Two Souls by Henry McDonald - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Two Souls, the new novel by Henry McDonald, former Ireland Correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer. Books • 06 Sep 19
The Emerald Dress by Vivienne Kearns - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Emerald Dress, the debut novel by Vivienne Kearns, published by Poolbeg Press. Books • 30 Aug 19
Francis MacManus 2019 shortlist announced RTÉ Radio 1 has announced the ten stories on the shortlist for this year's RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus, ... RTÉ Radio 1 • 26 Aug 19
I Confess by Alex Barclay - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from I Confess, the new thriller from bestselling Irish crime writer Alex Barclay... Books • 09 Aug 19
Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from Ask Again, Yes, the new novel from Irish-American author Mary Beth Keane. Books • 08 Aug 19
Come A Little Closer by Karen Perry - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Come A Little Closer, the new novel from acclaimed crime author Karen Perry... Culture • 03 Aug 19
The Hozier High - read an extract from Johnny Lappin's memoir We're delighted to present an extract from In A Lifetime - From Hozier To U2, the new memoir from Johnny Lappin... Books • 09 Jul 19
Elsewhere by Rosita Boland - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Elsewhere, the new travel memoir from Rosita Boland. Books • 03 Jul 19
Hit Factories by Karl Whitney - read an exclusive extract After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, author ... Books • 26 Jun 19
Stefanie Preissner's Can I Say No? Read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an extract from Can I Say No?, the new book from Stefanie Preissner, creator of RTÉ's Can't Cope Won't Cope. Books • 13 May 19
Being Various - inside the new Irish anthology Listen: Arena on RTÉ Radio 1 showcases Being Various, the acclaimed Faber anthology of new Irish short fiction. Books • 08 May 19
Her Kind by Niamh Boyce - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Her Kind, the new novel from Niamh Boyce, bestselling author of The Herbalist. Books • 17 Apr 19
Minor Monuments by Ian Maleney - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Minor Monuments, the new essay collection by Ian Maleney, published by Tramp Press. Books • 01 Apr 19
Falling For A Farmer by Maura McElhone - read an extract 'Falling for a Farmer' is one woman's true life story of her journey from wide-eyed townie to full-blown farmer's girlfriend. Books • 23 Mar 19
The Scar, by Mary Cregan - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Scar: A Personal History of Depression and Recovery by Mary Cregan, published by Lilliput Press. Books • 25 Mar 19
Show Them A Good Time by Nicole Flattery - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from the title story from Show Them A Good Time, the acclaimed short story collection from Nicole Flattery. Books • 08 Mar 19
Sarah Davis Goff's Last Ones Left Alive - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Last Ones Left Alive, the debut novel from Sarah Davis-Goff, published by Tinder Press. Books • 12 Mar 19
Best European Fiction 2019 - read a story by Sheila Armstrong We're delighted to present a new short story by Sheila Armstrong, entitled Lemons, taken from the new anthology Best European Fiction 2019, edited by Alex ... Books • 30 Jan 19
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin - read an extract At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He's alone, as usual - though tonight is anything ... Books • 24 Jan 19
The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down: The Life of Boxer Seán Mannion, a new sports biography from ... Books • 26 Nov 18
Notes From A Lost Tribe by Lynch & Mathews - read an extract Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all of Ireland over a ... Books • 21 Nov 18
The Ireland's Own Anthology of Irish Short Stories extracted Ireland's Own magazine has been published for nearly 120 years, and has run highly successful competitions for new writing for more than three decades now, ... Books • 16 Nov 18
Martina Devlin's Truth & Dare - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Tucked Away, a new short story from Truth & Dare: Stories about Women Who Shaped Ireland by Martina ... Books • 15 Nov 18
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine - read an extract We're delighted by present an extract from Sweet Home, the new short story collection by Belfast author Wendy Erskine, published by The Stinging Fly Press. New Irish Writing • 11 Oct 18
Read the RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition winner The winner of this year's RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition is The Rain Falls Differently Over There by Niall McArdle, a meditation on loss, ... New Irish Writing • 27 Aug 18
