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When rave culture hit Ireland - Donegal days to Berghain nights

We present an extract from the new book by musicologist Liam Cagney...

Happy parents and their small kids reading a book while relaxing on Christmas night in the living room.

Reading Recommendations for Kids to Make it a Merry Christmas

RTÉ Kids Book Club

RTÉ KIDS Book Club

RTÉ KIDS Book Club

RTÉ Kids Book Club

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Sally Rooney books may be pulled from UK, court told

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New Irish Writing: Jane Buckley's portrait of Derry under siege

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America at Home - the architecture and politics of the US Embassy

Oliver Callan Book show 2026

Listen: Oliver Callan's 2025 Irish Children's Books Extravaganza

The Oliver Callan Show

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Meet Kay McNulty, the original Irish tech pioneer

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Michael D. Higgins amongst winners at Irish Book Awards

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The Waters and the Wild by Eilish Fisher - read an extract

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Dad finally accepts price of petrol - Waterford Whispers reports

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Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde's advice for young storytellers

Michael D Higgins with a big smile

Lifetime Achievement prize for Michael D. Higgins at Book Awards

Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin is longlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award

Five Irish authors among nominees for 2026 Dublin Literary Award

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Book Reviews

Keith Donald, pictured on the cover of his memoir Music & Mayhem

Book Of The Week: Musician Keith Donald's diaries from the edge

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Book Of The Week: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine

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Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney

Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney

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Our Song - author Anna Carey (Pic: Brid O'Donovan)

Book Of The Week: Our Song by Anna Carey

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The Emperor Of Gladness - author Ocean Vuong (Pic: Getty)

Book Of The Week: The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

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Book Of The Week: Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt

Book Of The Week: Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt

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Book Of The Week: Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld

Book Of The Week: Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld

Roisin O'Donnell (Pic: Ruth Medjber)

Book Of The Week: Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell

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Roddy Doyle reurns to his character Paula Spencer in his new book

How Roddy Doyle beat the sequel slump with Paula Spencer's return

Book Of The Week: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes

Book Of The Week: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes

Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell

Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell

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Gerald Boland, as pictured on the cover of Stephen Kelly's new biography

Book Of The Week: David McCullagh on the life of Gerald Boland

New Writing

Oddbody by Rose Keating - read an extract

Oddbody is a collection of ten bold and unsettling short stories that confront themes of desire, fear and shame

The Language of Remembering by Patrick Holloway - read an extract

Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way by Elaine Feeney - read an extract

To Avenge A Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan - read an extract

To Avenge A Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan - read an extract

Book Club

Book Club - your one-stop bluffer's guide to RTÉ's new series

Book Club - your one-stop bluffer's guide to RTÉ's new series

Missing Book Club? Don't worry, we've got more recommended reads

Missing Book Club? Don't worry, we've got more recommended reads

Prophet Song - author Paul Lynch

Book Club: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Book Club: Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? - author Séamas O'Reilly

Book Club: Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly

Soldier Sailor - author Claire Kilroy

Book Club: Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

The Fraud - author Zadie Smith

Book Club: The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Bee Sting - author Paul Murray

Book Club: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Country Girls - author Edna O'Brien

Book Club: The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien