Young Achill author’s tale of mystery earns book lovers’ approval

HE could be the next Stephen King or Terry Pratchett, but before Gareth McNamara finishes his first novel he has the small matter of his Junior Certificate to sit this summer.

The 15-year-old’s short story Times Two was one of 3,000 entered in a competition to mark World Book Day by students from more than 600 schools across Britain and Ireland.

But it is one of just a dozen — and the only one from an Irish entrant — chosen for publication.