Biography

Padraic Coffey was born in Sligo, Ireland. He attended University College Dublin, where he received a BA in 2008 and an MA in 2010.

After graduating from college, he worked in a freelance capacity for the Sunday Independent, Ireland's highest-selling newspaper, as well as some other publications.

His first book, This Day in Irish History, was published in 2021. It was inspired by his social media account of the same name.

Padraic was an instructor in Simon Fraser University in 2021 and 2022.

He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.