limerick [copyediting].
'General practice and the community: Research on health service, quality improvements and training' by Anne MacFarlane (journal paper).
University of Limerick [copyediting].
‘If relevant, yes; if not, no’: General practitioner (GP) users and GP perceptions about asking ethnicity questions in Irish general practice: A qualitative analysis using Normalization Process Theory' by Maria Roura et al. (journal paper). University of Limerick [copyediting].
Management of Materials Arising from Roadworks: Guidance Document for the Local Authority Sector. Southern Waste Region, Limerick [copyediting].
I edited materials for the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), Clonmel.
I edited a memoir on working in the Antarctic in the 1950s and 1960s for the author.
I copyedited a paper on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes for a UCD academic.
I copyedited a paper on people's preferences for AI versus human decision-making for two UCD academics.
I copyedited a paper on consumer resistance to autonomous vehicles for UCD and international academics.
I copyedited a short self-published book about deer in Ireland.
I proofread an 85,000-word thesis on psychotherapy with asylum seekers.
I edited a paper on migrant health and language barriers for an academic based in Sweden.
I proofread a publisher's website.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2019.
Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in Our Future: A Toolkit for Cities. C40 Cities, London [proofreading].
Modern Management: Theory and Practice for Students in Ireland (5th ed.) by Siobhán Tiernan and Michael J. Morley. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the tenth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Place-Based Leadership Development for Intersectoral Urban Violence Prevention: The Cases of Nakuru and Naivasha, Kenya by Laura Knight, Valentina Lugli, Kath Cahalin and Dan Moloney. Dignity (Danish Institute Against Torture), Copenhagen [copyediting and proofreading].
Ireland’s Greening of the World by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press and Tourism Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
Causeway Coast by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press [copyediting and proofreading] (to be published in 2020).
Children's Books Catalogue. O'Brien Press [proofreading].
Insurance and Business Law: MD-01 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Insurance Business Environment: MDI-02 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
Motor Insurance: MDI-04 (textbook). Insurance Institute of Ireland [copyediting and plain-language editing].
World of Graphics by William Nolan and Patrick Sugrue (Junior Cycle Technical Graphics textbook and workbook). Educate.ie, Dublin [proofreading].
Brokering the Good Friday Agreement: the Untold Story by Mary E. Daly (ed.). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting].
I copyedited three papers for Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy ('Anonymity, Irish women’s writing, and a tale of contested authorship: Blue stocking hall (1827); Tales of my time (1829)' by Angela Byrne; ‘Badge of servitude’? The Irish at England’s inns of court' by Colum Kenny; 'Early Bronze Age axe-ingots from Brittany: evidence for connections with South-West Ireland?' by Henri Gandois et al.).
Code of Practice on the Application of the Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR19) in Dentistry 2019. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Good Practice Note on Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Waste Sector by Levett-Therivel Sustainability Consultants. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Compliance and Enforcement Policy. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Review 2019. Climate Change Advisory Council, Dublin [substantive editing and copyediting].
The Impact of a Change in the National Minimum Wage on the Distribution of Hourly Wages and Household Income in Ireland by Paul Redmond, Karina Doorley and Seamus McGuinness. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Data for Monitoring Integration: Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities by Éamonn Fahey, Emma Quinn and Frances McGinnity. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Gender, Pensions and Income in Retirement by Anne Nolan, Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness and Bertrand Maître. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Safeguarding Amateur Athletes: An Examination of Player Welfare among Senior Inter-County Gaelic Players by Elish Kelly, Conor Keegan and Brendan Walsh. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
ESRI Research Strategy 2019–2023. ESRI [copyediting and proofreading].
ESRI Review of Research 2018. ESRI [copyediting and proofreading].
Carbon Taxes and Compensation Options by Maxime Bercholz and Barra Roantree (Budget Perspectives 2020 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
The Economic and Distributional Impacts of an Increased Carbon Tax with Different Revenue Recycling Schemes by Kelly de Bruin, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
The Impacts of Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Increasing Carbon Tax in Ireland by Kelly de Bruin, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Irish Economy: An Analysis of Regional Labour Impacts by Kelly de Bruin, Martina Lawless, Eoin Monaghan and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [proofreading].
