The following are among the projects I completed in 2018.
Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork by Eda Sagarra. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 2: The Book of Ballymote (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting].
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].
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].
Our Tangled Speech (collection of essays) by Aodán Mac Póilín. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [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].
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 Kennedy (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.
Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork by Eda Sagarra. Institute of Public Administration, Dublin [copyediting, proofreading and indexing].
Codices Hibernenses Eximii 2: The Book of Ballymote (conference volume). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [copyediting].
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].
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].
Our Tangled Speech (collection of essays) by Aodán Mac Póilín. Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast [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].
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 Kennedy (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.
