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Jan Carson: "I want to write with a degree of hope... There’s a lot of potential in the North"
  • Opinion
  • 04 May 26

Jan Carson: "I want to write with a degree of hope... There’s a lot of potential in the North"

Read an exclusive extract from Paul Charles' <i>Hi Love, You Just Dropped Your Glove</i>
  • Opinion
  • 04 Apr 26

Read an exclusive extract from Paul Charles' Hi Love, You Just Dropped Your Glove

Tanya Sweeney: "We treat celebrities like deities. We’ve always done that, but social media has turbocharged it"
  • Opinion
  • 21 Mar 26

Tanya Sweeney: "We treat celebrities like deities. We’ve always done that, but social media has turbocharged it"

New Books To Look Forward To In 2026
  • Culture
  • 31 Jan 26

New Books To Look Forward To In 2026

Leon Diop of Black & Irish: "I do think it’s possible to change people’s minds. I actually think that’s more aligned with our nature"
  • Culture
  • 08 Jan 26

Leon Diop of Black & Irish: "I do think it’s possible to change people’s minds. I actually think that’s more aligned with our nature"

Professor Ian Williams Joins Chorus of Acclaim for Major Tech Expose, <i>99 Days: A Warning About Technology</i> by Gerry McGovern: "Big Tech will hate it"
  • Opinion
  • 06 Jan 26

Professor Ian Williams Joins Chorus of Acclaim for Major Tech Expose, 99 Days: A Warning About Technology by Gerry McGovern: "Big Tech will hate it"

Paul Mescal, Maggie O'Farrell and Chloé Zhao on <i>Hamnet</i>: "You can't really have love without grief or grief without love"
  • Film And TV
  • 18 Dec 25

Paul Mescal, Maggie O'Farrell and Chloé Zhao on Hamnet: "You can't really have love without grief or grief without love"

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

Tributes pour in after the death of artist and activist Margaretta D’Arcy
  • Opinion
  • 25 Nov 25

Tributes pour in after the death of artist and activist Margaretta D’Arcy

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

Miriam O’Callaghan, Leo Varadkar, Elaine Feeney, and John Boyne amongst 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards nominees
  • Culture
  • 23 Oct 25

Miriam O’Callaghan, Leo Varadkar, Elaine Feeney, and John Boyne amongst 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards nominees

Paul Howard to be interviewed by Christine Dwyer Hickey at Dice Players writing workshop
  • Culture
  • 22 Oct 25

Paul Howard to be interviewed by Christine Dwyer Hickey at Dice Players writing workshop

Stuart Bailie launches crowdfunding campaign for new music book <i>The Song is Nearly Over</i>
  • Culture
  • 08 Oct 25

Stuart Bailie launches crowdfunding campaign for new music book The Song is Nearly Over

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’"

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

Vona Groarke appointed as Ireland Professor of Poetry
  • Culture
  • 11 Sep 25

Vona Groarke appointed as Ireland Professor of Poetry

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

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."

Yasmin Zaher: “When you come from a situation where your life is already unstable and risky, you’re going to search for a profession that can give you more stability"
  • Culture
  • 07 Jul 25

Yasmin Zaher: “When you come from a situation where your life is already unstable and risky, you’re going to search for a profession that can give you more stability"

The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
  • Culture
  • 03 Feb 25

The Most Anticipated Books of 2025

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