28th December 2024

Grey Shadow

"They say grief is just love, with no place to go / But you are everywhere – and nowhere / my little grey shadow." Poem and tribute I wrote on the loss of Lila, my lovely velveteen cat.

National Library of Ireland • 18th December 2024

NLI Interviews: James Harte

On the week of his retirement after working 35 years at the National Library of Ireland, I spoke to James Harte, Library Assistant, as he embarks upon this next chapter.

Gill Books • 30th August 2024

Interview for Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler

I was interviewed for a chapter of Clodagh Finn and John Morgan's book exploring my grandmother Agnes Bernelle's top-secret work for the British Political Warfare Executive.

National Library of Ireland • 21st December 2023

An illustrative interview with Chris Judge

My interview with the award-winning artist and children’s picture book author Chris Judge.

The Irish Times • 8th October 2023

Interview about my grandmother: Agnes Bernelle

Agnes Bernelle’s Jewish family, a looted heirloom and the decades-long hunt to get it back.

National Library of Ireland • 9th June 2023

NLI Interviews: John O’Sullivan

An interview with NLI Health and Safety Officer John O’Sullivan, as he retires from a fascinating 43-years-long career at the National Library of Ireland.

National Library of Ireland • 21st April 2023

The NLI through a New Lens

My interview with photographer Myles Shelly.

Apple Podcasts • 26th September 2022

Digital Marketing Insights Show: Leah Leslie - Marketing Executive & Freelance Writer (Podcast)

"This episode features the insightful Leah Leslie, the Marketing Executive at the National Library of Ireland and a freelance writer."

9th July 2022

Pamela

We lost my grandmother Pamela this week, and it’s the end of an era for our family.

Four Courts Press • 19th June 2022

Her Keys to the City: Honouring the Women who made Dublin

My essay on my grandmother Agnes Bernelle was published in the book 'Her Keys to the City: Honouring the Women who made Dublin' (2022) by Clodagh Finn and Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland

St Patrick's Festival • 17th March 2021

Solas: Awakening Ireland (Short Film)

Scriptwriter for 'Solas: Awakening Ireland', a short film commissioned by St. Patrick's Day Festival 2012. Solas is a nationwide series of illuminations, immersing Ireland’s most beautiful rural locations and urban landscapes in light.

Carrickmacross Workhouse Famine Museum • 11th December 2020

Home (Short Film)

"The banshee cries of the wailing women / echo still / deep in my bones." A short film I wrote and narrated about the coming-of-age story of a young girl and her family during the Irish potato famine. Voice Actress: Leah Leslie.

Patrick Kavanagh Centre • 20th July 2020

Patrick Kavanagh Centre (Short Film & Exhibition)

"Wherever I turn I see / In the stony grey soil of Monaghan / Dead loves that were born for me."

Maria Edgeworth Centre • 30th July 2019

Maria Edgeworth Centre (Scriptwriting & Exhibition)

"Our union would have meant leaving my country and all my dear friends behind. And my roots were firmly planted in Ireland..."

Ormond Castle Museum • 17th May 2019

Thomas Butler (Short Film)

A short film which I co-wrote with Mark Leslie, tracing the 16th-century tale of Thomas Butler's tragic marriage to Elizabeth Berkeley, set against the brutal Desmond Rebellions. Voice Actor: Stephen Brennan.

Ormond Castle Museum • 17th May 2019

Elizabeth Berkeley (Short Film)

A short film for Ormond Castle Museum which I co-wrote with Mark Leslie. The animation explores the lonely marriage between Elizabeth Berkley and Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond. Voice Actress: Tara Flynn.

Hospitality Ireland • 31st December 2018

Cool Green Ireland - Hospitality Ireland Magazine

In a crowded tourism market, Ireland held its own at World Travel Market 2018. On display was Ireland's unique scenery, friendly locals, sustainable food and drink, nationwide attractions and superb accommodation.

Hospitality Ireland • 1st December 2018

Embracing Change - Hospitality Ireland Magazine

The outlook for the Dublin economy and the on-trade across Ireland is increasingly positive. Leah Leslie reports back from Embracing Change: Driving Your Business Forward, a recent conference hosted by the LVA, exploring the future of the Irish publican landscape.

Dublin Book Festival • 7th November 2017

DBF Interviews: Christopher Fitz-Simon

Christopher Fitz-Simon is a former Artistic Director of the Irish Theatre Company, the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, and the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. He has lectured in Ireland, Britain, Canada, the US, South America and throughout Europe. Among his books are The Boys (2002), Eleven Houses (2007) and Buffoonery and Easy Sentiment (2011).

Dublin Book Festival • 27th October 2017

Meet the #DBF2017 Team!

"In 1740, Dean Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels, stayed in our family home. Observing the library, he jokingly wrote in our guestbook: 'Here I am in Castle Leslie, with rows and rows of books upon the shelves, written by the Leslies, all about themselves.' Around 200 books have been written by my family since then, so I guess it’s in the blood." - Leah Leslie