The Irish Times

Top Irish authors contribute to new book to help adult literacy

Publication in plain English marks 40 years of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 01:00

Irish writers on Election 2020: ‘I want a revolutionary party’

Irish authors assess the outgoing government’s legacy and what the next one needs to do

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 06:00

Open letter began with ‘recurring theme’ around denial of rights in North

Brexit ‘changed everything’ and dialogue on reunification of Ireland now ‘centre stage’

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 02:40

The Familiars review: Trials and tribulations in a bewitching debut novel

Dark arts and a dark patriarchy in 17th-century Lancashire from Stacey Halls

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00

St Brigid’s Day: Irish women to be celebrated around the world

Events celebrating female talent to take place from London to Warsaw to Washington

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 16:30

Deaf ears: The archbishop who blocked a children’s hospital

In this imagined conversation, Dr Kathleen Lynn pleads with archbishop Edward Byrne

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 00:00

Dublin Book Festival: eight to see this weekend

The 10th annual Dublin Book Festival takes place this weekend, hosting workshops, walks, talks and readings by some of Ireland’s prominent writers. Here are some of the must-sees

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 14:00

Lights, camera, fiction: Martina Devlin on making video trailers for her books

The book trailer’s function is the same as with a film trailer: to pique people’s curiosity. It should reflect the mood of the work without revealing the entire plot

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 15:45

‘Power corrupts, irrespective of gender’: Martina Devlin on About Sisterland

About Sisterland considers what a world ruled by women might be like. I was obliged to set it in the 22nd century because there’s no sign of female hegemony happening in the present

Tue Sept 01 2015 - 14:06