Colm Tóibín

New novels by Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín and Marian Keyes are among the works in the pipeline, along with eagerly anticipated debuts by Ferdia Lennon and Scott McKendry

Irish author on prizes, translations and being the second Laureate of Irish Fiction

Merkel suggested Israel’s security was Germany’s Staatsräson (raison d’etre) but how far, and how unconditional, is that support in these challenging times?

Irish authors whose works are in a data set used to train AI share their views

Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright and Irish booksellers on the real difference the prestigious award makes as two Irish writers hit shortlist

While the Irish scenes in the novel are set in Enniscorthy, it is extremely rare that the movie of a novel will be filmed in the actual streets and buildings depicted in the original story, as happened with Brooklyn

Television: The tone is elevated, as you would expect from a film about bogs from a text by Colm Tóibín, and focusing on Seamus Heaney

The star’s New York classes inspired Terrence McNally to write his Tony-winning play. Caitríona Ní Mhurchú brings the soprano to life in a new Dublin staging

Sadness and anger from some committee members at being ‘very arbitrarily dismissed’, while others say some volunteers ‘deemed more important than others’

Committee to be replaced by professional curator following report members have yet to see

Book review: Religion, homosexuality, illness, literature, art and morality are recurring themes

Matt Ryan’s Dublin 2 house was reimagined to capitalise on its canalside location, a few doors down from where Ryan’s mother, the late Caroline Walsh, grew up

I bought a copy of Ulysses in Dublin long ago but had never mustered will to read it

Prof Caitriona O’Driscoll, chair of pharmaceutics, UCC school of pharmacy

Karina Daly’s fascinating book is lean on links with RTÉ, Arts Council and Mazars

The Man Who Painted Ireland examines the life of ‘underappreciated’ artist

‘I think the question to ask people is: How much more tax would you pay to fund Northern Ireland?’

Pat Barker’s sequel continues her vivid reimagining of Greek mythology

Review: Alexandra Kleeman chills with an original, acerbic novel about a near-future apocalypse

Book review: Eimear McBride, Ali Smith and Sarah Hall are among the 50 authors selected to write about the albums that shaped them