Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn - read an extract Teeming with compassion and thrumming with energy, the stories in Every One Still Here are scrupulous in their attention to detail, epic in their scope. Books • 28 Jul
Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn - read an extract Teeming with compassion and thrumming with energy, the stories in Every One Still Here are scrupulous in their attention to detail, epic in their scope. Books • 28 Jul
10 of the best independent bookshops in Ireland With the rise of virtual stores, mobile-friendly subscriptions and Kindles, these stalwarts maintain that the proof is in the pages. Listicles • 28 Jul
10 of the best independent bookshops in Ireland With the rise of virtual stores, mobile-friendly subscriptions and Kindles, these stalwarts maintain that the proof is in the pages. Listicles • 28 Jul
Music and Mayhem by Keith Donald - read an extract Music and Mayhem charts the immersive and explosive life of one of Ireland's most important musicians, and the golden decade of Irish music he was at the very centre of. Books • 17 Jul
Music and Mayhem by Keith Donald - read an extract Music and Mayhem charts the immersive and explosive life of one of Ireland's most important musicians, and the golden decade of Irish music he was at the very centre of. Books • 17 Jul
Poem Of The Week: During the Genocide by Jessica Traynor I am a bad, impatient mother / I shout at my kids, push them away, because every night when I dream Poem Of The Week • 27 Jul
Poem Of The Week: During the Genocide by Jessica Traynor I am a bad, impatient mother / I shout at my kids, push them away, because every night when I dream Poem Of The Week • 27 Jul
Something for the Weekend: Rose Keating's cultural picks Oddbody, the debut collection from Waterford author Rose Keating is a collection of ten bold, surreal and unsettling short stories... Something For The Weekend • 24 Jul
Something for the Weekend: Rose Keating's cultural picks Oddbody, the debut collection from Waterford author Rose Keating is a collection of ten bold, surreal and unsettling short stories... Something For The Weekend • 24 Jul
Monaghan by Timothy O'Grady - read an extract Moving from West Belfast and County Monaghan to the streets of San Francisco, Timothy O'Grady's exhilarating new novel is an epic portrait of art and war, authenticity and selling out, told through the fates of three men. Books • 25 Jul
Monaghan by Timothy O'Grady - read an extract Moving from West Belfast and County Monaghan to the streets of San Francisco, Timothy O'Grady's exhilarating new novel is an epic portrait of art and war, authenticity and selling out, told through the fates of three men. Books • 25 Jul
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 Books • 23 Jul
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 Books • 23 Jul
Show Me Where It Hurts by Clare Gleeson - read an extract Rachel lives with her husband Tom and their two children: it's the ordinary family life she always thought she'd have. All of that changes in an instant... Books • 21 Jul
Show Me Where It Hurts by Clare Gleeson - read an extract Rachel lives with her husband Tom and their two children: it's the ordinary family life she always thought she'd have. All of that changes in an instant... Books • 21 Jul
This Interm Time by Oona Frawley - read an extract How do we make sense of the world in their wake? And how do we balance love in the present with memory of the past? Books • 22 Jul
This Interm Time by Oona Frawley - read an extract How do we make sense of the world in their wake? And how do we balance love in the present with memory of the past? Books • 22 Jul
Get Creative: On writing a novel - getting your work out there Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive into the world of storytelling. Get Creative • 20 Jul
Get Creative: On writing a novel - getting your work out there Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive into the world of storytelling. Get Creative • 20 Jul
The Language of Remembering by Patrick Holloway - read an extract Returning from Brazil with his wife and daughter, Oisìn is looking to rebuild a life in Ireland and reconnect with his mother, Brigid, who has early onset Alzheimer's. Books • 18 Jul
The Language of Remembering by Patrick Holloway - read an extract Returning from Brazil with his wife and daughter, Oisìn is looking to rebuild a life in Ireland and reconnect with his mother, Brigid, who has early onset Alzheimer's. Books • 18 Jul
Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way by Elaine Feeney - read an extract Claire O'Connor's life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved from cosmopolitan London back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. Books • 15 Jul
Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way by Elaine Feeney - read an extract Claire O'Connor's life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved from cosmopolitan London back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. Books • 15 Jul
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne announced as new Laureate for Irish Fiction The Arts Council has announces Éilís Ní Dhuibhne as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction. Books • 14 Jul
