Hello, I’m Eddie Lennon — founder and editor at Irish Writing Services. Over the past thirteen years, I’ve focused on providing dissertation proofreading and editing services, supporting students at every level as they bring their academic work to its full potential. You’re welcome to browse the testimonials from the many students and professionals I’ve worked with along the way.
With more than thirty years of professional experience as a writer, editor, and published author, I’ve spent my career helping others communicate with clarity, precision and confidence.
My background
Before founding Irish Writing Services, I built my career in law and journalism. I hold an honours law degree from Trinity College, Dublin, and spent over two decades – from 1991 to 2013 – working as a journalist, columnist and editor for Irish newspapers and magazines. That experience sharpened my investigative instincts, my eye for detail, and my understanding of how language shapes meaning.
Those years in the field gave me something no textbook can teach: an instinct for what a writer is trying to say, even when the words aren’t quite there yet. I know how to close that gap — helping you choose stronger words, restructure sentences, and improve flow — so that your writing does exactly what you intend it to.
Dissertation proofreading and editing services
My speciality is thesis and dissertation proofreading services, as well as editing and content guidance for third-level students at all stages. Over thirteen years, I’ve helped to deliver hundreds of projects – frequently under tight deadlines and sometimes in high-pressure situations involving significant language or other challenges – always to a consistently high standard.
Beyond line-by-line editing, I offer detailed, practical advice on content, style, and approach, giving you a roadmap for bringing your academic project to its best possible standard.
Business writing services
I also work with Irish businesses, helping them polish websites, handbooks, manuals, and other publications. Whether you need a full content review or guidance on tone and structure, I can help you present your business with the professionalism and clarity it deserves.
Beyond academia, I bring the same exacting standards to the world of business writing — standards shaped by a career at the heart of Irish journalism.
I worked as a journalist and feature writer with the Irish Independent, Ireland’s leading national newspaper, where I specialised in in-depth feature articles, columns, and consumer surveys. My work was recognised for its incisive investigative edge and the exceptional depth and thoroughness I brought to every piece. I also wrote columns for the Sunday Tribune and the Sunday Times, further refining my ability to communicate complex ideas with authority and clarity.
That journalistic discipline — rigorous research, meticulous attention to detail, and an instinct for what an audience needs to hear — is exactly what I bring to every business project I take on through Irish Writing Services.
I work with Irish businesses of all sizes, helping them produce polished, professional content across a wide range of formats, including websites, corporate handbooks, manuals, and other key publications. Whether the task is a complete content overhaul or focused guidance on tone, structure, and language, I help clients present their businesses with the clarity and credibility they deserve. Every project I deliver is held to the same high standard that defined my journalism career — clear, precise, and built to make an impact.
Links
Grammarly: This free online writing assistant is very helpful for thesis proofreading projects. It also has a premium version. An excellent second pair of eyes for any writing project.
Google Scholar is a free search engine. It has a large collection of scholarly texts, like articles, theses, and books, from many fields.
My books
Laugh and Be Happy
Laughter is at the heart of human health and happiness. This second edition of this practical new guide, published October 9, 2025, shows how laughter can improve your life. It helps you build an optimistic, upbeat outlook and better health.
“Laugh and Be Happy” explores philosophy, science, psychology, and expert insights. It shows how laughter improves our lives, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually. The result is a practical, engaging, and enlightening guide. It shows how laughter can help us feel happier and healthier in mind, body, and spirit.
The World According to The Brother
If you’re a fan of the uplifting, surreal quality of Irish humour, this collection of comic dialogues will be right up your street. Featuring two Irish men shooting the breeze while having a beer in an Irish pub, it’s inspired by Flann O’Brien’s The Brother but has a distinctly contemporary twist. The characters speak about everything under the sun; the conversation is sparked off by the adventures and viewpoints of one of their brothers. He is a man with an opinion on everything from girlfriends to Guinness, football to French philosophy, pessimism to procrastination – all delivered with an off-kilter irony, wordplay and originality that are unmistakably Irish.