The Colony by Audrey Magee: rich in learning but loaded with literary devices
A novel that examines the pillaging of local culture on an island in 1970s Ireland
A novel that examines the pillaging of local culture on an island in 1970s Ireland
Catherine Talbot’s debut novel about familicide in south Co Dublin is compelling
As restaurants prepare to open, we asked well-known people for their favourite feasts
Patrick Freyne: The Luminaries looks great and has spirited acting, but what is it trying to be?
Craig Jordan-Baker explores a migrant Irish bricklayer and his clan with metafictional flair
Life Lessons: ‘Sebastian Barry told me that to improve as a writer, I must do it every day’
It can pay to reduce the amount of carbon we generate, so time to alter our behaviour
The author has been exposed as a serial liar. But how did he get away with it for so long?
Events celebrating female talent to take place from London to Warsaw to Washington
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival includes Alexandra McGuinness thriller
If Irish crime fiction has a signal crime it is corruption – public and private, spiritual and secular
The late playwright’s friends, colleagues and admirers remember the man and his work
Ebook sales are down, physical-book sales are up. Has the tide turned?
To celebrate the close of the Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks series we asked you to pick your favourite artwork of last year
Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones is novel of the year. Winners include Marian Keyes, Graham Norton, Paul Howard, Paul O’Connell and Tana French
Some well-known Irish people tell us what would put a smile on their faces, and we want to hear from you too
There are myriad outlets, but how does a novice author get signed after the final draft?
The countdown is on to find Ireland’s favourite Irish poem, so we’ve asked a selection of writers and readers to tell us their favourite few lines of verse, and to nominate which poem they think is best from RTÉ’s A Poem for Ireland shortlist
12 months, 138 productions and three judges - we take you behind the scenes of the Irish Theatre Awards nominations
Twenty years ago, a former Wall Street trader sold a book over the internet. With this first sale on Amazon, Jeff Bezos changed the world
It’s hard to beat the pleasure of settling down on a sun lounger or sofa with a good book. Here are 25 of the season’s best to choose from
Joël Dicker’s bestseller is thriller escapism writ large, irrepressibly exuberant storytelling that tramples realism underfoot as it rattles along at a thunderous pace
If you doubt your characters, your readers will doubt them too, so it is important to understand characters’ motivation and make their behaviour and speech convincing
Irish authors tell us how and where they find inspiration for an idea strong enough to sustain a book, and how they go about turning that into an extended narrative
Irish crime and thriller writers have made quite a mark in recent years. Now it’s the turn of a new wave of Irish literary novelists. Five debut writers introduce their books
Becoming a local councillor, writing a second novel, becoming a make-up artist and making it in Aussie rules: seven people reveal their disparate dreams for the coming year
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices