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Cute, joyous, loveable—YA queer romance from Adiba Jaigirdar
Hani and Ishu’s Guide To fake Dating is the new YA queer romance from Adiba Jaigirdar and it’s everything it promises.
Linguistic archaeology—how words reveal our history
How Linguistics can Help the Historian| Anthony Harvey|Royal Irish Academy| ISBN:9781911479697|€ 9.50 Evidence of who we were is wired through etymology by Anthony Harvey It took a modification of the Roman calendar to bring September, October, November and December into their current positions...
A loosening and tightening knot: Eoghan Smith on the artistry of Joanna Walsh
Seed|Joanna Walsh|No Alibis Press| 2021|Limited Edition Set|ISBN: 9781838108113 by Eoghan Smith Seed, by the acclaimed multidisciplinary writer Joanna Walsh, was first published by Visual Editions in 2017 as a digital interactive app. The relatively straight-forward narrative, described as a ‘queer coming-of-age story...
IMRAM Irish-language literature festival announces 2024 programme
Caitríona Ó Leary performing Kate Bush in Irish at IMRAM festival 2022: Photo Jim Berkeley IMRAM Irish-language literature festival announces 2024 programme IMRAM has announced an exciting line-up for 2024 which will bring audiences on a voyage of discovery through modern Irish-language literature.
John Redmond and the issue of women’s suffrage
John Redmond and Irish Parliamentary Traditions|Martin O’Donoghue & Emer Purcell|UCD Press John Redmond and the issue of women’s suffrage by Martin O’Donoghue & Emer Purcell Debates about John Redmond and the late Irish Parliamentary Party have a long history in...
Winning books in the 2024 Irish Language Book of the Year Publishing Awards
Éabhlóid, Dingle Publishing, and Futa Fata picked up prizes at the prestigious Irish Language Book of the Year Publishing Awards Last week the winners of the prestigious Irish Language Book of the Year Publishing Awards were announced at a ceremony in Galway, the first time in many...
Linguistic delights that will keep your head spinning—Sweeney, an Intertonguing
Sweeney, an Intertonguing|Rody Gorman|Francis Boutle Publishers Sweeney, an Intertonguing by Rody Gorman—Linguistic delights that will keep your head spinning by Cathal Póirtéir Rody Gorman is a Dublin born writer who has lived for many years on the largely Gaelic speaking...
The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 partners with Irish Book Week
The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 hits the shelves for Irish Book Week The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 features new contributors and updated listings — available for pre-order now Books Ireland is partnering with bookshops across Ireland for Irish Book Week with the publication...
Puppet Masters, How MI6 Masterminded Ireland’s Deepest State Crisis—read an extract
The Puppet Masters, How MI6 Masterminded Ireland’s Deepest State Crisis|David Burke|Mercier Press Read an extract from The Puppet Masters, How MI6 Masterminded Ireland’s Deepest State Crisis, by David Burke The Puppet Masters, How...
Alan Nolan wins award for outstanding contribution to children’s books
Alan Nolan wins the annual Children's Books Ireland Award for outstanding contribution to children's books. Image by Ruth Ní Eidhin Alan Nolan wins the annual Children's Books Ireland Award for his outstanding contribution to children’s books Alan Nolan is the 2024 recipient of the annual Children’s Books Ireland...
Jailbreak—elation and heartbreak of Republican escapes
Mae Burke, Eithne Coyle and Linda Kearns at Duckett's Grove in Carlow, shortly after their escape from Mountjoy Gaol in 1921. (Courtesy: John Sweeney Collection) Jailbreak: Great Irish Republican Escapes 1865-1983|James Durney|Merrion Press Jailbreak is the enthralling tale of twenty-three major republican breakouts by James Durney
A tribute to Fred Johnston, by Kevin Kiely
Kevin Kiely pays tribute to poet, novelist, musician, and political activist Fred Johnston (1951-2024) AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING by Kevin Kiely In the early autumn of 1976 University College Galway hosted a writers workshop. The welcoming event...
In the Silence, by Kate Durrant
In the Silence by Kate Durrant ’Does he know what day it is?’ they ask, head on one side, lips forming a sympathetic purse. Tutting at the thought of Friday becoming Wednesday, or the horror of...