Assessing the Distributional Impact of Budgetary Policy: The Role of Benchmarks and Indexation by Tim Callan, Claire Keane and Mark Regan (Budget Perspectives 2020 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Geographic Profile of Healthcare Needs and Non-acute Healthcare Supply in Ireland by Samantha Smith et al. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Technical Documentation of I3E Model (versions 1 and 2) by Kelly de Bruin and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [copyediting].
Evaluation of the Bail Supervision Scheme for Children (Pilot Scheme) by Catherine Naughton, Sean Redmond and Barry Coonan. Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin [copyediting].
Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland [copyediting].
Annual Report 2018. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
I copyedited a paper on the compensation of salespeople for a UCD academic.
I copyedited papers for University of Limerick academics on (1) the implementation of community participation in primary healthcare, (2) a participatory implementation research project to improve clinical primary care for migrants in Ireland, (3) the impact of co-learning in a participatory implementation research project, (4) healthcare needs and healthcare access of Syrian Refugees, Roma and People Seeking International Protection in South East Community Healthcare and (5) participatory implementation research in the field of migrant health.
I proofread a thesis on stress among palliative care workers.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2018.
Irish Parliamentarians: Deputies and Senators 1918–2018 by Anthony White. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting and proofreading; dealing with author and typesetter; input into design]. This is a major reference work comprising short biographies of 1,870 Irish parliamentarians, on which I worked over a period of several years.
Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork by Eda Sagarra. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the ninth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: Volume XI, 1957–1961, edited by Michael Kennedy, Dermot Keogh, Eunan O’Halpin, Kate O’Malley and Bernadette Whelan [a 920-page volume]. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 2: The Book of Ballymote (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Royal Irish Academy Recommendations Report: Future-Proofing and Improving Research Infrastructures in Ireland. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The Social Sciences and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines in Ireland. Expert Statement: Royal Irish Academy Social Sciences Committee. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
I copyedited a paper for Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy ('Francis Bacon and policy-making in Ireland under Elizabeth and James' by Hiram Morgan).
Belfast Walks by Seth Linder. O'Brien Press, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and overseeing the production of 26 maps].
The Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments by Edgar Morgenroth, Martin Murphy and Kyle Moore. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Playing Senior Inter-County Gaelic Games: Experiences, Realities and Consequences by Elish Kelly, Joanne Banks, Seamus McGuinness and Dorothy Watson (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2017: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
ESRI Review of Research 2017. ESRI [copyediting and formatting].
Profiling Barriers to Social Inclusion in Ireland: The Relative Roles of Individual Characteristics and Location by Seamus McGuinness, Adele Whelan, Adele Bergin and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Intermediate Goods Inputs and the UK Content of Irish Goods Exports by Martina Lawless. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Measuring Contingent Employment in Ireland by Seamus McGuinness,Adele Bergin, Claire Keane and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Lone-Parent Incomes and Work Incentives by Mark Regan, Claire Keane and John R. Walsh (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Income Growth and Income Distribution: A Long-Run View of Irish Experience by Tim Callan, Maxime Bercholz and John R. Walsh (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Using Behavioural Experiments to Pre-test Policy by Pete Lunn and Deirdre Robertson (Budget Perspectives 2019 paper). ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Valuing Community Development through the Social Inclusion Programme (SICAP) 2015–2017: Towards a Framework for Evaluation by Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness and Judith Delaney. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing the Irish Carbon Tax by Kelly de Bruin and Aykut Mert Yakut. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
An Initial Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intreo Activation Reforms by Elish Kelly, Seamus McGuinness, Paul Redmond, Michael Savage and John R. Walsh. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in Ireland by Sarah Groarke and Samantha Arnold. ESRI [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
Our Tangled Speech (collection of essays) by Aodán Mac Póilín. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting].
Water Quality in 2016: An Indicators Report. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Towards a Resource Efficient Ireland (Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme Annual Report for 2017). Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Water Quality in 2017: An Indicators Report. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems 2017. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Report of the Health Research Institute, University of Limerick [copyediting].
Report of HSE Working Group to Develop a Model for the Implementation of Trained Interpreters in The Irish Healthcare System by Professor Anne MacFarlane on behalf of the Working Group, University of Limerick [proofreading].
Improving the Measurement of Effectiveness in the Irish Youth Justice System: Final Report by John Reddy and Dr Sean Redmond. Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) Project, University of Limerick [copyediting].
I edited several papers on migrant health and Participatory Learning and Action methodology and an award application for University of Limerick academics.
