Books

Gerry McGovern's <i>99th Day: A Warning About Technology</i> available to pre-order now
  • Opinion
  • 12 Dec 25

Gerry McGovern's 99th Day: A Warning About Technology available to pre-order now

An Post Irish Book of the Year announced
  • Culture
  • 11 Dec 25

An Post Irish Book of the Year announced

Inside the <i>Hot Press Annual 2026:</i> Kingfishr grace the cover of our essential round-up of the year's music, movies and more
  • Culture
  • 11 Dec 25

Inside the Hot Press Annual 2026: Kingfishr grace the cover of our essential round-up of the year's music, movies and more

Miriam O’Callaghan: "I just hope people learn a little bit more about me – and think I’m an okay person at the end of it"
  • Opinion
  • 07 Dec 25

Miriam O’Callaghan: "I just hope people learn a little bit more about me – and think I’m an okay person at the end of it"

Michael D. Higgins, the late Manchán Magan and more among An Post Irish Book Awards winners
  • Culture
  • 28 Nov 25

Michael D. Higgins, the late Manchán Magan and more among An Post Irish Book Awards winners

Rose Keating on <i>Oddbody:</i> "I would start writing at around 8pm and then I’d stay up until 6am. I listened to music to keep me going"
  • Culture
  • 25 Nov 25

Rose Keating on Oddbody: "I would start writing at around 8pm and then I’d stay up until 6am. I listened to music to keep me going"

Sally Rooney and Michael Magee among over 300 writers boycotting <i>The New York Times</i> over Palestine coverage
  • Culture
  • 28 Oct 25

Sally Rooney and Michael Magee among over 300 writers boycotting The New York Times over Palestine coverage

Prominent Jewish public figures sign open letter calling for sanctions on Israel
  • Opinion
  • 23 Oct 25

Prominent Jewish public figures sign open letter calling for sanctions on Israel

Book Review: Joe Hill, <i>King Sorrow</i>
  • Opinion
  • 08 Oct 25

Book Review: Joe Hill, King Sorrow

Caragh Maxwell: “I leave facets of myself in everything I write. I’m a big proponent of ‘write what you know’"
  • Culture
  • 06 Oct 25

Caragh Maxwell: “I leave facets of myself in everything I write. I’m a big proponent of ‘write what you know’"

President Michael D. Higgins and Catherine Connolly pay tribute to Manchán Magan
  • Opinion
  • 03 Oct 25

President Michael D. Higgins and Catherine Connolly pay tribute to Manchán Magan

Manchán Magan: Tributes paid to writer and broadcaster, who has died aged 55
  • Opinion
  • 03 Oct 25

Manchán Magan: Tributes paid to writer and broadcaster, who has died aged 55

Gaza aid flotilla carrying Irish activists reportedly "aggressively circled" by Israeli warship
  • Opinion
  • 01 Oct 25

Gaza aid flotilla carrying Irish activists reportedly "aggressively circled" by Israeli warship

Sally Rooney unable to collect Sky Arts Award in person over Palestine Action arrest threats
  • Opinion
  • 18 Sep 25

Sally Rooney unable to collect Sky Arts Award in person over Palestine Action arrest threats

Anna Fitzgerald wins John McGahern Prize for Debut Irish Fiction
  • Culture
  • 10 Sep 25

Anna Fitzgerald wins John McGahern Prize for Debut Irish Fiction

Gaza aid flotilla carrying multiple Irish activists reports second drone attack at Tunisian port
  • Culture
  • 10 Sep 25

Gaza aid flotilla carrying multiple Irish activists reports second drone attack at Tunisian port

Leo Varadkar opens up about Kylie Minogue meeting, pandemic-era music festival controversies in new memoir
  • Music
  • 09 Sep 25

Leo Varadkar opens up about Kylie Minogue meeting, pandemic-era music festival controversies in new memoir

Book Review: <i>Living In The Present With John Prine</i>
  • Culture
  • 08 Sep 25

Book Review: Living In The Present With John Prine

Ragnar Jónasson on working with Ridley Scott: “He’s a legend and I’m a big fan, so to do a film he’d be associated with would be quite something"
  • Culture
  • 04 Sep 25

Ragnar Jónasson on working with Ridley Scott: “He’s a legend and I’m a big fan, so to do a film he’d be associated with would be quite something"

Reactions pour in as UK government warns Sally Rooney could face arrest under Terrorism Act for support of Palestine Action
  • Opinion
  • 19 Aug 25

Reactions pour in as UK government warns Sally Rooney could face arrest under Terrorism Act for support of Palestine Action

Sally Rooney vows support for Palestine Action: "If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it."
  • Opinion
  • 18 Aug 25

Sally Rooney vows support for Palestine Action: "If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it."

Arthur Baker: "I’ve been asked about ‘Planet Rock’ probably more than anything I’ve ever done"
  • Culture
  • 13 Aug 25

Arthur Baker: "I’ve been asked about ‘Planet Rock’ probably more than anything I’ve ever done"

Tim MacGabhann: "I was never very good at maths, but I was good at a particular calculus – low effort, low energy expenditure, and a high yield of getting buckled"
  • Opinion
  • 11 Aug 25

Tim MacGabhann: "I was never very good at maths, but I was good at a particular calculus – low effort, low energy expenditure, and a high yield of getting buckled"

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne announced as Irish Fiction Laureate for 2025–2028
  • Culture
  • 15 Jul 25

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne announced as Irish Fiction Laureate for 2025–2028

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