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Dublin-born, New York-based, writer Maeve Brennan (1917–1993)

Maeve Brennan's Rose Garden - a quiet visionary returns to print

We present an extract from Angela Bourke's introduction to the new edition of author Maeve Brennan's short story collection The Rose Garden, published by The Stinging Fly Press.

Books • 10 Dec 24

Sunday Miscellany: Lourdes Mackey on The Long-Winded Irish Lady

On the Irishwoman who "put New York back in the New Yorker"

Sunday Miscellany • 06 Mar 24

The Long Winded Lady returns: Sinéad Gleeson on Maeve Brennan

From 1954 to 1981, Dublin born writer Maeve Brennan wrote for The New Yorker's Talk of the Town column under the pen name The Long-Winded Lady...

RTÉ Arena • 07 Feb 24

Karl Geary: auspicious debut in fiction in his novel Montpelier Parade which is set in Dublin in the 1980s.

Karl Geary on his debut novel Montpelier Parade

Last April, following a five-publisher auction, the Dublin-born actor Karl Geary signed a major publishing deal with Harvill Secker for his debut novel. Montpelier Parade is a coming-of-age story set in Dublin in the 1980s.

Karl Geary • 20 Jan 17

Legendary Irish author Maeve Brennan, pictured on the streets of NYC (Picture: Getty)

Anne Enright on Maeve Brennan - going mad in America

In April of 2016, inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction Anne Enright delivered her annual laureate lecture in New York, an appropriate location for her subject - Dublin-born author Maeve Brennan.

Culture • 08 Jan 17

The Best Of Maeve Brennan on RTÉ

To celebrate her centenary, a selection of Maeve Brennan's writing is available to enjoy online on RTÉ.

Culture • 07 Jan 17

Maeve Brennan at 100: The Clever One

To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Maeve Brennan, we're delighted to present her short story The Clever One, taken from The Springs of Affection, a collection of Brennan's Dublin-based short stories reissued by The Stinging Fly Press.

Culture • 13 Jan 17

What better way to kick off 2017 than with a Bowie singalong?

Cultural events to ease the post-Christmas blues

There are some brilliant cultural things happening in the days after Christmas. We've compiled some that may just tempt you to leave your comfy den.

Culture • 28 Dec 16

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