A number of Cork schools weren't feeling the festive spirit in the build up to Christmas, with no visits from Santa or Christmas Carol singing, so Niall and partner Julie teamed up with Fighting Words in Dublin a company headed up by Roddy Doyle and Seán Love. The concept of the project was that they would commission 12 writers asking them to write the start of a children's story with the idea of Children finishing the story.The project really gathered momentum with the backing of :Eoin Colfer, Cecilia Ahern, Shane Casey, Hillary Rose and Fighting Words Northern Ireland also came on board with Lisa McGee the writer of the hit series 'Derry Girls'.To get in touch with your creative side at : https://www.graffiti.ie/workshops/fighting-words/12-stories-of-christmas/