Tell Me What I Am

by Una Mannion

Una Mannion, a Writing and Literature lecturer at ATU, recently launched her second novel, ‘Tell Me What I Am’ (Faber). Una is an award-winning writer, and her debut novel, ‘A Crooked Tree’ was published in 2021.

Tell Me What I Am tells the fictional story of Deena Garvey who disappears in 2004. She leaves behind a daughter and a sister. Deena’s daughter grows up in the country. She learns how to hunt, when to seed the garden, and how to avoid making her father angry. Meanwhile Deena’s sister stays stuck in the city, getting desperate to see her niece.

“Tell Me What I Am is a sure-footed and emotionally complex second novel which focuses on many of the same themes as Una’s debut – family, loss, grief and identity.”

Edel Coffey, The Irish Times

Una has won numerous awards for her short fiction and poetry and her debut novel, ‘A Crooked Tree’ won the Kate O’Brien Prize, 2022 and was nominated for the An Post Irish Book Awards.

Antimicrobial Awareness Day competition at ATU

Members of the Medical Science programme in ATU, have been working in partnership with the HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, (AMRIC) team for several years. The aim of this work is to raise awareness around antimicrobial resistance.

As part of European Antimicrobial Awareness Day, November 2022, the Medical Science programme at ATU

Galway-Mayo ran several events, including a student-led infographic competition, sponsored by AMRIC.

The competition asked students to design an infographic to help create awareness around antibiotic resistance, with a student focus. The top two infographics were selected, and prizes were awarded in December. Congratulations to the winner, Shane Dirrane, first year Medical Science student, and runner up Sarah Thomas, first year Medical Science student.