Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly is a freelance contributor to The Irish Times. He writes columns including My Big Week and What's On for the Irish Times Magazine, A New Life in the Health supplement and The Irishman's Diary. His column Giving Up in the Irish Times Magazine saw him forsake each week some of the essentials of modern life electricity, mobile phone, shaving, coffee etc. He also writes for The Gloss magazine (the Urban Farmer column and Restaurant Spy). He has appeared on The Dave Fanning Show, Mooney Goes Wild and Seoige and O'Shea. He previously worked in the I.T. industry.

Tales From the Home Farm - Live More, Spend Less, Grow Your Own Food By Michael Kelly Five years ago Michael Kelly chucked in the corporate life to try his hand at ‘the good life’. It’s the most rewarding thing he ever did – and you could do it too. Category: Science and Nature Publisher: O'Brien Press

Trading Paces - From Rat Race to Hen Run By Michael Kelly A funny and inspiring account of the ups and downs of letting go of the Tiger. Category: Biography and Memoirs Publisher: O'Brien Press