Mary has also appeared regularly as a guest on shows including The Late Late Show, Tubridy Tonight , Today and has published six books – Paper Tigers (2002), Lines I Love (2007) and Lines for Living (2011), What Matters, Reflections on Important Things in Life, (2015), Home Thoughts from the Heart, (2018) and Journey to the Well (2021). In 2020 Mary thoroughly enjoyed taking part in Dancing With The Stars, presented two series for TG4, Guaranteed Irish and Moving West and was asked by singer/songwriter, Don Mescall to record a charity single, “Life is a Beautiful Dance.” She writes a monthly column for two magazines, Ireland’s Own and The West Cork Opinion and has presented a series of podcasts for Senior Times magazine, interviewing Irish women writers. Mary works regularly as MC, presenter and interviewer at corporate events and at webinars. She speaks fluent French and Irish. She hosted the launch of The Gathering in 2013 and the National Service of Commemoration for Frontline Workers in 2022 for the Irish Government, international conferences for Irish Distillers and the ESB , and Entente Florale for the International Tidy Towns Committee. Mary has been extensively involved in fund raising for GOAL, Self Help and To Children with Love and has travelled to Russia, India, Malawi, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka to raise awareness and money. She was patron of Family Carers Ireland for 25 years.