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Dennis Cooper: "In <i>Closer,</i> I was really influenced by The Jesus And Mary Chain’s <i>Psychocandy..."</i>
  • Opinion
  • 03 Apr 24

Dennis Cooper: "In Closer, I was really influenced by The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Psychocandy..."

Colum McCann on Diane Foley: "She's a genius of compassion"
  • Culture
  • 02 Apr 24

Colum McCann on Diane Foley: "She's a genius of compassion"

Juno Carey on <i>A Necessary Kindness</i> and abortion care: "We need to keep fighting and demanding openness and access"
  • Opinion
  • 02 Apr 24

Juno Carey on A Necessary Kindness and abortion care: "We need to keep fighting and demanding openness and access"

Liam Brady: "Where I fell out with Jack was the way he kind of discarded me"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 11 Jan 24

Liam Brady: "Where I fell out with Jack was the way he kind of discarded me"

PJ Gallagher: "Shame nearly killed me when I got depression"
  • Culture
  • 12 Dec 23

PJ Gallagher: "Shame nearly killed me when I got depression"

Terry Hayes: "If you write long and often enough, you're gonna hit gold"
  • Culture
  • 11 Dec 23

Terry Hayes: "If you write long and often enough, you're gonna hit gold"

Diarmuid Hester : "We're operating more and more now in a culture of censoriousness and self-censorship"
  • Culture
  • 25 Oct 23

Diarmuid Hester : "We're operating more and more now in a culture of censoriousness and self-censorship"

Ian Broudie: "I was a bit of a misfit until punk happened"
  • Culture
  • 24 Oct 23

Ian Broudie: "I was a bit of a misfit until punk happened"

Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Aug 23

Megan Nolan: "The nightmare is that you actually have to have the baby if you have an unwanted pregnancy. That was really intense, writing about that"

Kevin Curran on his new novel <i>Youth:</i> "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jul 23

Kevin Curran on his new novel Youth: "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"

I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship
  • Culture
  • 12 Apr 23

I Don't Want To Write Something That's Dull: Harlan Coben on I Will Find You, Cancel Culture, and Censorship

Interview: Joseph O'Connor on My Father's House - "It's a great story because Hugh O’Flaherty was a person of extraordinary physical courage"
  • Opinion
  • 14 Feb 23

Interview: Joseph O'Connor on My Father's House - "It's a great story because Hugh O’Flaherty was a person of extraordinary physical courage"

Maggie O'Farrell: "I didn’t want to write the kind of novel where you need a degree in English literature to appreciate it"
  • Culture
  • 13 Jan 23

Maggie O'Farrell: "I didn’t want to write the kind of novel where you need a degree in English literature to appreciate it"

Graham Norton: "I would watch <i>The Late Late Show</i> and fantasise about being a guest. It never crossed my mind to be the other person, the guy in the chair"
  • Opinion
  • 23 Nov 22

Graham Norton: "I would watch The Late Late Show and fantasise about being a guest. It never crossed my mind to be the other person, the guy in the chair"

Interview: Jennifer Egan on The Candy House, Reading, Data, and The Two Americas
  • Opinion
  • 01 Jul 22

Interview: Jennifer Egan on The Candy House, Reading, Data, and The Two Americas

Interview: DBC Pierre on Big Snake Little Snake, Universal Odds, Quantum Physics, and Winning The Lotto!
  • Opinion
  • 31 May 22

Interview: DBC Pierre on Big Snake Little Snake, Universal Odds, Quantum Physics, and Winning The Lotto!

Interview: Harlan Coben on The Match, Netflix, Springsteen, and The Art of the Thriller
  • Culture
  • 13 May 22

Interview: Harlan Coben on The Match, Netflix, Springsteen, and The Art of the Thriller

Interview: Sinéad Gleeson on This Woman's Work: Essays On Music
  • Culture
  • 11 May 22

Interview: Sinéad Gleeson on This Woman's Work: Essays On Music

Interview: Colm Tóibín - The Master And The Magician
  • Culture
  • 02 May 22

Interview: Colm Tóibín - The Master And The Magician

She Gives Me Religion: Jan Carson on The Raptures
  • Culture
  • 29 Apr 22

She Gives Me Religion: Jan Carson on The Raptures

Martha Wainwright: "It was always going to be personal, as my songs are. And as I have a tendency to be in any case"
  • Culture
  • 11 Apr 22

Martha Wainwright: "It was always going to be personal, as my songs are. And as I have a tendency to be in any case"

When Love Comes To The Town: Luke Cassidy On His Debut Novel Iron Annie
  • Opinion
  • 21 Jan 22

When Love Comes To The Town: Luke Cassidy On His Debut Novel Iron Annie

Rosie Day: "Girls are masters at being icebergs – you only see what’s on the surface, when there’s a whole other thing going on underneath"
  • Film And TV
  • 10 Nov 21

Rosie Day: "Girls are masters at being icebergs – you only see what’s on the surface, when there’s a whole other thing going on underneath"

Kodaline's Steve Garrigan: "It took me a long time to actually build up the courage to realise that I needed help”
  • Opinion
  • 07 Oct 21

Kodaline's Steve Garrigan: "It took me a long time to actually build up the courage to realise that I needed help”

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