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After receiving his degree, Ó Ceallaigh travelled the world, doing a variety of jobs, including waiter, newspaper editor, freelance journalist and volunteer for clinical trials. He moved to
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He has published over 40 short stories, as well as essays and criticism. His work has appeared in Granta, the Irish Times and the Los
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