Impact by Jenny McCudden was the basis for the successful recent TV3 documentary of the same name, presented by Gay Byrne. Jenny was a participant in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins and graduated with an MA in Writing from NUI Galway. She was a Featured Reader at the January 2008 Over The Edge: Open Reading and went on to be selected to take part in the 2009 Cúirt Festival Over The Edge Showcase reading.