21 books that define 21st century Irish literature We're a nation known for its rich literary history; the biggest problem is attempting to narrow the abundant talent in Irish literature down. Books • 14 Mar 22
Departures Volume 2: Manchán Magan in Westport This July, Dublin Book Festival presents Departures, a special, three-part summer series of conversation and music, presented by Manchán Magan Books • 13 Jul 21
Stanley Townsend in Solar Bones - watch the acclaimed play For 24 hours only, watch the acclaimed Kilkenny Arts Festival and Rough Magic production of Solar Bones starring Stanley Townsend... Kilkenny Arts Festival • 06 Nov 20
Solar Bones - RTÉ Culture to stream acclaimed play online Audiences worldwide will have the opportunity to watch Solar Bones online, via RTÉ Culture, for a limited 24-hour period on November 5th from 7.30 pm. Theatre • 05 Nov 20
Listen: RTÉ Book Show: Exciting Times with Naoise Dolan In this week's RTÉ Book Show, Rick O'Shea talks to Naoise Dolan about her debut novel Exciting Times, which is set in Hong Kong and … The Book Show • 01 May 20
Watch: Mike McCormack's Dublin Literary Award Acceptance Speech Galway based author Mike McCormack was today announced as the winner of the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award. Literature • 13 Jun 18
Dublin Literary Award - inside the 2018 shortlist Two Irish authors and six novels in translation from countries including South Korea and Mexico feature on this year's Dublin Literary Award shortlist. RTÉ Arts … Books • 05 Apr 18
Mike McCormack's Solar Bones voted Irish Book of the Year Mike McCormack's novel Solar Bones, a novel written in a single 223-page sentence, has been voted the Bord Gáis Energy Book of the Year for … Culture • 14 Dec 16
Mike McCormack says awards "cut away some of the loneliness" Mayo author Mike McCormack says that winning the Goldsmiths Prize for fiction and the Novel of the Year award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish … Books • 23 Mar 17
Gallery: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016 The great and the good from the Irish publishing world gathered last night for the 2016 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. Culture • 17 Nov 16
Author Mike McCormack castigates UK literary culture Mike McCormack, who won the Novel of the Year prize at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards on Wednesday night for his groundbreaking book … Culture • 17 Nov 16
Mike McCormack wins Goldsmiths Prize for Solar Bones Mayo novelist Mike McCormack has won the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize for Fiction for his third novel Solar Bones, triumphing over a shortlist that also included … Culture • 10 Nov 16
McBride in running for her second Goldsmiths Prize Irish author Eimear McBride is in the running for her second Goldsmiths Prize for The Lesser Bohemians after she won the £10,000 literary award for … Books • 07 Nov 16
Rick O'Shea's very short book reviews Short, sharp book reviews from the host of The Poetry Programme. Culture • 11 Oct 16
Irish authors short-listed for Goldsmiths Prize The Irish authors Eimear McBride and Mike McCormack and the Irish-Canadian writer Anakana Schofield have been short-listed for the Goldsmiths Prize for fiction. The prize, … Culture • 12 Oct 16
