The Irish Times Books – Podcast

A monthly podcast about books, hosted by Irish Times Books Editor Martin Doyle. To listen, check it out here.

Irish Chef Brian McDermott wins at Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

Irish chef Brian McDermott's cookbook Donegal Table: Delicious Everyday Cooking (published in 2018 by O'Brien Press) has...

National Mentoring Programme 2019

Words Ireland is a collective of seven literature organisations who work collaboratively to provide professional development and resource services to the literature sector.They have just...

NLI Children’s ‘Coat of Arms’ Workshop

Wednesday 10 July, 2pm - 3.30pm Learn about the ancient art of heraldry and the world of the knight, and then...

July 7- NLI Children’s Workshop: Same Difference with Debbie Thomas

Tuesday 9 July, 2pm Who doesn’t love a good story? Come and explore how stories connect and delight us...

Kevin Barry (49): This Literary Life

Interview by Mary McCarthy The best research is done...

Book Launch: ‘Organic Words’ by Hugh McFadden

Dublin launch: Wednesday 6th June 2019, Rathmines Library. Hugh McFadden is a poet and literary...

West Cork Literary Festival

The West Cork Literary Festival runs on 12–19 July and welcomes a star-studded cast of writers to Bantry, Co. Cork. This year’s...

Red Line Book Festival

The Red Line Book Festival celebrates the very best in local, national and international writing. Now in its eighth year, the festival...

John Hewitt International Summer School

‘Difficulties of Translation: translating difference into a shared conversation’ is the theme at this year’s John Hewitt International Summer School. There are...