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Donal Fallon: The Castle, the intrigue and the Italians - welcome to old Dublin's Ship Street

# Three Castles Burning

Donal Fallon: The Castle, the intrigue and the Italians - welcome to old Dublin's Ship Street

Oct 23rd 2022, 7:30 AM 17,611 Views 2 Comments

One of Dublin’s most intriguing locations is examined by the historian.

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

# Literature

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Oct 17th 2022, 10:06 PM 8,668 Views 1 Comment

The winner was announced in a ceremony that was broadcast this evening.

# Literature

Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize In Literature 2022

Oct 6th 2022, 12:23 PM 7,760 Views 1 Comment

The French author has written about her life across a series of highly acclaimed memoirs.

The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'

# EXTRACT

The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'

Sep 18th 2022, 7:00 PM 8,748 Views 1 Comment

Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.

'It felt like it was whispered to me every day': Donal Ryan on the unexpected genesis of his latest novel

# Queen Of Dirt Island

'It felt like it was whispered to me every day': Donal Ryan on the unexpected genesis of his latest novel

Aug 21st 2022, 8:00 AM 21,304 Views 5 Comments

The author’s sixth novel is about the life of four generations of a Tipperary family.

Salman Rushdie's family say he has 'life-changing injuries' but his sense of humour is 'intact'

# Author

Salman Rushdie's family say he has 'life-changing injuries' but his sense of humour is 'intact'

Updated Aug 14th 2022, 3:40 PM 28,605 Views 0 Comments

The man accused of stabbing the author yesterday pleaded not guilty.

Four Irish novels longlisted by libraries for prestigious Dublin Literary Award

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Four Irish novels longlisted by libraries for prestigious Dublin Literary Award

Jan 31st 2022, 3:31 PM 15,284 Views 3 Comments

The award carries a €100,000 prize for the winner.

# literature - Last year 2021

# Young Writers

The Irish Read: Four young writers share their poetry

Jul 11th 2021, 10:00 AM 8,890 Views 2 Comments

Enjoy new work by young Irish authors, excerpted from the Paper Lanterns journal, this Sunday morning.

Opinion: Yeats' poetry helped shape Ireland and appears on the Leaving Cert - now the Yeats Society is under threat

# Surviving In A Pandemic

Opinion: Yeats' poetry helped shape Ireland and appears on the Leaving Cert - now the Yeats Society is under threat

Jun 17th 2021, 7:00 AM 12,335 Views 14 Comments

Susan O’Keeffe of the Yeats Society Sligo charts the influence of the great poet on Irish life and highlights the Society’s struggle to survive the pandemic.

New portrait of Edna O'Brien to be installed at Irish Embassy in London

# Country Girl

New portrait of Edna O'Brien to be installed at Irish Embassy in London

Jun 11th 2021, 5:56 PM 8,884 Views 5 Comments

Artist Colin Davidson, who has also painted portraits of Seamus Heaney and Michael D Higgins, created the artwork.

# literature - All time

American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature

# Poetry

American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Oct 8th 2020, 12:53 PM 10,855 Views 3 Comments

The writer won a Pulitzer in the early 1990s.

A teacher and her Sixth Year students debate To Kill A Mockingbird's place on the syllabus

# Literature

A teacher and her Sixth Year students debate To Kill A Mockingbird's place on the syllabus

Sep 22nd 2020, 7:00 PM 36,287 Views 56 Comments

We asked our anonymous teacher to share her views and those of some of her students on the recent controversy surrounding To Kill A Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Donal Ryan: 'When I became aware of the darkness in the world, I was so shocked'

# Strange Flowers

Donal Ryan: 'When I became aware of the darkness in the world, I was so shocked'

Aug 20th 2020, 6:30 AM 34,516 Views 10 Comments

The Irish author speaks to us on the release of his new novel, Strange Flowers.

Eimear McBride: 'The amount of 'she's not a genius, she's a very naughty girl' I've got is just ridiculous'

# Strange Hotel

Eimear McBride: 'The amount of 'she's not a genius, she's a very naughty girl' I've got is just ridiculous'

Mar 8th 2020, 11:00 AM 40,189 Views 1 Comment

The critically-acclaimed Irish author speaks to us about her new novel Strange Hotel.

Poll: Should we bring James Joyce's remains back to Ireland?

# Dubliner

Poll: Should we bring James Joyce's remains back to Ireland?

