▁and ▁presented ▁the ▁alternative ▁music ▁show ▁Ce ol ▁ar ▁an ▁I me all ▁(" Music ▁on ▁the ▁Edge ") ▁for ▁T G 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Cho ice ▁Music ▁Prize . ▁She ▁began ▁blog ging ▁at ▁" Pop ▁Life " ▁for ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁wrote ▁the ▁history ▁book ▁In ▁the ▁Name ▁of ▁Love ▁document ing ▁the ▁movement ▁for ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁M ull ally ▁discussed ▁the ▁difficulties ▁of ▁acknowled ging ▁being ▁gay ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁terrible ▁diagn osis ▁she ▁had ▁recently ▁received — that ▁of ▁col ore ct al ▁cancer . ▁When ▁the ▁nur se ▁was ▁taking ▁details ▁of ▁her ▁next - of - kin , ▁M ull ally ▁admitted ▁to ▁hes it ating ▁before ▁mention ing ▁her ▁partner , ▁Sarah . ▁M ull ally ' s ▁article ▁was ▁well - rece ived ; ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Ray ▁D ' Ar cy ▁on ▁R T É ▁Radio ▁ 1 , ▁she ▁confirmed ▁the ▁cancer ▁had ▁spread ▁to ▁her ▁l ym ph ▁nodes . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁M ull ally ▁won ▁Journal ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁G AL A ▁L GB T ▁Awards . ▁ ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁the ▁South side , ▁she