A great launch!

Friends and colleagues gathered at the Boston College Centre for the launch. We had a very enjoyable evening and got the book off to a good start. Here is a copy of the News Release we are sending to the newspapers today:

News Release For Immediate Release

Author Claims Thousands of Recession Victims Living at the Edge

Speaking at the launch of his newly published book on Thursday evening (Sept 24), Dr Ed Deevy said the collapse of the Celtic Tiger had left thousands of individuals and families living at the edge - depressed and feeling hopeless. “We’ve become a stressed-out nation so obsessed with the scoundrels who got us into this mess that we’ve failed to take notice of the people who have become casualties of this recession.”
The launch of Deevy’s ‘How to Survive the Great Recession,’ held at the Boston College Centre in St Stephens Green, was attended by over 100 friends and colleagues of the author. Deevy’s book, published in mid-September by The Liffey Press, is the first book to address the human consequences of the collapse of the Celtic Tiger.
Deevy said it was time for people to move beyond the pervasive cynicism and pessimism and start thinking constructively about what they can do for themselves. His book offers practical strategies for all who had been negatively impacted by the recession, including those who have been made redundant.
Working in collaboration with his colleague, Jean Roberts of Ildana Training in Sligo, the author will be offering presentations on ‘surviving the recession’ to various organizations and community groups throughout Ireland during the next three months.
Those interested in scheduling a presentation should contact jeanroberts@eircom.net or call Jean at 071 91 68868.
Deevy, a native of County Laois and a resident of South Dublin, holds a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also author of Creating the Resilient Organization (Prentice Hall 1995).