Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin to launch novel aboard Irish Navy ship
Tuesday 27 November 2007
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin will officially launch the first novel by Cork born author and pilot Barry Foley aboard the Irish Naval Ship LE Eithne in City Quays, Cork on Monday December 3 at 7.30pm.'Out Of Range' tells the story of a deadly terrorist attack off the west coast of Ireland, in which the Irish Navy must formulate a virtually impossible rescue plan after an American cruise liner, carrying 800 passengers, is attacked by terrorists seeking another great “spectacular” against the United States.
This tense thriller has already caught the attention of Ireland’s most respected critics. Marine Correspondent with the Irish Times, Lorna Siggins, described the book as “Salt-soaked suspense and intrigue……… a real page turner, and superbly well paced”
A native of Cork, Barry served with the Irish navy in the early 1980s and he is also a qualified pilot and sub aqua diver. He is an independent businessman and holds a Degree in Training and Education from NUI Galway. The father of four has been married to Eileen for 26 years.
OUT OF RANGE - The Deadliest Terror Attack in the North Atlantic - A fiction novel by Barry Foley
The 220-page paperback is now available in Easons and all good book shops.
For further information or interview contact:
Barry Foley
Telephone 086-8196138
E-mail: ssts@eircom.net
