Aoife Dooley

Aoife Dooley (born 14 April 1991), is an Irish writer, illustrator, comedian and graphic designer.

Aoife Dooley
Aoife Dooley 2019
Born
Aoife Dooley

(1991-04-14) April 14, 1991
Coolock, Dublin
NationalityIrish
OccupationIllustrator, author, comedian and public speaker

Life

A North Dubliner, Dooley has lived in Ballymun and Coolock for most of her life. Her father left when she was young and her mother remarried. She has a younger sister. Dooley's mother died when she was twenty two and although she did regain a relationship with her father, he died in 2017. Dooley was diagnosed as autistic in 2018 which she has credited with allowing her to feel more like herself and then include the awareness into her work.[1][2][3][4][5]

She studied in Dublin Institute of Technology, she also studied graphic design in Colaiste Dhulaigh. Her books and illustrations are based on everyday observations of life in Dublin. Her illustrations (which are based on her books) have been turned into an animated TV series for RTÉ starring Al Foran, Emmet Kirwan, Jen Hatton and Enya Martin. Dooley also performs live and has appeared at Electric Picnic and Vodafone Comedy Festival. For only her second gig she was performing on PJ Gallagher’s tour. She won U Magazine's 30 under 30 award for best comedian in 2017. Her first book for children won The Specsavers Children's Book of the Year. Dooley was also selected for the game changers award at the Irish Tatler women of the year awards.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Dooley speaks publicly covering a number of topics including on creativity. She has been a guest speaker on OFFSET in 2016 and 2018 in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.[14][15] Dooley also creates prints, jewelry and badges which she sells online.[13]

Irish Exam

In 2019 Dooley's work was used as the basis for a question in the Irish Junior Cert English exam. Afterwards Dooley came under attack online as a result and was subjected to abuse and threats.[2][16][17]

Bibliography
  • How to Be Massive (2016)
  • How to Deal with Poxes on a Daily Basis (2017)
  • 123 Ireland! (2019)

References and sources
  1. Cointreau (2019-10-18). "Aoife Dooley: The Irish Comedian Smashing Stigmas". Irish Tatler. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. "Dublin author suffers online abuse after appearing in Junior Cert paper". Dublin Gazette Newspapers - Dublin News, Sport and Lifestyle. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. Byrne, Katie (2018-07-22). "Illustrator Aoife Dooley reveals how autism has given her a unique take on life that inspires Nikita cartoons". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. Neylon, Laoise (2016-11-30). "How to Be Massive, Reviewed". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  5. "Writer's Block With Aoife Dooley". The Gloss Magazine. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  6. "An Post Irish Book Awards 2019 winners revealed". The Irish Times. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  7. "Aoife Dooley's book on How to be Massive is comin' yizzer way!". Gill Books. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. "About". aoife dooley. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  9. "Aoife Dooley". Little Island. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  10. "Aoife Dooley". OFFSET. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  11. White, Sophie (2017-10-23). "Shades of light, dark and hot pink". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  12. "Your One Nikita – The Lab". About RTÉ. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  13. Hynes, Liadan (2019-12-29). "'My first reaction was, huh, I'm not autistic'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  14. "Going Viral – Advice from Mr Bingo, Seb Lester, Steve Simpson and Aoife Dooley". It’s Nice That. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  15. "Archive 2018". OFFSET. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  16. Kinsella, Rudi; Hanratty, Dave; Kinsella, Carl; Hanratty, Dave; Hanratty, Dave; Kinsella, Rudi; JOE (2019-06-06). "Author Aoife Dooley subject to vicious abuse following appearance in Junior Cert exam". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  17. McGuire, Peter (2013-03-21). "Comedian who appeared on Junior Cert paper subject to online rape threats". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
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