I edited a book chapter on new product development strategies for a UCD academic.
I edited a detailed report for a charity worker based in Africa.
Accidental Rebel by Pat Falvey (self-published) [copyediting].
The following are among the projects I completed in 2017.
Living the Dream by Daniel O'Donnell with Eddie Rowley. O'Brien Press, Dublin [editing and proofreading].
The Great Cover-Up: The Truth About the Death of Michael Collins by Gerard Murphy. Collins Press, Cork [editing].
Towards the Era of Lifelong Learning: A History of Irish Education, 1800–2016 by John Coolahan. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
No Artificial Limits: Ireland’s Regional Technical Colleges by Richard Thorn. Institute of Public Administration [proofreading].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the eighth time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-length journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2016: Ireland by Anne Sheridan (book-length report). Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and formatting].
An Examination of Early Retirement in Ireland Before and After the Great Recession by Elish Kelly et al. ESRI [copyediting and formatting].
Centenary: Ireland Remembers 1916. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Sunningdale: The Search for Peace in Northern Ireland by Noel Dorr. Royal Irish Academy [indexing].
Debating Austerity in Ireland: Crisis, Experience and Recovery (Emma Heffernan, Niamh Moore-Cherry and John McHale, eds). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Ethics and Commemoration (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Doing Transdisciplinary Research: Lessons from the Front Line. A Future Earth Ireland Workshop. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Leaders in Irish Higher Education Address by Tom Boland. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Archaeology 2025: Ireland's Strategy. Royal Irish Academy [proofreading].
Real Maths 1 and Real Maths 2 (Leaving Certificate Foundation Level textbooks). Educate.ie [copyediting and proofreading]. (This was a major project that took up much of my time in the first eight months of the year.)
Final Report of the Climate Change Advisory Council. Climate Change Advisory Council, Dublin [copyediting].
Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities: Practical Guide by European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL). Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Water Quality in Ireland 2010–2015 by A. Fanning et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Farm Hazardous Waste Collections 2013 to 2016 by Jane Brogan. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Report on the Feasibility of Developing a Tool to Assess the Conditions for Implementation of Trained Interpreters in Healthcare Consultations by Anne McFarlane. University of Limerick [copyediting and formatting].
Report on the HSE Working Group to Develop a Model for the Implementation of Trained Interpreters in the Irish Healthcare System by Anne McFarlane. University of Limerick [copyediting and formatting].
I proofread a PhD thesis on corporate social responsibility.
I edited a paper on Participatory Learning and Action research techniques for academics at the University of Limerick, and a marketing paper for academics at University College Dublin.
I took part in a Creative Clinic, organized by the Irish Writers Centre, in Cavan town, where I advised six writers in one-to-one sessions.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2016.
Tests for English-language courses. Developed by Dataflow International (Dublin) for a major Cambridge University Press project [writing].
Quinntessential Feargal by Feargal Quinn. O'Brien Press, Dublin [editing and proofreading].
The Heart & Soul of Kerry Football by Weeshie Fogarty. O'Brien Press [developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
All in the Food: 75 Years of Cathal Brugha Street – Celebrating Irish Culinary Excellence. O'Brien Press [proofreading].
Feed Your Child Well by Therese Dunne, Phyllis Farrell and Valerie Kelly. O'Brien Press [indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the seventh time, I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Inside the Monkey House: My Time as an Irish Prison Officer by John Cuffe. Collins Press, Cork [developmental editing and copyediting].
Unearthed: Impacts of the Tellus Surveys of the North of Ireland. A major multi-author work on geophysical and geochemical sampling surveys in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [editing, proofreading and indexing].
Human Rights and Interpreting: the Irish Legal System. International Translation Day, 30 September 2015. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Advice Paper on the Sustainability of the Northern Ireland Higher Education System. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Proceedings of the ‘How Should We Commemorate the Post-1916 Period during the Decade of Centenaries on a North/South Basis?’ Roundtable. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The UK and Ireland: The UK’s Referendum on EU Membership. The Implications for UK–Ireland Relations (notes on a roundtable). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The UK and Ireland: The UK’s Referendum on EU Membership. The Implications for Northern Ireland’s Higher Education System (notes on a roundtable). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Northern Ireland at the Edge: What’s Next after Brexit? Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Response to the consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the Draft Junior Cycle Philosophy course. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Reviewing Constitutions: The Role of Constitutional Conventions (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Constitutions, Referendums and the Family (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The Idea of a Republic: Freedom and Politics (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Digital Citizenship (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Towards a Magna Carta for Data by Barry O'Sullivan. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Documents related to 'Enfranchising Ireland? Identity, citizenship and state' conference (abstracts etc.). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Re-examining Irish Nationalism in Ulster Conference Proceedings. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Energy Storage in Electricity Grids (workshop report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Seven papers for a special edition of the journal Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
First Report of the Climate Change Advisory Council. Climate Change Advisory Council [copyediting].
