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Titles such as Fintan’s Fifteen, Conor’s Caveman, The Big Break Detective’s Casebook, the Sam Hannigan series and, more recently, a batch of
So, it’s hardly surprising that Whale owner Ross McParland asked Nolan if any of his books might be adaptable to the stage, that hyper brain jumping immediately to his most popular title, The Curious Case Of The Irish Yeti.
You ain’t seen nothin’, Yeti…
e thought it would be a sweet setting, talking to the award-winning 
children’s author Alan Nolan in the spring sun just outside Greystones’ very own award-winning children’s bookshop.
e thought it would be a sweet setting, talking to the award-winning 
children’s author Alan Nolan in the spring sun just outside Greystones’ very own award-winning children’s bookshop.A fine bookend for our 2019 interview with young Nolan outside the just-opened Halfway Up The Stairs.
But then we noticed the small yapping dog.
Which meant that we promptly had to move our little ramble chat inside. And that’s when the madness started, that furry little fella barking at everything and anything that dared move – including our own beloved mutt – quite possibly sounding a clarion call for just about every distraction known to man and tiny beast to come wreak havoc on our interview.
Add to that a wild, unstoppable, runaway train of thought from Mr Nolan – leading through some of the weird and wonderful tales that have been enchanting kids for the past 10 years – and everything turned to free jazz association in 8/3 time in double time.
Titles such as Fintan’s Fifteen, Conor’s Caveman, The Big Break Detective’s Casebook, the Sam Hannigan series and, more recently, a batch of 
daring adventures for budding buddy-buddy cops Molly Malone and Bram Stoker, have all earned Nolan a large and loyal following amongst younger book lovers. And adults are pretty wild about the lad too.
daring adventures for budding buddy-buddy cops Molly Malone and Bram Stoker, have all earned Nolan a large and loyal following amongst younger book lovers. And adults are pretty wild about the lad too.In September, having been nominated by his fellow authors, Nolan won the annual Children’s Books Ireland Award, presenter Laureate na nOg Patricia Forde describing the Bray-based author as “one of the most hard-working and generous writers working in Ireland”.
The Arclight’s Irish Yeti cast…
