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Ashbourne author's wry look at family life

A  talented Ashbourne comedian will shortly publish a book which takes a wry look  at how expectations don't meet reality.

Aidan Comerford is an award winning comedian and his book ‘Corn Flakes for Dinner' will be published by Gill Books on 13th October, priced €14.99.     

Three years ago, Aidan was on top of the world. He stepped off stage having just been crowned the winner of 'So You Think You’re Funny?' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014. This was it! His big break …
 
He returned to Ireland elated, only to find out that while he was in Edinburgh his youngest daughter, who has autism, had gone missing near a lake.

For Aidan this was the moment he began to accept that personal dreams can never take precedence over family, a family who were struggling through tough challenges – redundancy, mortgage problems, post-natal depression – and, in the midst of it all, both daughters were diagnosed with autism.
'Cornflakes for Dinner' is about what happens when expectations don’t meet reality, but you carry on and discover that even the darkest of clouds can reveal a silver lining.
He has also performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival and the Vodafone Comedy Festival. He lives in Ashbourne with his wife, Martha, and daughters Ailbhe and Sophie.