How a tiny literary magazine became a springboard for great Irish writing
The Stinging Fly, which is celebrating 25 years, has helped launch the careers of many of Ireland’s most promising writers
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The Stinging Fly, which is celebrating 25 years, has helped launch the careers of many of Ireland’s most promising writers
We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication
Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’
Wendy Erskine is a startling new voice from Belfast that comes alive in short story format
Dublin-born poet wins €2,000 prize for his collection ‘On A Turning Wing’
The 10th annual Dublin Book Festival takes place this weekend, hosting workshops, walks, talks and readings by some of Ireland’s prominent writers. Here are some of the must-sees
In 1922, when she was five, unfriendly men with revolvers raided the Brennan family home in Ranelagh, Dublin, in search of Maeve’s father, who was on the run
Dublin Shakespeare Society; Kevin Curran reading; All-Ireland Poetry Day; Trinity talk on Derry authors; hunger strike talk at UCD
Review: ‘Where I Am’, ‘Horizon: OCD – A Monster in My Mind’, ‘The Late Review’
Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction
Barrett is just second Irish winner of the €25,000 prize, after Edna O’Brien
Declan Meade has made it his business to find our finest writers, and his 15 years at The Stinging Fly make for formidable reading
In person, Kevin Barry is as exuberant and sharp as his prose – and his Impac for ‘City of Bohane’ confirms he is a true literary original
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