Claire Coughlan: ‘Creating something and showing it to the world can feel inordinately scary’
The author discusses a creative writing course, a beautiful Croatian island, Roald Dahl and more
Marian Keyes
House of Guinness actor Danielle Galligan: ‘People say I choose interesting roles. Choose? I’m begging people to hire me!’
The Spilt Milk, Walsh Sisters and House of Guinness star on experimental theatre, moving to London and working with Marian Keyes
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘I doubt there’s a writer alive who hasn’t used personal battles in their work’
If you’re absolutely full of fear and anxiety, sit down and find a pen/laptop, says seasoned novelist
Favourite books: Irish authors and stars name their best reads
Marian Keyes, Sarah Webb, Oliver Callan and actor Conor O’Donnell are among the ambassadors for this year’s event
RTÉ crime drama Kin is coming back, and based on more recent offerings, it can’t come soon enough
Kin gave RTÉ of its biggest ratings hits since its previous big crime show, Love/Hate
The Let Them Theory is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2025
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor are bestselling Irish titles
2025 in TV: Rogue brogues, the drunken Irish and a prestige streamer’s hidden jewels
The biggest show of the year, Adolescence, became so huge that it fuelled a moral panic, but the best stuff was on the little-watched Apple TV
Róisín Ingle: Facing my fears without alcohol has been a revelation
It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving
In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before
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
The Walsh Sisters review: A poor attempt to bring Marian Keyes’ best-selling novels to the screen
Television: You have to wonder if there was a budget issue, as several scenes appear to have been shot on the Fair City set
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
September 28th-October 3rd highlights: including The Walsh Sisters; How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge); and Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Behind the scenes with Marian Keyes on the set of The Walsh Sisters: ‘I couldn’t be happier ’
Marian Keyes’ beloved novels about five Irish sisters have been adapted for a new RTÉ drama series, and its stars are all here to chat about it
Aisling Bea, Sarah Greene and Robert Sheehan to star in Netflix adaptation of Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
Eight-part drama, which has started filming in and around Dublin, will follow the Casey clan
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