Irish Wetland Types: An Identification Guide and Field Survey Manual by Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2015. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Draft Revised Guidelines on the Information to Be Contained in Environmental Impact Assessment Reports. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
I edited a book on Alfred the Great for a French-Canadian academic.
I edited a report on migrants and healthcare, a paper on World Cafés, a report on dementia care in Ireland, and a paper on interdisciplinary team working for academics at the University of Limerick.
I edited a report on the use of polypropylene in implants for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway.
I edited a database of published resources for the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway.
I edited a paper on sustainability orientation and one on of socially responsible procurement practices for submission to marketing journals.
I edited a paper on reactions to the 'Great Recession' in Ireland that will be published in Journal of Consumer Research.
I edited a paper for submission to Corporate Communications journal.
I edited a paper on artificial intelligence and facial expression recognition for UCD and international academics.
I proofread legal documents for a Dublin law firm.
I proofread a thesis on ageing on rural China.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2015.
Instructional-video scripts. Skillsoft, Dublin [writing].
Tests for English-language courses. Developed by Dataflow International (Dublin) for Cambridge University Press [writing].
16 Lives: Thomas Kent by Meda Ryan. O'Brien Press, Dublin [developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Six Nations, Two Stories by Kate Rowan and Peter O'Reilly. O'Brien Press [copyediting and proofreading].
Final Report. Working Group to Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, Dublin [copyediting].
Irish Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective by Patrick Clancy. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
The Belfast Blitz: The City in the War Years by Brian Barton. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting and indexing].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 1: Lebor na hUidre (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and indexing].
Royal Irish Academy submission to the Culture 2025 consultation [copyediting].
Submission by the Royal Irish Academy to the Cassells Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education [copyediting].
‘A Dialogue on the Future Funding of Higher Education in Ireland’ forum. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
A series of short papers on ethics. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
The 2015 Royal Irish Academy ‘Leaders in Higher Education Address’ by Professor Louise Richardson [copyediting].
The Potential of Irish Grassland Soils to Sequester Atmospheric Carbon (short paper). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
International Delegates' Report. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Report on Farm Hazardous Waste Collections 2014. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Ireland’s Pollutant Release & Transfer Register – 2013. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2014. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
Waste Management Plan 2015–2021 [three book-sized documents]. Southern Waste Region, Eastern-Midlands Waste Region and Connacht Ulster Waste Region, Ireland [copyediting].
Regional Waste Management Plans: SEA and AA Screening Amendments Report. Southern Waste Region, Eastern-Midlands Waste Region and Connacht Ulster Waste Region [copyediting].
Southern Region: SEA Statement. Southern Waste Region [copyediting].
The Legacy of Strabane District Council 1973–2015: Out of Adversity Came a New Dawn. Derry City and Strabane District Council [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Numerous papers for the journals Annales Geophysicae, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Biogeosciences, Earth System Science and Data, Geoscientific Model Development and Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Copernicus Publications, Göttingen [copyediting].
A paper on community involvement in primary healthcare, a paper on academia–industry collaboration networks, a paper on a care-ethical approach to management education, and a report and questionnaire on migrants' health, for researchers at the University of Limerick [copyediting].
A paper on involving people with stroke and aphasia in research, for researchers at NUI Galway [copyediting].
Three scientific papers and a research proposal for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway [copyediting].
A PhD thesis on an action research investigation of a childcare project [proofreading].
A PhD thesis on psychoanalytic perspectives on suicide [proofreading].
The following are among the projects I completed in 2014.
Renting in Ireland: The Social, Voluntary and Private Rented Sectors by Lorcan Sirr (ed.). Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Agriculture Nationalised: The Dairy Disposal Company and the Making of the Modern Irish Dairy Industry by Micheál Ó Fathartaigh. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the sixth year in a row I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Abercorn: The Hamiltons of Barons Court by William Roulston. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [copyediting].
