Coping with the pressure of an impressive pedigree

RTÉ news reporter Kathleen MacMahon has just launched her debut novel.

Sat, 28 Apr, 2012 - 01:00

Sue Leonard

Given her family background, it was a relief the book has been received so well, she tells Sue Leonard

MOST writers would kill for a publishing deal, but back in 2009, when Kathleen MacMahon’s first attempt to be published fell at the last hurdle, her overriding emotion was relief.

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