Nuala Margaret O Farrell, Dr. Member Member since 2026

Retired doctor who writes poetry and prose .

Nuala is an Irish writer of poetry and prose. She is a late-emerging author having spent over forty years working as a doctor.

In the past five years, Nuala’s poetry has been published in ‘Causeway’/ ‘Cabhsair,’ (University of Aberdeen Press), ‘The London Grip,’ ‘The Galway Review 13, (Galway University Press),’ Autumn Voices,’ the Samaritans Anthology ‘100 Poems of Hope,’ and others. She has won prizes for poetry in several competitions. Her short memoir was published in the ‘Fish Anthology,’ July 2026.

Having retired from general practice in 2025, Nuala returned to University College Dublin where she obtained a Masters in Creative Writing (with first class honours) in 2026.

She also teaches Medical Humanities which combines her two passions; medicine and literature.

Location:

Dublin

Birthdate:

12 November (71 years old)

Social:

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