Tom McCaughren
@tommccaughren
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Award-winning author of books for young people including the Run With the Wind series. Former Security Correspondent with RTE.
Dublin
Joined March 2013
Delighted to show you my new fox book’Run Home Little Fox’ -a picture book co-authored with Erika McGann and illustrated by Shannon Bergin. Now available for pre order Pre-order now! https://t.co/dbaBsHw2IB…
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Congratulations Samantha, we’re very proud of you. Well done clap👏
After two years focused on editorial transformation projects at Mediahuis I have been appointed Group Head of Features - looking forward to working with all our magazine and features editors and journalists. I’ll continue to work on transformation projects - so busy times ahead!
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Congratulations Simone, fantastic achievement.
Delighted to be standing proud with my wonderful parents having been made a Fellow @tcddublin @SWSP_TCD
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Heard shrill call of seagulls and saw high in the clear blue sky three crows mobbing a buzzard. Too far to take a picture, so couldn’t say if they were rooks or jackdaws. Third or fourth time I’ve seen a buzzard over our house. Probably came from Dublin or Wicklow mountains
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We rescued this young robin from the cat It had lost quite a few tail feathers and was very traumatised My wife tucked it into a cloth in a shoe box but didn’t think it would survive However next morning it was out of the box and hopping around She took it outside and off it flew
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A friend of mine in Cork spotted this fox taking an egg home for breakfast!
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This little #dunnock flew into my friend Jonathan’s cafe #ernestoescoffee, Rathmines, crashed into one of the lamps. His son Conor picked it up and wrapped it in a towel. A quick flutter in his hand and then it flew off unharmed
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A friend sent me this from Cork The sparrow hawk has just killed a starling
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It’s amazing how the ugliest tree on the road can produce the loveliest blossoms
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I always love to receive feedback from my readers. Here’s a lovely review I got recently of The Whitethorn of the Dancing
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This interview will be on soon if anyone would like to tune in!!
On Rhyme & Reason at 7pm: Helen Dwyer talks to @tommccaughren, whose new book is called 'The Whitethorn of the Dancing'. Many of you will remember Tom from his days as Security Correspondent! 👂Listen: Dublin South FM 93.9 💻Online: https://t.co/V5mQ2pqCMh
#communityradio
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Delighted to get an advance copy of The Golden Hare by @paddydonnelly from @ObrienPress It’s a lovely story with fabulous illustrations and young readers will have a wonderful time searching them for that elusive animal the golden hare
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The bees have discovered the flowers on our greengage The flowers come on the greengage before the leaves Unlike the hawthorn which has leaves first then the flowers
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My wife and I spotted this mumuration at 5 pm yesterday Sunday 4.2.2024 on the Dublin side of Carlow town Experts say starlings come together for protection but it seemed to us they we’re getting ready to roost for the night as many had already landed in the trees
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Fantastic news Martina Congratulations to you both - Tom and Fran McCaughren
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I have just seen a big flock of brent geese flying over our house in Dublin Usually they are heading for a nearby sports field to graze but these seemed to heading for the coast Cold here but much colder where they came from!
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Two lovely mentions for my Run with the Wind series of fox books recently - one by Dr Audrey Whitty director of the National Library in the Sunday Independent, the other by environmentalist Dr Eanna Ni Lamhna on the Ray D’Arcy show Thanks to you both!
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I would like to thank all those who responded to my post about the 40th anniversary of Run with the Wind It was lovely to hear the happy memories so many people have of my fox books I hope upcoming generations will enjoy them just as much
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