Time of the Child by Niall Williams: A warm and life-affirming story about ordinary people going to extraordinary lengths
Williams favours lyrical language, lines that run on with an abundance of detail, lush and opining
Williams favours lyrical language, lines that run on with an abundance of detail, lush and opining
A critical savaging for his first play scarred the author of Time of the Child. You can’t try to please people, he says. You have to do your own thing
An Irishman’s Diary
Review: Niall Williams’s novel delivers us back into a world with fewer problems than modern age
Young Irish fiction writers have made strides in recent years, and 2018 promises some fine debuts. Here six authors introduce their books
Waterford Writers’ Weekend, Mayfly angling festival, banjos and set dancing
Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction
‘You remember what the New York Times said about The Great Gatsby? Neither does anyone else.’
Niall Williams nominated for ‘History of the Rain’ and Joseph O’Neill in running for ‘The Dog’
With many a turn, quotation, vignette and reminiscence, Ruth Swain, the narrator of Niall Williams’s new novel, navigates a river narrative that is also her family history
Editor’s Choice: An interview with Niall Williams from August 1991
Garce Walsh and senior team will be out to fill most the glaring gap in their championship CVs with victory over Galway
FICTION: BOY AND MAN takes up the story of Jay and his grandfather, the Master, which began in Niall Williams's previous novel…
A certain poignancy suffuses this bitter-sweet novel about passionate love giving way to commitment, grief to a sort of healing…
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices