The winner of this year’s Strokestown International Poetry Competition will also be revealed during the festival. Amy Barry, ...

An acclaimed author has revealed how a deeply personal connection to Fermanagh inspired the setting of his latest novel, About to Fall Apart.

Rather it showed a real place — an island at the farthest extremity of the known world which, across medieval Europe, was ...

Radio: Newstalk host Andrea Gilligan discusses a topic rarely aired in public, which is surely illuminating for male ...

In the centre of Berlin, there is a large bare room with a hole in the roof to let the light in. In the middle of that room there is a statue of a grieving mother holding her dead son. This modern ...

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The An Post Irish Book Awards, one of Ireland’s most distinguished and popular literary events, is celebrating its 20th ...

Colm Tóibín’s new collection of short stories, “The News from Dublin,” includes the timely story of an undocumented Irish immigrant who leaves America, fearing President Trump’s return to office.

Colm Tóibín’s latest collection of short stories delivers a quietly powerful collection of nine stories that traverse Ireland, Spain, Argentina and the US. The News from Dublin offers intimate ...

A new generation of fashion creatives is about to make their mark on the world. Colm Dillane, founder of the streetwear brand KidSuper, welcomed the 2026 Fashion Scholarship Fund scholars, including ...

Here’s an offbeat tip: consider keeping an alternate book handy as you dip into Colm Tóibín’s new story collection, “The News from Dublin.” Lightweight nonfiction may work best — as a sherbet course ...