Noel Farrell

Noel Farrell is a writer and director who lives in Trim, Co Meath in Ireland. He has been writing for many years but has only been taking it seriously for the past four.

Noel has written many short stories and poems in the years he was exploring all that the wild side of life had to offer. When he decided that writing was something he wanted to explore on a professional level he took the steps necessary to educate himself in the art of screenwriting. He has since authored a number of short and feature film scripts and try as he may homes are hard to find for them. In the past couple of years Noel has been learning all that is involved in the area of film production and has produced and directed a number of projects. He writes about his film making work here.

After the breakdown of a film production he had been working on Noel questioned whether he wanted to continue in the harsh environment of screenwriting and film-making. Following a chat with fellow Intercontinental Writer Gerry Tully, Noel began a blog writing under the fictional character Don Booker and through that Noel wrote the book It's What You Leave Behind which is now complete and in the process of seeking a publisher/agent.
Noel continues to write about life in recessionary Ireland as seen through the eyes of Don Booker and the blog can be found here.

Noel put out a call in late May 2010 to fellow writers and from that the group Intercontinental Ink was formed with the intention of producing an anthology of short stories before the end of 2010.

When Noel is not writing he enjoys spending time with his family. He is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C and has an interest in social issues and politics which he uses the Don Booker Blog to explore.
He recently set up Wannabe TV, a community group which endeavors to promote and develop a culture of creativity in the visual medium in the town of Trim.
Trim is the home of Oscar winning epic, Braveheart and cult classic, Fatal Deviation. Noel hopes to move away from comedy in his directorial pursuits over the coming months and enter the realm of drama when he produces the short film, The Man Who Held His Own Hand which he also wrote.