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Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken: an extraordinary book that lands the punch where it is needed

Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken: an extraordinary book that lands the punch where it is needed

By Norah Campbell

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Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning: Ethical audit tries to suggest history’s misery was for greater good

Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning: Ethical audit tries to suggest history’s misery was for greater good

By Marc Mulholland

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Patricia Forde is new Laureate na nÓg; Michelle Gallen’s Factory Girls shortlisted for Encore Award

Books newsletter: A round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of Saturday’s books pages

By Martin Doyle

Poor by Katriona O’Sullivan: What will you do to change society for people like this?

Aingeala Flannery and Tom French win literary awards at Listowel Writers’ Week

‘Every one of us needs affection, affirmation, human contact’ Marzahn, Mon Amour, the 2023 Dublin Literary Award winner, epitomises this

First Look: National Library of Ireland’s new director leads her first monthly tour of its historic Dublin home

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks: It’s hard to get the actor’s voice out of your head

Elsewhere by Yan Ge: A vibrant and beguiling short story collection

Listowel Writers’ Week: Pies, prizes and pleasant surprises

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‘The house was a 40-minute walk away. And she could feel the horrors closing in’

‘The house was a 40-minute walk away. And she could feel the horrors closing in’

By Deirdre O'Sullivan

Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood: Wit and humanity in the darkest of places

Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood: Wit and humanity in the darkest of places

By Sarah Gilmartin

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Poetry

Poem of the week: Heavy Weather

Poem of the week: Heavy Weather

By Sean O'Brien

Poem of the Week: All the Horses She’s Ever Loved

Poem of the Week: All the Horses She’s Ever Loved

By Jane Clarke

Poem of the Week: To be and not to be . . .

Poem of the Week: To be and not to be . . .

By Philip Fried

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