Dara McAnulty on Wainwright Prize shortlist
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‘Build up an extreme well of confidence’: Daniel Kraus on getting in the writing zone
In Angel Down, the author adopted a single-sentence structure to reflect the uncertainty of warfare
Nero New Writers Prize launched
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Booker Prize 2026: Irish debutant features on longlist alongside Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and more
Djamel White’s gangland novel All Them Dogs is up against former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart as well as Elizabeth Strout and nine others
Forest Fest 2026: Madness top off a nostalgia-filled weekend featuring The Boomtown Rats, James and more
There were few signs of growing pains at the festival, whose move to a larger site in Co Laois comfortably accommodated 16,000
Andrew Cunning: ‘Being second best is nothing to be afraid of! I’ve been telling my brother that for years’
‘Writing a novel is pretty audacious to begin with. Why not lean into the audacity a little?’
Forest Fest 2026: Line-up, site access, ticket information and more
Everything you need to know about the Co Laois music and arts festival this weekend
Shari Lapena: ‘I’ve always read and loved thrillers, but I didn’t think I could write one’
Having enjoyed a big hit with The Couple Next Door, the author has just submitted her 11th crime novel
Michel Déon Prize shortlist revealed
Books newsletter: Irish Times books coverage preview; Gerard Manley Hopkins festival; Clifden Arts Festival; The EU in 12 Objects; Jacqueline Rose awarded PEN Pinter Prize
Author Faith Hogan: ‘The thing I truly believe in life is that there is no one like your own sister’
The writer on her latest novel, why the internet is her enemy, and living in the west of Ireland
International Booker Prize fund doubles
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Dermot Bolger: ‘In Slane I was pinned to a squad car until I recited two Francis Ledwidge poems’
The Dublin writer on his new short story collection, his literary pilgrimage to Meath, and the latest betrayal of Ireland’s youth
Claire Connolly wins Robert Rhodes Prize
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‘Of course I’m bloody anxious, having grown up in a place that told me I wasn’t good enough’
The South African-born author on her murderous new book The Lover, moving to the west of Ireland, and the advice that has stuck with her for decades
Aoife K Walsh is new head of MoLI
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