Former Cork teacher turns page on new literary career

A former Cork teacher who left his job to pursue a writing career is set to launch his first book.

Tilting at Windmills by Joseph Sweeney is a collection of sharply humorous observations that bring thoughtful commentary to the matters at hand.

Covering the entire gamut of human affairs, from politics, religion, economics, ageing — “begins as a chick, barely stirring, but turns into a roadrunner” — to garda answer machines, queuing and, naturally, classrooms, the writer employs imagination and deft wordplay to his pursuit.