22 NEW PUBLICATIONS The human stories behind the small ads


There was a large turnout in Waterstones Cork on October 3rd for the launch of RTÉ reporter Brian O'Connell's latest book: 'The Personals - The Human Stories Behind the Small Ads', published by HarperCollins. The book is partly based on a series of radio


reports Brian has been doing on the Today With Sean O'Rourke show in recent years, telling the


stories behind the classified ads, both in print and online. Launched by RTÉ's Sean O'Rourke, the turnout included many friends, colleagues and NUJ members, such as former Irish Examiner editors Brian Looney and Tim Vaughan, Echo editor Maurice Gubbins and many others. The book is available in all good bookstores.


Brian O'Connell with his son Luke at the launch of his book, ‘The Personals’, at Waterstones, Patrick Street, Cork. Photo: Jim Coughlan.


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