Transformation by Fire: The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context by Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn and Gabriel Cooney (eds). University of Arizona Press, Tucson [indexing].
Spatial Justice and the Irish Crisis by Gerry Kearns, David Meredith and John Morrissey (eds). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Choosing Content Management Technologies [short report] Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Metadata Guidelines [report]. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Response to the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2014. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Our News [newsletter]. Royal Irish Academy [proofreading].
The Royal Irish Academy’s submission to the STEM Education Review Group [copyediting].
Response to the consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the Draft Primary Language Curriculum, July 2014. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2014–2020. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [copyediting].
Environmental Protection Agency Research Programme 2014–2020. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Assessment of submissions received on EPA’s Draft Guidance Note on MSW Landfill Daily and Intermediate Cover. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance Note on Landfill Daily and Intermediate Cover. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland – A Guidance Note. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
GIS for SEA and AA: Improving the Evidence Base in Impact Assessment by Ainhoa González Del Campo. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guideline Template for Hydrogeology Review. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
A Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy by Philip A. Ringstrom. Routledge [Routledge entries in this list are published in Abingdon except where stated] [indexing – compilation of subject index, followed by incorporation of authors' names]. Index was described by author as 'awesome'!
Perishable Material Culture in Prehistory: Investigating the Missing Majority by Linda M. Hurcombe. Routledge [indexing].
Jung and His Mystics: In the End It All Comes to Nothing by John P. Dourley. Routledge [indexing].
Traumatic Ruptures: Abandonment and Betrayal in the Analytic Relationship by Robin A. Deutsch (ed.). Routledge [indexing].
Bringing the Forest School Approach to Your Early Years Practice by Karen Constable. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge Handbook to Contemporary Jewish Cultures by Laurence Roth and Nadia Valman (eds). Routledge [indexing].
Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems by David Wyatt. Routledge [indexing].
Israeli Peacemaking Since 1967: Factors Behind the Breakthroughs and Failures by Galia Golan. Routledge [indexing].
Inspiring the Secondary Curriculum with Technology by James Shea and Anthony Stockford. Routledge [indexing].
The Occult World by Christopher Partridge (ed.). Routledge [proofreading].
Brief Coaching with Children and Young People by Harvey Ratner and Denise Yusuf. Routledge [indexing].
The Critical Role of Parenting in Human Development by Marianna S. Klebanov and Adam D. Travis. Routledge, New York [indexing].
Designing Spaces for Natural Ventilation: An Architect’s Guide by Ulrike Passe and Francine Battaglia. Routledge, New York [indexing].
Guidelines for Including Ageing and Older People in Development and Humanitarian Policy & Practice by Karen Murphy. Age Action Ireland. [copyediting].
I edited numerous papers for the journals Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Biogeosciences, Earth System Science Data,
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Ocean Science and Geoscientific Model Development. Copernicus Publications, Göttingen.
I edited numerous scientific and other documents for the Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, Galway.
I copyedited a self-help book for a self-publishing author, having copyedited his previous book in 2012.
I proofread five large 'Brand Visual Identity Guidelines' documents for a major pharmaceutical company.
I edited three biomedical papers and a book chapter for a Galway-based professor.
I edited a report and a paper for a Limerick-based academic.
I edited a governance framework for local government.
I edited two papers on presbyopia and 'invisibility' technology for a scientist whose first language is not English.
I edited web content for a film cameraman.
I proofread two plays.
I proofread several theses and dissertations for students.
I published a memoir on CreateSpace for a retired public servant, having done all the editorial work, handled the photographs and liaised with a designer.
The following are among the projects I completed in 2013.
Reforming Political Institutions: Ireland in Comparative Perspective by John Coakley. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading; liaison with author and typesetter; compilation of index].
Irish Probation Journal. Institute of Public Administration, for the Probation Service [Republic of Ireland] and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland [for the fifth year in a row I did all the copyediting and proofreading on this annual book-sized journal; I also dealt with authors, typesetter, and representatives of the commissioning organizations].
Meath Local Authorities: Corporate Governance Framework. Institute of Public Administration [copyediting].
Better than Best Practice: Developing Teaching and Learning through Dialogue by Adam Lefstein and Julia Snell. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge International Companion to Educational Psychology edited by Andrew Holliman. Routledge [copyediting].
