Author Donal Ryan tells us about his experiences in moving between novels and short stories. Donal will be one of several panellists at our Writing Long & Short event. Q: After the huge success of your first two novels, The Spinning Heart and The Thing About December (The Lilliput Press), […]
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We talked to historian and author Turtle Bunbury about some of the remarkable personalities behind the 1916 Rising. Turtle will be one of the panellists for The People of the 1916 Rising event. Q: Your new book, Easter Dawn: The 1916 Rising (Mercier Press), examines many of the extraordinary […]
Pamela Newenham, award-winning business journalist with The Irish Times and editor of Silicon Docks: The Rise of Dublin as a Global Tech Hub (Liberties Press), talks to us ahead of her appearance at The Business Clinic. Q: As an award-winning business journalist with The Irish Times and editor of Silicon […]
We asked Dave Kenny, editor of The Press Gang, about why he wanted to share the stories from “newspapers’ gilded age”. Q: When did the idea for The Press Gang (New Island) first come about? Tell us a little bit about why you wanted to share the various stories. […]
Ahead of her appearance at The Inspiration of Life, Love and Loss event, poet Nessa O’Mahony tells us what inspires her to write. Q: Writers and poets are fuelled by their lives, loves and losses. How difficult is it to address the issues that are closest to us and […]
We talked to Paula McGrath about her journey towards becoming a published author. Paula will take part in our Mastering the Deal: Life after the Creative Writing MA event. Q: Earlier this year you published your debut novel, Generation, with John Murray Originals: can you give us a brief […]
1916 Walking Tour – The Battles of the Easter Rising with Darren Kelly and Derek Molyneux. Here, Darren tells us what people can expect. Q: When the Clock Struck in 1916 – Close-Quarter Combat in the Easter Rising, the book co-authored by yourself and Derek Molyneux, is the background upon […]
Ahead of the launch of the second title in their Recovered Voices series, we talked to Sarah Davis-Goff from Tramp Press about how the series came about. Q: The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle is the second title in Tramp Press’ Recovered Voices series. Can you give us a brief […]
Kate Dempsey tells us all about her debut poetry collection, The Space Between (Doire Press), and being one of the Poetry Divas. Kate will appear as part of our RTÉ Radio 1 Arena Live Show. Q: How long have you been writing and was it always poetry towards which […]
Nuala Ní Chonchúir tells us about her journey to becoming a novelist and what the future holds. Nuala will be a panellist at our Writing Long & Short event on Saturday, 14 November. Q: You’ve published numerous poetry and short story collections and, in more recent times, novels. Is […]
We talked to Lisa McInerney about her debut novel, The Glorious Heresies (John Murray), and her appearance in The Long Gaze Back (New Island Books) anthology. Lisa will be joined by Anne Enright, Sinéad Gleeson, Christine Dwyer Hickey and Madeleine Keane to discuss and read from the anthology. Q: […]
Ahead of his appearance at our Writing Long & Short event Aidan Mathews, poet, playwright and novelist, gives us a brief insight into his views on writing. Q: Charlie Chaplin’s Wishbone and Other Stories (The Lilliput Press) is your first new collection in a long time – how long […]