MS Writers Group

  The MS Writers Group held an evening of short stories and poetry as part of World MS Day, on Monday 26 May 2025 at 7.30 in the Open Door, Bray, Co. Wicklow. The evening was MC'd by Carol Boland (facilitator) and included work by Julia Hart, Carol De Butleir, Mark Talbot, Louise Wardell, and Mark Mitchell. Music at the interval was by Billy Proctor. By all accounts, the evening was a great success, both for entertainment value, and as a fund-raiser for the East-Wicklow branch of MS Ireland.          Raffle

  Following the success of  First Flight ( Boland Press), proceeds from the sale of their books were donated to MS Ireland National Care Centre.  MS Writers are delighted to announce that their second anthology of poetry and short stories is underway.

For World MS Day by Julia Hart 12.4.24   MY MS DIAGNOSIS Navigating MS Together  I had been diagnosed with MS by Prof Michael Hutchinson in 1999. Things had been going wrong with my body for a good ten years, without anyone using the term Multiple Sclerosis. I had seen a neurologist in St James Hospital, I had been to the London Clinic while over to visit my mother. Not one person used the term MS. To me, that is. Years passed, with spells on steroids, spells with no symptoms, and then a period came when I could hardly lift either leg to put on knickers, socks or trousers or shoes. Plainly I had to have these difficulties investigated.  The doctor I had been seeing intermittently in Dublin retired, but before he did so he referred me to Prof. Hutchinson. A phone call secured me an appointment with him and somehow I managed to drive from Avoca to the private wing of SVUH, accompanied by my non-driving husband. We both sat in Prof Hutchinson's room. He opened my fil...

  MS Writers sessions start back on zoom on Wednesday 27th September 2023. If you would like to join the group, email bolandcarol@hotmail.com for further information.

Members of the writing workshop, facilitated by Carol Boland, will share their tales on the theme of 'Connections' on World MS Day.  We hope you will join us.