Along the Liffey: Poems and Short Stories

O'Hagan began writing poetry in 1984 while studying at Birkbeck College, London University. In 1988 she won the Goldsmith Award for Poetry, and in 1990 returned to live in Dublin where she still resides. Since then she has three times been awarded prizes at Writers' Week in Listowel. In 1991 she won the Patrick Kavanagh Award for a First Manuscript of Poetry and in 1992 the Hennessy/Sunday Tribune Award for New Irish Poet of the year. She has been widely published in Ireland, the UK, America, Canada, and Australia. This is her third collection.