New schools ‘struggling’ to fill libraries due to cut in books grant
Campaign launched to reinstate primary school library fund abolished 15 years ago
Campaign launched to reinstate primary school library fund abolished 15 years ago
Lots of children sadly experience a death in their family that is harder to explain and much more difficult to process
YA Fiction: Yasmin Rahman’s All The Things We Never Said, Meredith Russo’s Birthday and more
Demand for children’s literature has skyrocketed following success of likes of Colfer and Shan
From picture books to YA fiction, it’s a great time to be a girl who loves to read
An education scheme is helping children see writers as living, breathing people rather than mythical beats
Memorial fund is named after children’s literature champion Robert Dunbar
Reviews of titles by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Siobhán Parkinson, Judi Curtin, Paul Gamble and Peter Bunzl, plus Harry Potter ebooks from JK Rowling
Investing in shares would come very low on my list of fun ways to spend an afternoon”
Siobhán Parkinson traces the history, successes, challenges and ambitions of the children’s publisher she helped found in 2010 as it launches its 50th book
Passionate, relentlessly energetic and possessing a collegial focus: ahead of the announcement of the inaugural laureate in The Irish Times, the selection panel discuss what they are looking for
Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction
Sarah Webb explains how she persuaded the cream of Irish children’s writers and illustrators to combine on an anthology to raise funds for Fighting Words
Eimear McBride, Jennifer Johnston and Kevin Barry are some of the names that have been suggested in response to the Arts Council’s call for nominees for its new three-year, €150,000 role. The judges will announce their decision in January
Eilís Dillon wrote almost 40 children’s books – now, 20 years after her death, it’s great to see her influence reflected on our modern bookshelves
Novelist ‘incredibly honoured and petrified’ to be taking on role
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