Review:John Boorman's Nature Diary: One Eye, One Finger 'The pandemic has brought so much death, but also a soothing silence', writes John Boorman in his alluring new Nature Diary,One Eye, One Finger, with … John Boorman • 15 Dec 20
Reviewed: The Darkness Echoing by Gillian O'Brien Gillian O'Brien investigates the dark, often macabre side of Irish history through famine, martyrdom, maritime disaster and the strictures of incarceration in her fascinating new … Books • 09 Nov 20
From page to screen - 5 of the best children's book adaptations Over the years countless children's films have dominated the box office, with their lesser known beginnings stemming from literature. Film • 02 Nov 20
Yeats Now: Echoing Into Life - read an extract RTÉ Culture are delighted to present an extract from Yeats Now: Echoing Into Life by Jospeh M. Hassett, published by Lilliput Press. Arts and Culture • 02 Nov 20
Reviewed: Lost Property by Ben Sonnenberg Son of a wealthy NY art collector, Ben Sonnenberg (1936-2010) spent much time in Europe - Spain, England, France and Greece - while meeting people … Books • 20 Aug 20
Reviewed: I am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche I am Dynamite!, Sue Prideaux's compelling biography of the philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) which won the Hawthornden Prize this year, has just appeared … Books • 29 Aug 19
Words Lightly Spoken - hear a new poem from Michael Longley Words Lightly Spoken, a new Irish poetry podcast, has just been launched with a brand new poem from Michael Longley. Poetry • 24 Jan 19
Tara Flynn on falling back in love with Ireland We sat down with author and comedian Tara Flynn to discuss her book, Rage In, her new podcast, Taranoia, and her relationship with Ireland following … Podcasts • 24 Oct 18
Roddy Doyle: 'Even a death threat, somehow, was a good review' Author Roddy Doyle speaks to Marian Finucane about his new film, Rosie. RTÉ Radio 1 • 04 Oct 18
Four novels that would make great movies Colm Tóibín's A Long Winter, Georges Simenon's The Blue Room, Katie Kitamura's A Separation and Italo Svevo's As A Man Grows Older (Senilità) would make … Books • 14 Aug 18
Watch: Mike McCormack's Dublin Literary Award Acceptance Speech Galway based author Mike McCormack was today announced as the winner of the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award. Literature • 13 Jun 18
Free books, kids! Word on the (Dublin) Street Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch has chosen his 'Ten Books to Read Before You Are Twelve' list and 50 copies of these were distributed in … Culture • 01 Nov 17
This Finglas nest helped spawn a generation of new writers Raven Arts Press gave a voice to the first generation of Irish citizens to have access to higher education as a consequence of the introduction … Dublin Book Festival • 02 Nov 17
Author Monica McInerney – from Clare to Here Monica McInerney hails from South Australia's Clare Valley but has lived in Ireland for 26 years now where she has written her eleven novels. "Everything … Books • 15 Aug 17
Reviewed: Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends It's one of the most eagerly anticipated Irish literary debuts of 2017... But can Sally Rooney's novel live up to the advance hype? Grace Keane … Books • 01 Jun 17
Reviewed: The Girl In Between by Sarah Carroll Sarah Carroll makes her first mark the literary scene with her beautiful and moving debut novel The Girl in Between, a story which is sure … Books • 01 Jun 17
Reviewed: Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout Avril Hoare reviews the new novel from the Pullitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name Is Lucy Barton. Books • 01 Jun 17
PJ Lynch: Meet the Children's Laureate We asked PJ Lynch to tell us more about his role as Laureate na nÓg, which takes him all around the country, sharing a love … Book • 15 Feb 17
Author Mike McCormack castigates UK literary culture Mike McCormack, who won the Novel of the Year prize at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards on Wednesday night for his groundbreaking book … Culture • 17 Nov 16
McBride in running for her second Goldsmiths Prize Irish author Eimear McBride is in the running for her second Goldsmiths Prize for The Lesser Bohemians after she won the £10,000 literary award for … Books • 07 Nov 16
Something For The Weekend: Kevin Barry's Cultural Picks A Something For The Weekend extra, for the Bank Holiday weekend - choice cultural recommendations from the editor of Winter Papers (and greatest living Irish … Culture • 01 Nov 16
Irish authors short-listed for Goldsmiths Prize The Irish authors Eimear McBride and Mike McCormack and the Irish-Canadian writer Anakana Schofield have been short-listed for the Goldsmiths Prize for fiction. The prize, … Culture • 12 Oct 16
Field of Dreams novelist WP Kinsella dies, aged 81. Canadian novelist WP Kinsella, who wrote the book that became the hugely successful film Field of Dreams, has died, aged 81. Culture • 19 Sep 16