Routledge Handbook on the Global History of Nursing edited by Patricia D’Antonio et al. Routledge [copyediting].
Sigmund Freud’s Discovery of Psychoanalysis: Conquistador and Thinker by Paul Schimmel. Routledge [proofreading].
Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs by Liam D. Anderson et al. Routledge [copyediting].
Financial Modelling and Asset Valuation with Excel by Morton Helbaek et al. Routledge [copyediting].
On Becoming an Effective Teacher: Person-Centered Teaching, Psychology, Philosophy, and Dialogues with Carl R. Rogers by Carl R. Rogers et al. Routledge [proofreading].
Development in Infancy: An Introduction by Michael E. Lamb et al. Routledge [copyediting of website resources].
An Introduction to Discourse Analysis by James Paul Gee. Routledge [indexing].
The Routledge Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies by Erika Fischer-Lichte. Routledge [copyediting and indexing].
Play: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Survival and Human Development by Emilia Perroni. Routledge [copyediting and indexing].
Engaging Leaders: The Challenge of Inspiring Collective Commitment in Universities by Paul Gentle with Dawn Forman. Routledge [copyediting].
The Play within the Play: The Enacted Dimension of Psychoanalytic Process by Gil Katz. Routledge [proofreading].
The Rum Seljuqs: Evolution of a Dynasty by Songül Mecit. Routledge [indexing].
Construction Materials Reference Book edited by David Doran and Bob Cather. Routledge [copyediting].
ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction: A Guidebook to Theory and Practice by Lee Gunderson et al. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
Creating Connection: A Relational-Cultural Approach with Couples edited by Judith V. Jordan and Jon Carlson. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
International Handbook of Research on Conceptual Change edited by Stella Vosniadou. Routledge, New York [copyediting].
Working Memory: The Connected Intelligence edited by Tracy Packiam Alloway and Ross G. Alloway. Routledge, New York [indexing].
The Design and Statistical Analysis of Animal Experiments by Simon T. Bate and Robin A. Clark. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [proofreading].
Various papers for Irish Studies in Strategic Affairs and Irish Journal of Earth Sciences. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting and proofreading; dealing with authors and typesetter].
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects: School Lesson Plans. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Governance of Cultural Institutions Seminar. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting and proofreading].
Caring for Digital Content: Mapping International Approaches by Aileen O’Carroll et al. Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Review of Committee Structure (report). Royal Irish Academy [copyediting].
Annual Report and Accounts 2012. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford [proofreading].
Coastal Climate Adaptation in Ireland: Assessing Current Conditions and Enhancing the Capacity for Climate Resilience in Local Coastal Management. End of Project Report by Maria Falaleeva et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Current and Future Vulnerabilities to Climate Change in Ireland by John Coll and John Sweeney. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
A Risk-Based Methodology to Assist in the Regulation of Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guideline Templates for Stakeholders. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Interactions of Soil Hydrology, Land Use and Climate Change and Their Impact on Soil Quality (SoilH) by Gerard Kiely et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Classification of Freshwater Sponge Collection at EPA Kilkenny by Letizia Cocchiglia et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Protecting the Environment through Research. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Value for Money Review of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Assessment Water Framework Directive Programme. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Water Saving Technologies to Reduce Water Consumption and Wastewater Production in Irish Households by Donata Dubber and Laurence Gill. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Investigation of Microfluidic Platforms for Enzymatic Biofuel Cells by Monika Żygowska et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
National Inspection Plan: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems 2013. Environmental Protection Agency [proofreading].
End of Project Report: Guidance on the Management of Contaminated Land and Groundwater at EPA Licensed Sites. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance Note: Fire Safety at Non-Hazardous Waste Transfer Stations. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Guidance on Assessing and Costing Environmental Liabilities by Stephen McCarthy et al. Environmental Protection Agency [copyediting].
Various papers for International Journal of Psychology, Asian Anthropology, Journal of Cognitive Psychology and Aphasiology. Psychology Press, Abingdon [copyediting].
Funding application documents, and preparation of science papers for journal submission. Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials, National University of Ireland Galway [copyediting].
Websters International, London [researching and reviewing websites for an international project].
I proofread corporate documents for UDG Healthcare plc.
I copyedited a novel for an author based in Sweden, and wrote the blurb.
I copyedited a memoir for a retired public servant.
I proofread a play.
