40 over 40: the people making an impact in maturity
While many people’s twenties and thirties are a time to thrive professionally, an increasing cohort of Irish men and women experience a breakthrough career moment after the age of 40. Here, The Magazine shines a light on just some of those making waves in midlife, writes Elaine Prendeville, Jessie Collins and Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
Wendy Erskine, author
Erskine’s first short story collection, Sweet Home, was published by Stinging Fly to great acclaim. Head of the English department at a Belfast School, she had written a novel in her twenties which went unpublished. After taking part in a writing course with Stinging Fly, Erskine, who was born in 1968, became a published author in 2018.
Damien O’Connor, director and writer
The Dublin-based director and writer has been working ...
