Get Creative: On writing a novel - carving out time to write 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 • 29 Jun
Get Creative: On writing a novel - carving out time to write 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 • 29 Jun
Peter Donnelly: A journey from the box office to bookshelves Beloved Irish picture book author and illustrator Peter Donnelly was in the house for this month's We Love Books podcast. We Love Books • 07 Jul
Peter Donnelly: A journey from the box office to bookshelves Beloved Irish picture book author and illustrator Peter Donnelly was in the house for this month's We Love Books podcast. We Love Books • 07 Jul
The Ethics Of Cats - Alice Kinsella's new poems The Ethics of Cats navigates the tensions between domesticity and wildness, history and the self... Poetry • 04 Jul
The Ethics Of Cats - Alice Kinsella's new poems The Ethics of Cats navigates the tensions between domesticity and wildness, history and the self... Poetry • 04 Jul
Bantry banter: West Cork Literary Festival puts poetry in focus Eimear O'Herlihy, the festival director of West Cork Literary Festival, introduces this year's edition of the popular book bash, which which takes place in Bantry from 11-18 July. Books • 07 Jul
Bantry banter: West Cork Literary Festival puts poetry in focus Eimear O'Herlihy, the festival director of West Cork Literary Festival, introduces this year's edition of the popular book bash, which which takes place in Bantry from 11-18 July. Books • 07 Jul
Sunday Miscellany: Café by Wendy Erskine On another kind of home-from-home Sunday Miscellany • 30 Jun
Sunday Miscellany: Café by Wendy Erskine On another kind of home-from-home Sunday Miscellany • 30 Jun
Must-read books that celebrate LGBTQIA lives Whether you're looking for romance, heartbreak, humor, or history, these books explore the richness and complexity of LGBTQ+ lives and love stories. Books • 27 Jun
Must-read books that celebrate LGBTQIA lives Whether you're looking for romance, heartbreak, humor, or history, these books explore the richness and complexity of LGBTQ+ lives and love stories. Books • 27 Jun
Seamus Heaney's North at 50 - a poetry masterpiece revisited North was Seamus Heaney's fourth poetry collection – he was in his mid-30s when it came out, living in Glanmore, Co. Wicklow. Books • 26 Jun
Seamus Heaney's North at 50 - a poetry masterpiece revisited North was Seamus Heaney's fourth poetry collection – he was in his mid-30s when it came out, living in Glanmore, Co. Wicklow. Books • 26 Jun
Why Pat McCabe matters - his latest novel Goldengrove reviewed Paul Duane reviews the latest novel from the celebrated author of The Butcher Boy, Breakfast On Pluto and Winterwood. Book Of The Week • 28 Jun
Why Pat McCabe matters - his latest novel Goldengrove reviewed Paul Duane reviews the latest novel from the celebrated author of The Butcher Boy, Breakfast On Pluto and Winterwood. Book Of The Week • 28 Jun
Author Meg Grehan: How writing in verse helped me find my voice 'Poetry is a scary word for so many...' Acclaimed Donegal-based author Meg Grehan introduces her latest novel for young readers The Brightest Star, written entirely in verse. Books • 19 Jun
Author Meg Grehan: How writing in verse helped me find my voice 'Poetry is a scary word for so many...' Acclaimed Donegal-based author Meg Grehan introduces her latest novel for young readers The Brightest Star, written entirely in verse. Books • 19 Jun
In Plain Sight by Joseph Birchall - read an extract Darcy has always dreamed of joining the serious crime detectives of the NBCI. She finally gets her chance to prove herself on what should have been an open-and-shut case... Books • 20 Jun
In Plain Sight by Joseph Birchall - read an extract Darcy has always dreamed of joining the serious crime detectives of the NBCI. She finally gets her chance to prove herself on what should have been an open-and-shut case... Books • 20 Jun
The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman - read an extract It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns.Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power... Books • 24 Jun
The Tarot Reader of Versailles by Anya Bergman - read an extract It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns.Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power... Books • 24 Jun
An audience with Big Jack - Eamon Carr's new book extracted In the late 1980s Horslips lyricist and drummer Eamon Carr began his journalistic career by conducting interviews with an eclectic mix of famous people. Books • 30 Jun
An audience with Big Jack - Eamon Carr's new book extracted In the late 1980s Horslips lyricist and drummer Eamon Carr began his journalistic career by conducting interviews with an eclectic mix of famous people. Books • 30 Jun
