County Cavan is in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border and thus a very fitting place to hold a Festival around Siobhan’s work. “One Cavan: One Writer” is the initiative of Josephine Brady, an energetic Librarian who is both a fan of Siobhan’s work and the woman behind a year’s worth of activities in the town around Siobhan’s work. In September (on Ireland’s “Culture Night”) the official launch was held with representatives of the Dowd family and the Irish Minister for Culture, Jimmy Deenihan, TD in attendance. The Trust has supported the project by financing some resource packs about Siobhan’s books to be used in schools, and throughout next year many activities will be taking place -- not only book groups around the texts, but creative writing in schools, lectures and plays inspired by her stories.