Beginner’s Pluck: Tadhg Hickey's humourous, touching and redemptive debut book

“Don’t be too precious about your writing. Accept and learn from constructive feedback.” 

Tadhg Hickey photographed by Glen Bollard.

Aged 11 or 12, Tadhg wrote a long epic poem. From a dysfunctional family, he later joined a band and wrote song lyrics.

“I was 15 — and I wrote about my mother’s drinking. It was a way to tell my story.”