Irish Examiner journalist chalks up top-three place in story contest

Mark Evan’s Chalk and Cheese, a tale of an elderly man who lives on a diet of cheese and Inspector Morse, came third in the short story competition.
Dubliner Chris Connolly took the top prize for his work The Speed of Light and How It Cannot Help Us, a story of a mother’s unconditional love for her son, and how far that love can be stretched before it finally reaches breaking point.