Latest articles about Colin Barrett
Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry
Authors Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Colin Barrett and Belinda McKeon reflect on the Irish relationship with the magazine ahead of an Abbey Theatre celebration
Irish authors Paul Lynch, Colin Barrett, John Boyne, Sinéad Gleeson and Nuala O’Connor also among 71 nominees for €100,000 fiction prize
Nero Book Awards judges praise novel for ‘sheer quality of its writing ... brilliant dialogue ... characters ... wit and humour’
Colin Barrett, Donal Ryan and London-Irish writer Orlaine McDonald make fiction shortlists
‘Literary recognition is often still reserved for men’ observes judge Sara Collins as record number of women make six-strong shortlist
The judges called Mayo writer’s Wild Houses ‘a propulsive, darkly comic account of misadventure in a small Irish town’
Colm Tóibín’s Long Island, Lucy Caldwell’s Openings, Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits and Niamh Mulvey’s The Amendments are among the novels with multiple selections
May 25th-31st, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
The author’s writing, including his excellent debut novel, is firmly rooted in Mayo where he grew up
New novels by Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín and Marian Keyes are among the works in the pipeline, along with eagerly anticipated debuts by Ferdia Lennon and Scott McKendry
The Stinging Fly, which is celebrating 25 years, has helped launch the careers of many of Ireland’s most promising writers
Old hurts and grievances are aired in Lisa McInerney's engaging third novel
Review: Tense, well-acted drama about mad hoodlums starts to drift towards the end
The singularly imaginative film, one of many discoveries, was a worthy winner
Agency announces winners of low-budget feature film scheme for female talent
We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication
We asked readers how to reverse the decline of small towns. Here are your suggestions
Review: The Earlie King and the Kid in Yellow, a debut novel by Cork author Danny Denton
A debut novel from an Irish author shines on the subjects of trauma and memory loss
Man with arms raised towards CN Tower says: ‘I’m here, and I’m your responsibility’
If this standard is kept up, writes Kevin Gildea, then Winter Pages will become as essential as a warm fire on the wet miserable nights of our Irish winter lives
The Irish novel may be at a crossroads, says Bert Wright, but Irish fiction is as vibrant and multifarious now as fiction has ever been in any culture in literary history
This darkly funny debut novel from a former Dublin mortician offers a unique perspective on dying
Anne Enright champions short-story writers at Galway International Arts Festival
On Wednesday a winner will be announced for the most lucrative short-story prize in the world
Who is David Gilmour’s favourite lyricist? Why are film adaptations inferior to the books? Can poetry replace liturgy? All these questions and more were answered in Co Carlow
Seven Irish authors longlisted for 2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award; Ruth Frances Long wins Best Creator of Children’s Science Fiction and Fantasy
A variety of takes on Young Skins and some thoughts from the award-winning author himself
Taken from his award-winning short story collection, Young Skins, this month's Irish Times Book Club choice, this is a powerful tale of lost youth in the west of Ireland
The debut short story collection has won the Guardian first book award, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
Young Skins author has already won Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
Author Danielle McLaughlin talks about what she loves and hates about the festive season
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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