Saint Helen

A voracious reader, Seamus early on developed the urge to write. He spent several years practicing as a Civil Engineer, all the while composing his prose and perfecting his technique, and being published in newspapers and magazines.   He published his first book in 2012, a best-selling treatment of algorithmic Foreign Exchange trading, called The Omicron Forex Trading Manual.   In 2023 he obtained an MA in Creative Writing from Dublin City University (DCU).   He has broadcast on RTE (Irish national broadcaster) Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany (new writing for radio).   His well-received first novel was THE MAKER’S NAME, a literary thriller. His book based on his letters in The Irish Times over many years, THE RECONSTITUTION OF IRELAND, is built around reproductions of the letters from The Irish Times archive, with historical commentary and memoir. His latest novel is SAINT HELEN, which was inspired by the true story of Eileen Flynn, the teacher who lost her job in the repressive Ireland of the 1980s.