Oct 15th 2019, 9:27 AM 27,058 Views 54 Comments

The repatriation would be ahead of the centenary of the publication of Ulysses.

# Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo named as joint winners of 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction

Oct 14th 2019, 10:05 PM 14,177 Views 11 Comments

Atwood has been awarded for The Testaments and Evaristo has been awarded for Girl, Woman, Other.

'Scandalous': Outrage after Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to Slobodan Milosevic defender

# Peter Handke

'Scandalous': Outrage after Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to Slobodan Milosevic defender

Oct 11th 2019, 9:10 AM 27,912 Views 28 Comments

Peter Handke was a vocal defender of the Serbs during the bloody collapse of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke

# Swedish Academy

Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke

Oct 10th 2019, 12:05 PM 8,737 Views 1 Comment

Two winners were announced today as the prize was not awarded in 2018 following a scandal.

# Booker Prize

Six authors shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction

Sep 3rd 2019, 12:52 PM 23,566 Views 2 Comments

Irish author Kevin Barry had made the longlist for the 2019 awards. However, he did not make the shortlist.

Living in a remote house on a mountain inspired this €100k-winning novel about a murder

# Emily Ruskovich

Living in a remote house on a mountain inspired this €100k-winning novel about a murder

Jun 22nd 2019, 9:00 PM 21,275 Views 4 Comments

Idaho is inspired by author Emily Ruskovich’s childhood.

Buck Whaley: The stakes were high when the Gambler met the Butcher

# Voices

Buck Whaley: The stakes were high when the Gambler met the Butcher

Apr 27th 2019, 7:30 PM 24,219 Views 16 Comments

Buck Whaley was one of Irish history’s most colourful and eccentric characters, writes David Ryan.

John Boyne quits Twitter after criticism from trans activists following newspaper article

# Literature

John Boyne quits Twitter after criticism from trans activists following newspaper article

Apr 17th 2019, 6:12 PM 34,759 Views 73 Comments

‘He spoke of his rejection of the term ‘cis’ used to refer to those who are not part of the trans community.

# James Frey

'We’re both moaning eyes hearts souls bodies one': US author James Frey wins Bad Sex in Fiction award

Dec 4th 2018, 10:05 AM 12,046 Views 14 Comments

The annual prize draws attention to poorly written passages of sexual descriptions in fiction.

Three Irish authors have made the longlist for the Man Booker Prize

# Books

Three Irish authors have made the longlist for the Man Booker Prize

Jul 24th 2018, 7:36 AM 21,627 Views 17 Comments

Sally Rooney, Donal Ryan and Anna Burns will all compete for the award.

Irish language works get their own award category for first time at Irish Book Awards

# Gradaim Leabhar Na HÉireann

Irish language works get their own award category for first time at Irish Book Awards

Jun 27th 2018, 7:04 PM 7,375 Views 7 Comments

An Post has taken over as sponsor of the annual awards for the next three years.

Mike McCormack's 'brave, challenging' book Solar Bones wins €100k Dublin Literary Award

# Winner

Mike McCormack's 'brave, challenging' book Solar Bones wins €100k Dublin Literary Award

Jun 13th 2018, 12:02 PM 11,726 Views 7 Comments

McCormack was nominated alongside writers like Eimear McBride, Han Kang and Elizabeth Strout.

2018 Nobel Literature Prize postponed after #MeToo controversy

# Nobel Prize

2018 Nobel Literature Prize postponed after #MeToo controversy

May 4th 2018, 9:30 AM 9,590 Views 24 Comments

This is the first time it has been postponed in over 70 years.

'It is an incentive, at 88, to keep going': Irish author Edna O'Brien made a DBE

# Honoured

'It is an incentive, at 88, to keep going': Irish author Edna O'Brien made a DBE

Apr 10th 2018, 1:37 PM 15,691 Views 13 Comments

The celebrated Irish author has been appointed a Dame of the British Empire.

This man will be the face of Irish fiction for the next three years

# Literature

This man will be the face of Irish fiction for the next three years

Feb 8th 2018, 12:00 PM 15,703 Views 15 Comments

Sebastian Barry has been chosen as the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2018-2021.

Want to tell everyone a hidden story about Ireland? Here's your chance

# Stories From The City

Want to tell everyone a hidden story about Ireland? Here's your chance

Feb 1st 2018, 7:20 PM 11,229 Views 26 Comments

The International Literature Festival Dublin is looking for people to share a story connected to writing – and they’ll help bring it to the stage.