Clare likes to write poetry on various subjects including friendship, love and unrequited love, struggles with mental health issues, social issues, inclusivity and the power of individuality.
She grew up in Raheny and studied Irish and French at Trinity College Dublin.
Clare has had several poems published in magazines over the years, two short stories published in the Womans Way and also has written several memoir-type stories.
What many of us find challenging in life is to reach an understanding of existence. We search around for meaning in the strangest of places. Clare O’Reilly started with words and when the poems and images came, she was grateful. Often sad and sometimes tumultuous, her poems represent snapshots of...