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Emma Dooley

Writer



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You can contact
her here:


emma@emmadooley.ie


@emmasunnyduck

on Instagram

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You can find some of
her work here:


“The Keenness of Them” short story, TCD MPhil Creative Writing Anthology 2026

“My Brother, The Impressionist” poem, Icarus, Issue 76.3, 2026

Daily online writing project at emmasunnyduck.com and @emmasunnyduck on Instagram, 2019 – present

“The Poetry of Irish Women Religious: From Influencing the Irish Free State to Solitary Self-Reflection” MPhil dissertation, Trinity College Dublin, 2025

“Gut Feeling” music video for The Coronas, 2018. The behind the scenes video of which can
be viewed here.

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You can find out more
about her right here:


Emma is from Ardmore, Co. Waterford and based between there, Dublin, and Cork.

She is interested in writing Hiberno English fiction that features romance and in researching Irish television history.

She recently completed her MPhil in Creative Writing and her MPhil in Irish Writing from Trinity College Dublin.

Her previous studies include a HDip in English from University College Cork, a Dip in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Law from the Irish Law Society, and an HonsBA in Film and Television Production at the National Film School at IADT Dun Laoghaire, specialising in Editing and Television Production.

She is a happy sort, her view of everyday life having been informed by experiencing long term illness.

If out of office, she can be found watching K-dramas.

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