#Writing
'It's so astounding that a woman can disappear to that extent': Rediscovering the author of Ireland's greatest love poem
The Irish poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa explores the life of the writer Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill in her lauded new book.
Opinion: Want to use this time to write a short story? Here are some top tips
We have some tips from author Vincent Woods to inspire you.
Eimear McBride: 'The amount of 'she's not a genius, she's a very naughty girl' I've got is just ridiculous'
The critically-acclaimed Irish author speaks to us about her new novel Strange Hotel.
'I have a number on my arm from Auschwitz - and people say it never happened?'
Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus has written a memoir about her time in Auschwitz.
These are the Irish novels to look out for in early 2020
It’s going to be a jam-packed year.
Episode 11 of the Behind The Lines podcast - featuring Kieran Shannon - is out now
The much-respected journalist and author joins Gavin Cooney.
Dorothy Macardle: The rediscovery of an unlikely rebel and overlooked novelist
Macardle was a friend of Éamon de Valera, and he wrote the foreword to her book The Irish Republic.
'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel
The legendary JP Donleavy’s publisher writes about how the author brought a ‘sprinkle of stardust’ with him when he arrived in Ireland.
A Sunday Miscellany essay by Lisa McInerney: 'Setting the scene'
The essay is one of those featured in the new book, Miscellany 50.
Living in a remote house on a mountain inspired this €100k-winning novel about a murder
Idaho is inspired by author Emily Ruskovich’s childhood.
'It all started with my balls' - Colm Tóibín's moving essay about cancer is a must-read
The piece beautifully details his diagnosis to treatment.
Opinion: 'Why do we like reading about crime so much in Ireland? Because it offers escapism'
Crime writer Sam Blake explains that writing and reading crime can help you get away from the news when it’s grim. And unlike in real life, there’ll always be a satisfying ending.
Gerry Adams is publishing a cookbook and it'll be out for Christmas
The former Sinn Féin president has already published numerous memoirs and historical books.
Here were our favourite books of 2017 - what about you?
We want to know.
These Waterford teens have set up Ireland's first youth-run literary festival
We talked to them about how they did it.
Ruth Fitzmaurice: 'The writing just came out - it was raw inside me'
The author of I Found My Tribe, who is married to the late Simon Fitzmaurice, is nominated for an Irish Book Award.
Stay-at-home mom turned vampire author Clare Daly: 'How I became a writer'
Clare Daly is about to self-publish her first novel, an Irish Vampire story, Our Destiny is Blood.
British writer of The Remains of the Day wins Nobel Prize for Literature
The prize is worth 9 million kronor (€1 million).
'I spend my working life sitting behind a desk thinking in the voice of a south Dublin idiot'
Author Paul Howard turned a Dublin stereotype into a phenomenon.
'My teacher told me not to get my hopes of an A in the Junior Cert up - now I'm on the syllabus'
Poet Hazel Hogan’s Grangegorman has been added to the recommended list.
This Northern Irish author's new novel could be the next Gone Girl
We talked to Stuart Neville, whose new book Here and Gone has been optioned for a movie.
An award-winning story before bedtime: I Could Have Been a Dancer
Read a story which won the First Fiction award at this year’s Hennessy Literary Awards.
'Parents protect children - but they deserve to know and understand what's happening in the world'
Author Jane Mitchell tells us why she wrote about the Syrian war in her latest book – and why she went to volunteer in Calais.
Irish author Sebastian Barry scoops major Book of the Year prize
The Costa Book of the Year was formerly known as the Whitbread prize.
Kevin Barry: 'Sometimes writing no longer seems like the thing I do, it seems like the thing I am'
The award-winning Irish writer tells us about his apprenticeship, and his journey from journalist to author.
Munster memories, the physicality of modern rugby, the national anthem and all the week's best sportswriting
Plus, Harry Arter opens up about how his daughter’s memory has motivated him to help others.
These are the worst examples of writing about sex this year
Last year’s winner was former Smiths frontman Morrissey.
Irish crime writing is having a killer moment right now
We spoke to three of the country’s best authors to find out why.
8 reasons Marian Keyes is a proven national treasure
NOBODY say “chick lit”.
Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel wrote tens of books and was a professor and Nobel Prize winner.
Meet the Galway teen who's published her first book at just 16
We spoke to newly-published author Eilís Barrett, from Galway.
How human cock-fighting garnered acceptance and more of the week's best sportswriting
These articles will get you thinking.
Morrissey's writing about sex is so bad he was given an award
“The couple rolled together into the one giggling snowball of full-figured copulation.”
This incredible Irishman is unknown in Ireland - but he's one of our greatest writers
He’s not a household name here – but he is in Japan.
Here's why Ireland's women writers aren't being ignored anymore
We speak to the editor of a new anthology, broadcaster and journalist Sinéad Gleeson.
'Trailblazer' and novelist Jackie Collins dies aged 77 - sister Joan leads tributes
The best-selling British author had breast cancer.
Falling in love with sport and Baggio's nicks: it's the week's best writing
Get the kettle on.
Thousands of Irish people struggle with reading - but hide it
A new project aims at helping them – all thanks to author Patricia Scanlan.
This vibrating pen makes writing easier for those with Parkinson's disease
The pen uses vibrations to stimulate muscles in the hand, making it easier to move the pen and write smoothly.
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