The Root of All Evil by Cormac Moore: An insightful guide to how the Border came to be where it is
A tale of canniness, obduracy and ineptitude that we would do well to learn from
By Matthew O’Toole
Summer fiction: I Can Do Rude by Maya Kulukundis
Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy Doyle
Pan by Michael Clune: Surreal, mind-bending tale of teenagerhood
British-Irish Relations in the Twenty-First Century: A strong examination of the Belfast Agreement’s legacy and the impact of Brexit
The Colonialist: Gruelling but impressive portrait of the virulent racist who bankrolled Parnell
Harbour to odyssey: New poetry from Bebe Ashley, Paul Farley, Moya Cannon and Afric McGlinchey
Books in brief: How pilgrimage has changed; a dentist practising for 700 years; a budding ghost-writer
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Vona Groarke: ‘The best thing that could happen for Irish poetry is for people to buy poetry books’
By Edel Coffey
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick: ‘With picture books, I’m ruthless, and that has carried over into my novel’
By Martin Doyle
News of the World and An Aran Keening by Andrew McNeillie: Joy and meaning in living and dreaming
By Emily Formstone
Sci-fi/fantasy reads: AI as our saviour, a genetically engineered space crew, and navigating a world designed for giants
By Declan Burke
