TRUE CRIME WRITER: Modern day serial killers and JACK THE RIPPER - October 2011 by Siobhan Pat Mulcahy

MODERN DAY SERIAL KILLERS Peter Sutcliffe, Robert Hansen, Gary Ridgway, Robert Pickton and Steven Wright are known to be responsible for the murders of more than 100 women – mainly prostitutes. Between them, they claim to have killed more than 150 women, though even this figure may be higher.
When each serial killer's profile is examined, there are many similarities across their lives, including: family background, academic ability, employment record, criminal record (prior to murder), motive and character traits. I've used these similarities to create a retrospective profile of the most infamous prostitute killer of them all – JACK THE RIPPER. You can read my new profile of Jack the Ripper published as an 8-page pull-out in TRUE CRIME magazine (Issue: October 2011) here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

COMEDY SKETCH WRITER - 2010 by Siobhan Pat Mulcahy

For the BBC. Sketches include: CSI Scunthorpe, Blind Internet Dates, In the Bedroom, A Fool in the Army and even one scene for Ronnie Corbett. To view the sketches, click here. Animated images supplied by sevenoaksart.co.uk

PLAYWRIGHT - 2010 
My play, "Back from the Dead...an Audience with George Bernard Shaw" brings the author, playwright, satirist
and reviewer back from the deep to talk about life, love, his political views and his work. It also gives him the opportunity to sing some of his favourite songs. I hope to have this produced next year. Read the first 10 pages here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

ADVERTISING SLOGAN WRITER - 2010
For news of Slogan Writing competitions, visit Michael Shenton's website here. He also has an excellent site for general Writing Competitions in Ireland & Britain, including: poetry, short story and novella writing. His site is updated regularly. To view, click here. My slogans include: "You can TRUST an Post" (for Ireland's post office) and "Nicorette Ice: the coolest way to Stop Smoking". My Jacob's fig roll recipes and new marketing strategy - to invite customers to send in recipes made from Jacob's fig rolls can be viewed here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

EDITOR & LAYOUT DESIGNER - Look Good, Feel Good - 2009 Siobhan Pat Mulcahy

A make-up & skin care book in aid of a cancer charity, giving step-by-step tips on how to look fabulous and feel confident while undergoing chemotherapy and other cancer treatments or while recovering from other serious illnesses. Includes homemade recipes for skin care and other fascinating beauty tips for women of all ages. Read how to make your own face packs here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

 MEDIA CONSULTANT - Farmers' Calendar - 2009

The brainchild of Ciara Ryan, one of Ireland's newest and brightest entrepreneurs. The calendar shows Irish farmers getting their kit off or 100% IRISH BEEF as she likes to call it. A proportion of profits (2010) to Bóthar and other Irish charities.

Click here to view the hunks in the latest calendar. Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

SUBEDITOR - Irish Daily Star - Summer 2008 - Siobhan Pat Mulcahy

A quote from Richard Keeble's The Newspaper Handbook comes to mind: "Tabloids ...use over sensational, cliche-ridden copy...they cater to the less well-off, the less well-educated, those who don't bother to vote but who like to complain about the establishment, those who thrive on reading gossip, those whose attention span is limited; those whose main interest is soccer or sport, and finally, those who don't have the time or inclination to read a broadsheet on any given day." I guess Mr Keeble is entitled to his opinion! If celebrity gossip and premiership soccer are your thing, you can read the British version of the Daily Star here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul

SUBEDITOR - Irish Independent Group - Summer 2007 - Siobhan Pat Mulcahy

Question: How many subeditors does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Answer: We can't tell whether you mean "insert a lightbulb" or "have sex inside a lightbulb. Can you reword it to remove ambiguity?"
Tony O'Reilly and son Gavin's strategy to "dumb down and celeb up" their range of newspapers in a quest to increase sales has worked in the case of the Sindo which is a curious but very popular mix of humour, gossip and top-notch opinion journalism. To read the Sunday Independent for free, click here Twitter: @siobhanpatmul