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

One night only? Culture Night’s ambitions go much further

What began in Dublin in 2006 is now a national behemoth on a cultural mission

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 05:00

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Apr 11 2019 - 15:00

Irish Pages: words for a time when hope and history no longer rhyme

The current edition of Northern Ireland’s literary journal marks 20 years of the Belfast Agreement – and the overriding mood is one of disillusionment and despair

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 11:00

Frank McNally: The story of Ireland’s German internment camp of the first World War

Guests of the Nation – An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 19:01

The work-write balance: five authors talk about balancing the books

Never mind the pram in the hall, what about the day job? How do writers manage to create while working full-time to make ends meet? Sarah Bannan talks to four fellow authors

Tue Dec 08 2015 - 08:00

The Projectionist: The Story of Ernest Gébler, by Carlo Gébler: a great read

This cool, forensic examination of a writer’s psychology by his son, is a great read

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 01:22

Leading writers take on a different canvas

Seamus Heaney, John Banville and others are inspired by the National Gallery’s art in a new anthology

Sat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00

Imagination in the classroom – and how, in the past, schools destroyed creativity

Forget the inspirational teachers and creative encouragement that many writers experienced at school. Playwright Frank McGuinness recalls a schooling in the 1950s and 60s that sickens his stomach, and ‘beat the lining out of any love for exploring the intricacies of language’

Tue Mar 11 2014 - 02:00