Havin' a Laugh Book Cover

About The Book

At Havin’ a Laugh we are delighted that ‘The Book’ is finally here and we are now getting ready for sales. The Book will be available for sale on the website and in Liber Book Shop, O’Connell Street, Sligo and the Dunes Bar Strandhill from Saturday 10th October 2020.

It all started when a group of people who met for a Havin’ A Laugh coffee morning began telling each other funny stories, a book was suggested, and now nine months later we are delighted to be able to share our first book with you!

The Book is a collection of great stories, jokes, poems, art and imagery that will inspire and delight. It’s a wonderful book that you can easily dip in and out of and it would also make a wonderful gift.

All of the amazing content in The Book was submitted by people from Sligo, Leitrim and beyond between the ages of 6 and 94 and proceeds from sales will go directly towards providing life-enhancing activity vouchers for those in mental health recovery.

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GET A SNEAK PEAK INSIDE

Thank you all You Gotta Laugh Spirit Soar A Rainbow Spirit of Life Cloudbusting
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HOW THE BOOK IS ORGANISED

The book is organised into different sections based on the themes of Spirit of Life, You Gotta Laugh, Turning Point and Kids.

Uplifting stories, photos, illustrations and poems

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HOW TO ORDER THE BOOK

The Book will be available to purchase from the 10th October, 2020

At Havin’ a Laugh we are delighted that ‘The Book’ is finally here and we are now getting ready for sales. The Book will be available for sale on the website and in Liber Book Shop, O’Connell Street, Sligo and the Dunes Bar Strandhill from Saturday 10th October 2020.

  • Books are priced @ €15 each
  • We are currently taking payment through PayPal which allows you to pay directly by debit or credit card on the website even if you don’t have a PayPal account. We are also looking at adding other payment options, if you would like to reserve a book please email us on book.havinalaugh@gmail.com and we will be happy to help.
  • Postage and Packaging cost depending on location and number of books ordered.  There is a click and collect option if you would like to purchase 10 books or more, please email your request to book.havinalaugh@gmail.com.
  • In the interest of our volunteer’s sanity, we are scheduling P&P days every two weeks.  Once you place your order your book(s) will be dispatched at the next P&P day.  List of P&P days:

First P&P Day Fri 23rd Oct, following that, Fri 6th November, Fri 20th November, Fri 4th December, Fri 18th December. 

  • For emergency orders, go ahead and order and email us on book.havinalaugh@gmail.com with your request for immediate dispatch with an excellent reason for the emergency!
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The Book Submissions

At Havin’ A Laugh we have been blown away by the quality of submissions for the book. People were so generous sharing their words and art with us and we are extremely grateful to everyone who not only took part but shared our project far and wide.

We are delighted that best selling Irish novelist, Roisin Meany, has submitted some pieces. Sligo poet and writer Maeve O’Reilly McKenna is a contributor. Hennessy Literary Award Winner Louise G. Cole from Roscommon is also in the book. Our Sligo legend Michael Quirke has a lovely story about The Sligo Cat and Irish writer Dr Marion McGarry also has a Sligo based story in the book. Jim Gray, former editor of The Sligo Champion is also involved.

In addition, there are local photographers and artists who have contributed work including Eddie Lee, Wayne O’Connor and more.

The Book Volunteers

There is a huge team of volunteers behind the creation of The Book. The main team includes Blaithin Sweeney, Teresa Conway, Trisha Fallon and Val Robus. Eamon is our Editor and Ross is our graphic designer.

Each and every volunteer has put a lot of hours into putting this book together. It was a lot more work than any of us imagined but enjoyable all the same, it’s so exciting to see it in print!

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR NEXT BOOK

If you have stories that you would like to add to our next book…it may be a few years. You can add you email address here and we’ll let you know if that plan takes shape.