Author Ryan Cahill, 33, from Palmerstown on selling hundreds of thousands of fantasy books, career U-turns, and returning home to Ireland after relocating to New Zealand‘I started writing seriously when Covid hit. At the time, I was a science fiction fan and a biochemist. I studied pharmaceutical biomedical chemistry in Maynooth and I then worked in various areas, including immuno-oncology, over a period of eight years. At the time, I was also a musician and used to play gigs during the week. Then Covid happened, and we literally had nothing to do.

Source: Irish Independent January 13, 2026 07:03 UTC