Colm Tóibín on poet Paul Durcan turning 80: ‘Beside the wildness, there is tenderness’
Durcan’s poems are risk-taking explorations of where tragedy and comedy meet in contemporary Ireland. A selection of his finest work is gathered in a book
Durcan’s poems are risk-taking explorations of where tragedy and comedy meet in contemporary Ireland. A selection of his finest work is gathered in a book
Normal People author’s title sold almost 12,000 copies in first five days on market
Filipino cuisine is taking over in food while romance tropes such as #grumpysunshine dominate BookTok
Colm Tóibín’s Long Island, Lucy Caldwell’s Openings, Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits and Niamh Mulvey’s The Amendments are among the novels with multiple selections
Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan
From Ann Patchett read by Meryl Streep to Anne Enright read by the author, there are plenty of books to curl up with this summer
Novel picks up the story 20 years later, with a stranger delivering some surprising news
The writer on finding the confidence to trace the journey of his character Eilis in follow-up novel Long Island
May 18th-24th: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
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Hughes’s new book, Emma, Disappeared, follows James Lyster, whose life begins to unravel after the disappearance of a high-achieving university graduate
Paula Meehan, Sebastian Barry, Colm Tóibín and others share fond memories of the writer
New novels by Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín and Marian Keyes are among the works in the pipeline, along with eagerly anticipated debuts by Ferdia Lennon and Scott McKendry
Irish author on prizes, translations and being the second Laureate of Irish Fiction
Merkel suggested Israel’s security was Germany’s Staatsräson (raison d’etre) but how far, and how unconditional, is that support in these challenging times?
Irish authors whose works are in a data set used to train AI share their views
Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright and Irish booksellers on the real difference the prestigious award makes as two Irish writers hit shortlist
While the Irish scenes in the novel are set in Enniscorthy, it is extremely rare that the movie of a novel will be filmed in the actual streets and buildings depicted in the original story, as happened with Brooklyn
Television: The tone is elevated, as you would expect from a film about bogs from a text by Colm Tóibín, and focusing on Seamus Heaney
The star’s New York classes inspired Terrence McNally to write his Tony-winning play. Caitríona Ní Mhurchú brings the soprano to life in a new Dublin staging
Sadness and anger from some committee members at being ‘very arbitrarily dismissed’, while others say some volunteers ‘deemed more important than others’
Committee to be replaced by professional curator following report members have yet to see
Book review: Religion, homosexuality, illness, literature, art and morality are recurring themes
Matt Ryan’s Dublin 2 house was reimagined to capitalise on its canalside location, a few doors down from where Ryan’s mother, the late Caroline Walsh, grew up
I bought a copy of Ulysses in Dublin long ago but had never mustered will to read it
Prof Caitriona O’Driscoll, chair of pharmaceutics, UCC school of pharmacy
Karina Daly’s fascinating book is lean on links with RTÉ, Arts Council and Mazars
The Man Who Painted Ireland examines the life of ‘underappreciated’ artist
‘I think the question to ask people is: How much more tax would you pay to fund Northern Ireland?’
Pat Barker’s sequel continues her vivid reimagining of Greek mythology
Review: Alexandra Kleeman chills with an original, acerbic novel about a near-future apocalypse
Book review: Eimear McBride, Ali Smith and Sarah Hall are among the 50 authors selected to write about the albums that shaped them
Then came Samuel Beckett, and his plays set the Irish actor on a new artistic path
I wanted Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney to come up, with Paul Durcan as back-up. All three came up!
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices