Hitching for Hope @HitchingForHope
Hitching for Hope - a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland by @ruairimckiernan. Nielsen/Irish Times No. 1 bestseller. Published intl by @chelseagreen. hitchingforhope.com Cavan/Clare, Ireland Joined March 2020-
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Irish Hitchhiking Memoir Lands Major US Book Prize Great to see this coverage in The Irish Herald, the main Irish community newspaper for the West Coast of the United States.
Ruairí’s Hitching For Hope book given a lift clarechampion.ie/ruairis-hitchi…
For May, join the IrishCentral Book Club as we read “Hitching for Hope: A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland” by Irish author Ruairí McKiernan. #Books #BookClub #IrishBooks irishcentral.com/culture/hitchi…
Cavan author Ruairí McKiernan has landed a major US prize for his book Hitching for Hope – a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland. #travel #writing writing.ie/news/ruairi-mc…
@HenryMcKean @ClareTourism @TourismIreland @TrumpDoonbeg Did you hitch down Henry? 😊👍
For May, join the IrishCentral Book Club as we read “Hitching for Hope: A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland” by Irish author Ruairí McKiernan. #Books #BookClub #IrishBooks irishcentral.com/culture/hitchi…
Hitching for Hope - A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland by @ruairimckiernan is the @IrishCentral Book of the Month.🌟📚 " an inspirational manifesto for hope and healing in troubled times." irishcentral.com/culture/hitchi…
Congrats @ruairimckiernan on this well deserved award
Cavan author Ruairí McKiernan has landed a major US prize for his book Hitching for Hope – a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland. #travel #writing writing.ie/news/ruairi-mc…
Some great news and a message of thanks. 🎉🙏 Hitching for Hope recently won a Best Book Award at the American Book Fest awards! It landed 1st prize in the travel category.🏆 I'm very grateful to all who supported it in so many different ways. Thank you all.
Congrats to @HenryMcKean @NewstalkFM on getting 'Radio Moment of the Week' last week in the Irish Times for his feature on hitchhiking. Well worth listening to. 👍📻 newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…
Hear @ruairimckiernan, no.1 bestselling Chelsea Green author of @hitchingforhope discuss hitchhiking on Irish national radio! 🎙️👍
Podcast: Is hitchhiking still a thing? Henry goes hitchhiking newstalk.com/podcasts/highl… via @newstalkfm @SeanMoncrieff @ruairimckiernan #Hitchhiking #Ireland
Milly 🐕 & myself headed to @MoherCottage this morning, for a cup of their amazing coffee ☕ with fabulous views overlooking Liscannor Bay. Bumped into @ruairimckiernan & got a signed copy of his book! Looks like a cracking read. Looking forward to it 😊 #CarpeDiem
Listen 🎧 Short clip from @ruairimckiernan discussing hitchhiking with @HenryMcKean on @SeanMoncrieff @NewstalkFM. Hear Henry's full segment (17 mins) incl how he got on with his 1st time hitchhiking (in Mullingar). 👍 Podcast: newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…
Hitching for Hope in Beijing 👍👍
I grew up in a wee Irish town full of inspiring changemakers inc. @ruairimckiernan whose book just arrived in our @WAB_LIVE libraries here in Beijing! Can't wait to get stuck in and introduce him to our community once our students are back on campus!@angeliacrouch @intlNadine
A huge happy birthday to friends at Banner Books, one of the finest bookshops in the land. 🎉📚
We are two years old today! On 23 July 2019 we very quietly opened our doors to the public - so quietly in fact that we took only €4 through the till. Happily these days we are a bit busier, apart from when we aren't open at all (thank you, Covid). Thank you ...>>
"This is a perfect match for these unprecedented times." - The Irish Times Hitching for Hope: A Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland by @ruairimckiernan just €12.88 incl postage in Ireland from @KennysBookshop 📚 kennys.ie/bestsellers/hi…
'...in the fine tradition of a search for what is most valuable in the different spaces of Ireland and how they might help us craft a new way forward together' High praise for Hitching for Hope by @ruairimckiernan from the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins @PresidentIRL!
'Ruairí swaps road tales in Áras with Michael D' Thanks to the @ClareChampion newspaper for this article. 'President Higgins said the book is “empathic in approach, well written, and crucially, it offers hope.” ' clarechampion.ie/ruairi-swaps-r… @FeeMcGarry @colinmcgann
Enjoyed my chat with James Fitzsimons on the Career Scoop podcast. Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7nZ5Fi… Apple podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s6-… Google podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…
I had a great visit to @PresidentIRL Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin. I was invited to present my book @HitchingForHope and we chatted about everything from hitching, community, and human connection to Gaza, housing, activism, & hope for better days. A gent & kind soul.
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