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne announced as new Laureate for Irish Fiction The Arts Council has announces Éilís Ní Dhuibhne as the new Laureate for Irish Fiction. Books • 14 Jul
Vona Groarke announced as new Ireland Professor of Poetry One of the most prestigious positions in poetry, the Ireland Professor of Poetry, was today announced by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust. Poetry • 09 Jul
Vona Groarke announced as new Ireland Professor of Poetry One of the most prestigious positions in poetry, the Ireland Professor of Poetry, was today announced by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust. Poetry • 09 Jul
Get Creative: On writing a novel – notes on editing your book Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Get Creative • 13 Jul
Get Creative: On writing a novel – notes on editing your book Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Get Creative • 13 Jul
ChatGPT vs. the poet: Can AI Imitate Rita Ann Higgins? The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 were joined by celebrated poet Rita Ann Higgins and entrepreneur and journalist, Mark Little for a rather fascinating experiment. Poetry • 14 Jul
ChatGPT vs. the poet: Can AI Imitate Rita Ann Higgins? The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 were joined by celebrated poet Rita Ann Higgins and entrepreneur and journalist, Mark Little for a rather fascinating experiment. Poetry • 14 Jul
The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan - read an extract Stevie, Chloe and Andrew are starting secondary school, and everything is new and scary... Books • 01 Jul
The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan - read an extract Stevie, Chloe and Andrew are starting secondary school, and everything is new and scary... Books • 01 Jul
Crowfield House by Monica Mc Guinness -read an extract Crowfield, Nora's ancestral home, a falling-down mausoleum, eerie, empty, waiting for a new family... Books • 10 Jul
Crowfield House by Monica Mc Guinness -read an extract Crowfield, Nora's ancestral home, a falling-down mausoleum, eerie, empty, waiting for a new family... Books • 10 Jul
RTÉjr Book Club: 6 books for babies, toddlers and wobblers In this month's RTÉjr Book Club we pick 6 titles from Children's Books Ireland's Baby Book Club reading guide. RTÉjr Book Club • 21 Jul
RTÉjr Book Club: 6 books for babies, toddlers and wobblers In this month's RTÉjr Book Club we pick 6 titles from Children's Books Ireland's Baby Book Club reading guide. RTÉjr Book Club • 21 Jul
Culture 5 special: your choice summer reads, from Tupac to Heaney Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm Culture 5 • 30 Jun
Culture 5 special: your choice summer reads, from Tupac to Heaney Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm Culture 5 • 30 Jun
10 books to get kids reading over the summer hols (and beyond) The world of children's books is as wildly varied as any other genre. There are good books, bad books, middling books... Books • 14 Jul
10 books to get kids reading over the summer hols (and beyond) The world of children's books is as wildly varied as any other genre. There are good books, bad books, middling books... Books • 14 Jul
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin - read an extract After losing her job and her fiancé and moving back from the city to live with her parents, Shell Pine needs some help. And according to the sign in the window, the florist shop in the mall does too. Books • 14 Jul
Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin - read an extract After losing her job and her fiancé and moving back from the city to live with her parents, Shell Pine needs some help. And according to the sign in the window, the florist shop in the mall does too. Books • 14 Jul
Sunday Miscellany: Postscript and The Map - poems by Marie Howe On the things we take from this earthen home, and navigating in a directionless world; two works from the 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sunday Miscellany • 02 Jul
Sunday Miscellany: Postscript and The Map - poems by Marie Howe On the things we take from this earthen home, and navigating in a directionless world; two works from the 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sunday Miscellany • 02 Jul
Best Friends by Andrew Meehan - read an excerpt June cleans houses. Ray is a janitor at the public tennis courts in Dun Laoghaire. He's not romantic material; she's not even friend material. Books • 07 Jul
Best Friends by Andrew Meehan - read an excerpt June cleans houses. Ray is a janitor at the public tennis courts in Dun Laoghaire. He's not romantic material; she's not even friend material. Books • 07 Jul
Mary Lavin, J.D. Salinger and her path to The New Yorker's pages We present an extract from Gratefully & Affectionately: Mary Lavin & The New Yorker, the new book by Gráinne Hurley. Books • 03 Jul
Mary Lavin, J.D. Salinger and her path to The New Yorker's pages We present an extract from Gratefully & Affectionately: Mary Lavin & The New Yorker, the new book by Gráinne Hurley. Books • 03 Jul
