I Can See It Still tells a personal story of almost six decades of Mayo football
Mayo football across almost six decades, culminating in the historic All-Ireland success of 2026, and Liam Horan’s own experience of following the county through those years are at the heart of I Can See It Still, a new book by the Mayo author and journalist. Horan will launch the book at Mayo County Library in Castlebar on Friday, 16 October 2026 (7.45pm, all welcome).
Interview on the Joe Finnegan Show, Shannonside Radio
I joined Joe Finnegan on Shannonside Radio today to talk about On The Way Out — where the story came from, my background in journalism, my move into fiction writing and why I went back to college to study creative writing at the age of 55.
Tommy Marren Show – Mid West Radio – interview, 9 December 2025
I was on Mid West Radio today, chatting with Tommy Marren about On The Way Out — the writing of it, the Gerald Griffin Award and getting my first novel published and launched.
‘The ups and downs of small-town Ireland captured in debut novel by former Mayo sports journalist Liam Horan’
Thanks to Oisín McGovern of The Irish Independent for interviewing me about my debut novel, On The Way Out.
"We are introduced to the town through Matt and Louise, two ordinary inhabitants of this steady but struggling town in the middle of somewhere but not quite anywhere'.
'The town and its characters are instantly relatable. Matt and Louise are every bit as friendly yet quietly worried and insecure as the people you meet in any town to the west of Ireland.' Read Oisín's take on it all here: bit.ly/44b4tHd Yes, it's behind the paywall, they've got to get paid too.On The Way Out: discussing the novel and what brought it about
In this interview with Niall Delaney on Ocean FM’s North West Today programme (Thursday, 4 December, 2025), I talk about the long road to On The Way Out, my debut novel and winner of the Gerald Griffin Competition for First Adult Fiction 2025.
Award-winning novel launched before huge crowd in Ballinrobe
More than 170 people packed Ballinrobe Library for the launch of On The Way Out, the award-winning debut novel by local writer Liam Horan. The venue, set within the beautifully converted former Church of Ireland church, added a spectacular sense of place to the evening.
Media coverage of Ballinrobe launch of On The Way Out
We had a great turnout for the launch on On The Way Out, my debut novel, in Ballinrobe Library on Saturday, 22 November.
Claremorris Community Radio (CC4964.fm) interview
Niall Coffey and I had a very enjoyable chat today about the launch of my debut novel, On The Way Out, tomorrow night (Saturday, 22 November, Ballinrobe Library, 7.30 - all are welcome).
Interview on CRC-fm (Community Radio Castlebar)
I was delighted to join Angela Noone-Faull today on her Chatroom programme on CRCfm (Community Radio Castlebar) to chat about tomorrow night's launch of my debut novel, On The Way Out. You can listen to the full interview below.
Liam Horan wins Gerald Griffin Literary Award
The Limerick Writers' Centre is proud to announce that Co Mayo native Liam Horan has been named the winner of the 2025 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction with his manuscript novel submission "On the Way Out”
