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“Our young writers in Gaza are creating work in circumstances no child should have to endure. What they make is not simply testimony; it is literature. To hear their words carried by people in a small town in Mayo, and then for those communities to meet live, is precisely the kind of connection The Hands Up Project exists to create.”

Nick founded The Hands Up Project 10 years ago as a way for young people in Gaza to practice and develop their spoken English. It has become far more than that, thanks to an amazing team of Palestinians working on the ground and an ever expanding pool of volunteers around the world.

“I spent fifteen years in this town helping people find a path forward. To return to this building and read on an evening shaped by young people in Gaza, who continue to create, imagine and find their voices in circumstances none of us should accept, is a profound privilege.”

I Can See It Still is Liam's third book. For more than five decades he has experienced Mayo football from an unusually wide range of perspectives: lifelong supporter, player, local and national journalist, club officer, chair of the committee that produced the Mayo GAA Strategic Plan, and communications manager to the senior team under two managements. The book is a personal account of a county and its football, told through the people, places, events and memories he has encountered. It comes to light in the warm afterglow of Mayo's historic success in 2026. Pre-order now; release date 16 October 2026. ISBN 9781036994709.

“This is not conceived simply as a co-working space. It is infrastructure for regenerative practice: an inclusive and affordable space for experimentation, collaboration and real-world testing. It is a building with a view, and a story on every floor. What we want is simple: that generosity is forged here through encounter, and that creativity meets purpose rather than passing it by.”