Something for the Weekend: Brendan Mac Evilly's cultural picks Deep Burn is the debut novel from Brendan Mac Evilly; it's a frenetic tale of art and the value of obsession; fame and the price of envy; friendship and the uncertainty of love. Something For The Weekend • 09 Oct
Something for the Weekend: Brendan Mac Evilly's cultural picks Deep Burn is the debut novel from Brendan Mac Evilly; it's a frenetic tale of art and the value of obsession; fame and the price of envy; friendship and the uncertainty of love. Something For The Weekend • 09 Oct
Shadow man: RTÉ Arena on the return of Thomas Pynchon Richard Aldous reviews Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon, a crime story set in 1930s Milwaukee. RTÉ Arena • 08 Oct
Shadow man: RTÉ Arena on the return of Thomas Pynchon Richard Aldous reviews Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon, a crime story set in 1930s Milwaukee. RTÉ Arena • 08 Oct
Hungary's Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. Books • 09 Oct
Hungary's Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. Books • 09 Oct
Book Of The Week: Exploring the radical craft of memoir Towards the end of her clearsighted and passionate exploration of the craft of memoir writing, author Lily Dunn quotes memoirists she has interviewed for the book. Books • 06 Oct
Book Of The Week: Exploring the radical craft of memoir Towards the end of her clearsighted and passionate exploration of the craft of memoir writing, author Lily Dunn quotes memoirists she has interviewed for the book. Books • 06 Oct
New Heaney collection contains 25 unpublished poems Previously unpublished poems by Seamus Heaney have been included in a new collection of his work available from today. Poetry • 09 Oct
New Heaney collection contains 25 unpublished poems Previously unpublished poems by Seamus Heaney have been included in a new collection of his work available from today. Poetry • 09 Oct
Seamus Heaney celebrated - an Irish poetry legend in focus RTÉ Culture remembers a giant of Irish literature Poetry • 06 Oct
Seamus Heaney celebrated - an Irish poetry legend in focus RTÉ Culture remembers a giant of Irish literature Poetry • 06 Oct
John Banville & Neil Jordan on friendship, creativity & writing This third episode brings together two of Ireland's most acclaimed voices — filmmaker and novelist Neil Jordan and Booker Prize-winning author John Banville — in a rare, candid conversation. Books • 02 Oct
John Banville & Neil Jordan on friendship, creativity & writing This third episode brings together two of Ireland's most acclaimed voices — filmmaker and novelist Neil Jordan and Booker Prize-winning author John Banville — in a rare, candid conversation. Books • 02 Oct
Eilish Fisher: "If ghosts exist, what else could exist?" The We Love Books Podcast is ringing in the spooky season with multi award-winning author Eilish Fisher! Listen here now and wherever you get your podcasts. We Love Books • 01 Oct
Eilish Fisher: "If ghosts exist, what else could exist?" The We Love Books Podcast is ringing in the spooky season with multi award-winning author Eilish Fisher! Listen here now and wherever you get your podcasts. We Love Books • 01 Oct
Sunday Miscellany remembers poet Michael Hartnett Memories of when he first became aware of 'the poet' Sunday Miscellany • 30 Sep
Sunday Miscellany remembers poet Michael Hartnett Memories of when he first became aware of 'the poet' Sunday Miscellany • 30 Sep
Stars of the sea - the new book celebrating famous Irish mariners Ireland has a rich history of famous – and infamous – mariners: from our earliest navigators, who may have reached North America – by currach – a thousand years before Columbus, to daring polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. Books • 22 Sep
Stars of the sea - the new book celebrating famous Irish mariners Ireland has a rich history of famous – and infamous – mariners: from our earliest navigators, who may have reached North America – by currach – a thousand years before Columbus, to daring polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. Books • 22 Sep
Twilight at 20: the many afterlives of Stephenie Meyer's vampires The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films. Opinion and Analysis • 23 Sep
Twilight at 20: the many afterlives of Stephenie Meyer's vampires The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films. Opinion and Analysis • 23 Sep
The Art of Reading: Belinda McKeon talks to Colm Tóibín The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction. Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
The Art of Reading: Belinda McKeon talks to Colm Tóibín The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction. Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
Meet The Lonely Only Dinosaur: Olivia Hope's new picture book 'Writing for young children I am so aware that they experience giant firsts all the time...' Childrens' author Olivia Hope introduces her new picture book, The Lonely Only Dinosaur, illustrated by Anna Süßbauer. Books • 24 Sep