Book Of The Week: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine When John William De Forest coined the 'Great American Novel' in 1868, he anticipated a work which had the ability communicate the tableau of contemporary living through "the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence". Book Of The Week • 23 Jun
Book Of The Week: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine When John William De Forest coined the 'Great American Novel' in 1868, he anticipated a work which had the ability communicate the tableau of contemporary living through "the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence". Book Of The Week • 23 Jun
Get Creative: On writing a novel - go find your tribe Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Get Creative • 22 Jun
Get Creative: On writing a novel - go find your tribe Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Get Creative • 22 Jun
Sunday Miscellany: A bibliophile's life in bookmarks A book-lover's clutch of bookmarks are emblems of a life in reading Sunday Miscellany • 24 Jun
Sunday Miscellany: A bibliophile's life in bookmarks A book-lover's clutch of bookmarks are emblems of a life in reading Sunday Miscellany • 24 Jun
Get Creative: writing non-fiction – hybrid texts & collaborations Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap? Get Creative • 08 Jun
Get Creative: writing non-fiction – hybrid texts & collaborations Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap? Get Creative • 08 Jun
Book Of The Week: Our Song by Anna Carey Our Song marks Carey's first foray into fiction for adults, and what unfurls in this charming and compulsively readable novel is not just a tender love story, but one that harmonises with Carey's real life story of musical romance. Book Of The Week • 16 Jun
Book Of The Week: Our Song by Anna Carey Our Song marks Carey's first foray into fiction for adults, and what unfurls in this charming and compulsively readable novel is not just a tender love story, but one that harmonises with Carey's real life story of musical romance. Book Of The Week • 16 Jun
Katherine Lynch: the magic of Bloomsday, and finding joy in Joyce Bloomsday is simply Bohemian bowler hat heaven in our beloved Dublin. Bloomsday • 17 Jun
Katherine Lynch: the magic of Bloomsday, and finding joy in Joyce Bloomsday is simply Bohemian bowler hat heaven in our beloved Dublin. Bloomsday • 17 Jun
Something For The Weekend: Oisin Fagan's cultural picks Oisin's new novel, Eden's Shore, is a bold and inventive work that explores greed, love and power in an imagined South America at the close of the 18th century. Something For The Weekend • 12 Jun
Something For The Weekend: Oisin Fagan's cultural picks Oisin's new novel, Eden's Shore, is a bold and inventive work that explores greed, love and power in an imagined South America at the close of the 18th century. Something For The Weekend • 12 Jun
How Dante's work deeply influenced James Joyce's literary journey Dante and Joyce take different paths with the Divine Comedy and Ulysses, but their journeys are deeply connected James Joyce • 16 Jun
How Dante's work deeply influenced James Joyce's literary journey Dante and Joyce take different paths with the Divine Comedy and Ulysses, but their journeys are deeply connected James Joyce • 16 Jun
Get Creative: On writing a novel - a great place to start 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—no experience needed, just your imagination. Get Creative • 15 Jun
Get Creative: On writing a novel - a great place to start 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—no experience needed, just your imagination. Get Creative • 15 Jun
RTÉjr Book Club: Read with Pride this month Ruth Concannon, Publications Officer for Children's Books Ireland, is here with more great reading recommendations for all you RTÉjr Book Clubbers. And she tells us about a brand new reading guide too! Book Club • 04 Jun
RTÉjr Book Club: Read with Pride this month Ruth Concannon, Publications Officer for Children's Books Ireland, is here with more great reading recommendations for all you RTÉjr Book Clubbers. And she tells us about a brand new reading guide too! Book Club • 04 Jun
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954? Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious Bloomsday • 17 Jun
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954? Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious Bloomsday • 17 Jun
Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney Elaine Feeney's new novel is a masterclass in Irish storytelling... Book Of The Week • 09 Jun
Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney Elaine Feeney's new novel is a masterclass in Irish storytelling... Book Of The Week • 09 Jun
