Poetry Happening—Jessica Traynor

Jessica Traynor reads Night Run, from Pit Lullabies (Bloodaxe Books), for Poetry Happening.

Guest Editors for Poetry Ireland Review and Trumpet

Poetry Ireland announces guest editors of Poetry Ireland Review, and Trumpet.

Cult of a Dark Hero—John Nicholson, a peculiar and controversial Irishman

Donal P. McCracken reviews Cult of a Dark Hero: Nicholson of Dehli, by Stuart Flinders.

Beehive Books—a new imprint from Veritas Publications

Veritas Publications, Ireland’s leading religious publisher, has announced a new imprint.

Connemara in the nineteenth century—local history at its best

Cathal Póirtéir reviews An Cheathrú Rua agus na hOileáin sa Naoú hAois Déag. 

Irish Writers Centre embraces National Mentoring Programme

The Irish Writers Centre is taking on the stewardship of the National Mentoring Programme for literature.

The First Page—Adrian Duncan reads from The Geometer Lobachevsky

Adrian Duncan reads the first page of his new novel, The Geometer Lobachevsky.

Connection in isolation—My Dublin 1963//My Dubliners 2020

Photographer Alan MacWeeney and artist Pesya Altman talk to Bel Kelly, about how My Dublin 1963 // My Dubliners 2020 came together during the hardest year of their lives

Raised on Valentia island – the compelling story of a unique life

An extract from Island Boy, by Des Lavelle (O'Brien Press).

Burning Books…on Paper—Sarah Gilmartin

Sarah Gilmartin reveals which books she'd save if her house was on fire.