Hermann Kelly, the author of ''Kathy’s Real Story'', a rebuttal of O’Beirne’s first book, wrote to the publisher as well urging it not to bring out a sequel.
Kelly also sent Hodder a copy of his book, which claims to highlight inconsistencies in O’Beirne’s account of her childhood.

Her first book was described by her family as a “figment of her imagination”. Now Kathy O’Beirne, the bestselling author whose account of her abuse in a Magdalene laundry sold 400,000 copies, has been forced to shelve plans for a sequel after her publisher cancelled the contract.
Hodder Headline had planned to publish Always Dancing, a sequel to ''Kathy’s Story'', later this year, but decided against going ahead with the book after “failing to resolve legal issues” with the author.