Ellen Ryan Author

Ellen Ryan is a UCD masters graduate, trained in journalism, with a ten-year youth-comms career – based in the UK and Ireland. She is a features contributor to the Irish Independent and other publications. While writing this book, she was often asked if she would sign her name as Ellen Ryan – daughter of her father – or Ellen Maonaigh – wife of her husband. But she is also Ellen, daughter of Paula the artist, daughter of Carmel the scholar.