My name is Aoife McElwain.
I’m an event planner, author, food & travel writer, creativity coach and a really good wedding DJ based in the west of Ireland.
I am the founder of Sing Along Social, a singing party for people who can not sing.
My first book, Slow at Work, was published in 2017. My second book, a cookbook called MESSY is out in October 2025.
MESSY: Simple recipes for chaotic cooks
MESSY: Simple recipes for chaotic cooks
My cookbook, MESSY specialises in simple recipes for chaotic cooks and is out on Blasta Books on 23 October 2025. .















Thank you to my friends Cliodhna Prendergast, Ruth Medjber, and Shane Serrano for capturing my work in such beautiful splendour through their photography.