The author is originally from Dublin but resides now in Wexford. He was born in London to Irish parents, a position which allows him to see the conflict from both sides of the Irish Sea. The author is a member of the Irish Writer's Union and likes working across different genres.

He has formal qualifications in journalism and in the past has completed writing courses with the Dublin Writer's Centre, Writer's Digest School, the Open University, and the London School of Freelance Writing.