Meet The Lonely Only Dinosaur: Olivia Hope's new picture book 'Writing for young children I am so aware that they experience giant firsts all the time...' Childrens' author Olivia Hope introduces her new picture book, The Lonely Only Dinosaur, illustrated by Anna Süßbauer. Books • 24 Sep
Sally Rooney: 'I can no longer safely enter the UK' Irish author Sally Rooney has been advised she "can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest" due to her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action. Books • 18 Sep
Sally Rooney: 'I can no longer safely enter the UK' Irish author Sally Rooney has been advised she "can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest" due to her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action. Books • 18 Sep
Book Of The Week: New Arcana by Jessica Traynor One of the most remarkable things about Jessica Traynor's New Arcana is how successfully it manages to evoke the expansive honesty at the heart of John Berryman's 1969 masterwork The Dream Songs. Book Of The Week • 29 Sep
Book Of The Week: New Arcana by Jessica Traynor One of the most remarkable things about Jessica Traynor's New Arcana is how successfully it manages to evoke the expansive honesty at the heart of John Berryman's 1969 masterwork The Dream Songs. Book Of The Week • 29 Sep
You're never too old to be a debut author Never too late: Sylvia Leatham on publishing a debut novel in her 50s Get Creative • 26 Sep
You're never too old to be a debut author Never too late: Sylvia Leatham on publishing a debut novel in her 50s Get Creative • 26 Sep
Queer optimism: how Ireland's LGBTQ+ youth movement was built In his new book How Ireland's LGBTQ+ Youth Movement Was Built: Civil Society in the Pursuit of Social Justice, Dr Michael Barron traces how LGBTQ+ young people in Ireland moved from silence to celebration History • 13 Sep
Queer optimism: how Ireland's LGBTQ+ youth movement was built In his new book How Ireland's LGBTQ+ Youth Movement Was Built: Civil Society in the Pursuit of Social Justice, Dr Michael Barron traces how LGBTQ+ young people in Ireland moved from silence to celebration History • 13 Sep
13 Ways of Looking at Ghosts by Róisín Leggett Bohan For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents of note... Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
13 Ways of Looking at Ghosts by Róisín Leggett Bohan For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents of note... Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
Searching for Grandfather - a poem by by Rafael Mendes For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
Searching for Grandfather - a poem by by Rafael Mendes For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
Wild things - tales of loss and rebirth from Irish nature Conor W. O'Brien's new book The Living and The Dead - Tales of Loss and Rebirth from Irish Natu Nature • 16 Sep
Wild things - tales of loss and rebirth from Irish nature Conor W. O'Brien's new book The Living and The Dead - Tales of Loss and Rebirth from Irish Natu Nature • 16 Sep
Book Of The Week: Sinéad O'Connor and the writers she inspired A new book, Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us, edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne, brings together 25 essays inspired by the singer. Book Of The Week • 15 Sep
Book Of The Week: Sinéad O'Connor and the writers she inspired A new book, Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us, edited by Sonya Huber and Martha Bayne, brings together 25 essays inspired by the singer. Book Of The Week • 15 Sep
Pure Innocent Boy by Patrick Doherty - read an extract For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents of note... Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
Pure Innocent Boy by Patrick Doherty - read an extract For Culture Night 2025, Guest Editor Belinda McKeon has curated a number of works from emerging creative talents of note... Culture Night 2025 • 19 Sep
"I have no fear of death": Manchán Magan on living with cancer The writer and broadcaster talks to Brendan about his cancer diagnosis, his new book about the Irish and the weather and about how we're all connected. Highlights • 06 Oct
"I have no fear of death": Manchán Magan on living with cancer The writer and broadcaster talks to Brendan about his cancer diagnosis, his new book about the Irish and the weather and about how we're all connected. Highlights • 06 Oct
The stories and lore of Ireland's rivers Flowing from source to sea, our rivers are the life-blood of Ireland. Folklore • 15 Sep
The stories and lore of Ireland's rivers Flowing from source to sea, our rivers are the life-blood of Ireland. Folklore • 15 Sep
Slow Horses author Mick Herron on the latest book in the series The bestselling author talks about the inspiration for his Slow Horses spy novels and the Irish connection to the ninth title in the series, Clown Town. Highlights • 16 Sep
Slow Horses author Mick Herron on the latest book in the series The bestselling author talks about the inspiration for his Slow Horses spy novels and the Irish connection to the ninth title in the series, Clown Town. Highlights • 16 Sep
