Part 2 of author Michael Clemenger’s article the role of the women of Cumann na Bhan who fought in the 1916 Rising and the subsequent civil war. Read Part 1 of this article here. The Role of ...

Author David Looby tells us of the inspiration behind his novel, A Billion Sharp Pieces . . . I began writing A Billion Sharp Pieces with a very simple premise: exploring male youth and toxic ...

An Post is to donate and deliver over 40,000 books to children in hospitals, care settings and Direct Provision Centres for World Book Day on Thursday, 5th March – in partnership with ...

Author and film-maker Johnzy Zombee tells us of his writing journey . . . What does writing mean to you? I think fiction is the best medium for telling a story. It allows me to explore a ...

The Discover Irish Children’s Books Symposium is a unique full day event created by children’s writers and illustrators, for fellow children’s writers and illustrators. It’s part-funded by the Dún ...

Join Kim Rosen for a transformative immersion in poems carried on a river of music through grief and grace, humanness and beingness, living and dying. This offering is a culmination of Kim’s love of ...

On Life, Recovery, and the Slow Work of Remembering Wildness is often imagined as something distant – a place we travel to, a threshold we cross. But wildness is not ...

Toner, author of The Confidence Club, on how her training as a journalist has helped when it comes to meeting a publisher’s deadline . . . To blow my own trumpet: I am the most ...

The Bookshop Band have announced the release of a new Oz-inspired EP, Oz Sucks – as a free magazine designed by original Oz designer. Released as a 24 magazine, designed by one of the ...

Welcome back to the Irish bestselling books charts. We’ve got a couple of new releases, and if you take a look at the Children’s Top 10 you’ll see the start of the annual World ...

The British Book Awards have announced the Island of Ireland finalists for both the 2026 Small Press of the Year and the 2026 Library of the Year. 2026 Small Press of the Year The Island of ...