My name is Máiréad and I love to write.
I’ve been blogging since I received my very own domain name for my birthday back in 2003, and my cupboards are full of old diaries, travel journals and the odd unfinished novel or two.
I am an established freelance writer on topics as varied as popular culture, food, humanitarian issues, health and wellbeing, books and world travel.
I am a grammar nut who collects photographs of stray apostrophe’s.
I am passionate about food, so much so that I had to start a separate blog about that.
Welcome to my way with words.
Máiréad Doyle 
Hello ,
been really worried about you and Topcat with all the tales of grief , hardship and loss of life with these fires. The news has been really horrifying , cannot help but feel sorrow for the affected people.
Hope you guys are doing as well as can be expected. Sent a mail to topcat but no reply as yet. Take care ..lov Gouki.
Hi Mairead,
I am a reporter with the Irish Echo paper in Sydney. I would love to speak with you about your work and time in QLD during the floods. If you are happy to have a chat just drop me an email with suitable time to contact you and I will be in touch
Kerrie
Wow you’ve been blogging a long time! Cool.