Laura McDonagh

Laura McDonagh

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Laura McDonagh is a poet and editor involved with Leeds Irish Health and Homes, where she plays a key role in curating community poetry projects. Her work often delves into themes of migration, belonging, and the Irish experience in Britain.

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Laura McDonagh’s weekend essay remembering childhood holidays in Sligo gave me a wonderful, warm feeling of nostalgia.

More wonderful memories of summer in Sligo – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-22
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Laura McDonagh is a second-generation Irish writer living in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

I brought my three boys from England to Sligo to replicate my childhood summer holidays – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-07-19
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Laura McDonagh's poem In Transit uses the family van as a symbol of their new border-crossing emigrant status.

Fewer secrets: less harm - A poetic history of the Irish in Leeds – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-04-25
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