John Maher's story "the Coast of Malabar" was Winner of the Francis McManus Award" (RTE)
'I thought the winner had everything ... almost flawless ... I was very much taken by it.'
James Plunkett
A journalist interviews the widow of a patriot and is torn between inherited indifference and dismay ... In the vast city state of Dublin a woman learns the charm of her alcoholic husband in the arms of a soldier ... Across the Irish sea in Surrey a small farmer pries an inheritance out of an impoverished immigrant and is confronted by a disturbing image of his own life ... A disgruntled father, on day-release from Portlaoise prison, watches his son's confirmation ceremory from the back of the church, flanked by two guards.
John Mahers stories have been broadcast on RTE and BBC.
Coast of Malabar 
