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Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson: There is a lyricism to this magical and otherworldly debut novel
An island, cut off from the mainland, is a perfect setting for a haunting story such as this
Sinéad Gleeson: ‘If I go too long without writing I feel a bit off. I can’t imagine not doing it’
Twelve years ago the critic, memoirist and broadcaster began crafting what would become her debut novel. It’s been a tough process but she has embraced the writing life
Six overlooked women writers to discover on International Women’s Day
From a former hunger striker immersed in the supernatural, to a writer more censored than John McGahern, Sinéad Gleeson selects six women writers who shouldn’t be forgotten any longer
The best books of 2021 so far: Novels, memoirs, short stories and more
Authors and critics choose the books that have moved and impressed them this year
Eimear Ryan: ‘I thought that there was some trick to writing a novel’
‘Writing is in your head. Camogie is spontaneous and physical,’ says debut author and GAA player
The Child: A great book inspired by the pram in the hall
Kjersti A Skomsvold’s compelling account of an artist’s journey to motherhood
The Panic Years: In search of motherhood
Book review: Journalist Nell Frizzell wanted a baby but her bodyclock was a time bomb
Man found with almost €1m in bag of onions returned to jail
Court jails man for additional year over discovery of cash ‘destined for Kinahan gang’
Nudity, teenage sex, porno movies and plain old fornication: Liveline has it all
Joe Duffy can’t believe his luck – er, sorry, ears – when callers splutter about Normal People
The Lexicon of Babies, a short story by Sinéad Gleeson
A parable on parenthood by the author of the award-winning essay collection, Constellations
Coronavirus: ‘Loss of freedom ... quite a shock at the beginning’
In their 70s, Dublin couple Brendan and Breda Butler feel hemmed in by cocooning
Sinéad Gleeson: On My Culture Radar
Author on Agnes Martin’s self-isolation, Elaine Feeney’s new book and comedy of Maeve Higgins
Irish writers on Covid-19: ‘We’re all having a shockin’ dose of the wombles’
‘It’s unexpectedly romantic,’ says John Boyne. ’It shows us our true selves,’ says Patricia Scanlan
Anne Enright: ‘As a writer, your problems are your solutions’
Her new work, Actress, is about a mother-daughter relationship in bohemian Dublin
Irish writers on Election 2020: ‘I want a revolutionary party’
Irish authors assess the outgoing government’s legacy and what the next one needs to do
Nollaig na mBan events to take place across the country
Literature events, art exhibitions and charity fundraisers planned for Little Christmas
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Keeping it in the family
Some of Ireland’s most successful family-run companies share the secrets of their success
Rick O’Shea: ‘I was never passionate about the idea of being on the radio’
The man born Paul Crossan has gone from pop jock to credible host of RTÉ's Book Show
Sinéad Gleeson: Rediscovering the shared frequency of music and writing
The writer on creating a world for a new album by her husband’s band, Mount Alaska
Minister rejects artists’ call for protection of Joyce’s ‘House of the Dead’
Letter urges Government to ‘save’ 15 Usher’s Island after plans lodged to turn Dublin house into 56-bed hostel
DotMD: bringing kindness back into the medical profession
This year’s conference aimed to reconnect health professionals with their humanity
Visits back home to Ireland will always rekindle grief
This trip was to show my daughter her Irish family, and the land that shaped me
Cathal Coughlan: On My Cultural Radar
The Fatima Mansions and Microdisney singer on Gerhard Richter’s paintings, the cinematic works of Rainer Fassbinder, and Aidan Gillen’s ‘brooding menace’
Skin by EM Reapy: An evocative depiction of the backpacking life
Book review: EM Reapy, from Mayo, has a lot to live up to after her award-winning debut
Why is Irish literature thriving? Because its writers and publishers take risks
Whether from Sally Rooney or Edna O’Brien, experimentalism has never frightened Irish readers
‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'
The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV
Working with a disability: ‘It hurts to be unable to fulfil your own potential’
For a Clontarf woman with a chronic illness joining the working world is filled with setbacks
Elizabeth Day: 'As an English child in Belfast, I thought I was seen as the occupier'
Author and journalist on growing up in Northern Ireland, and learning from her 'failures'
Sinéad Gleeson: As a teenager in hospital, I found hope in Frida Kahlo
Artists showed a parallel creative life was possible, one that overshadows patient life
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