The Irish Times

Coronavirus: ‘Loss of freedom ... quite a shock at the beginning’

In their 70s, Dublin couple Brendan and Breda Butler feel hemmed in by cocooning

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 19:15

Facebook shares hit new high amid growing optimism for its 2020 prospects

Wall Street grows more positive on the company, with most analysts citing tailwind from growth in digital advertising market

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 21:04

A young Dublin feminist who prefers poison to piano

Review: The Coroner’s Daughter is a gory, frenetic but tongue-in-cheek murder tale set in 1816 Dublin

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00

Conor Brady: back on the crime beat

The ‘Irish Times’ editor turned novelist has used skills he picked up as a cub reporter to enrich his trilogy of Joe Swallow historical crime thrillers

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 05:00

Kathy Sheridan: The appalling decline in the quality of public insults

We all have the right to offend but not a licence to be coarse and vulgar

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 04:00

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: A compelling voice in anyone’s language

The latest Hennessy hall-of-famer is mesmeric and convincing when writing in English and turns her simpler Irish to great use in her crime writing

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 06:00

Duck restaurant review: A whip-smart spot to try in Co Wexford

The long-standing Duck restaurant in Gorey has a confidence about its food and service

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 15:45

John Banville to receive crime writing award in Waterford

Waterford boasts strong connections to crime novelist Raymond Chandler

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 12:19

Quirke back doing the right thing in ‘mean and mendacious’ city

Declan Burke reviews the best new crime fiction including a new Benjamin Black book

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00

Jane Lythell: ‘Flawed people are interesting. It doesn’t matter if your readers dislike them’

Brought to Book Q&A: Former Bafta CEO on her favourite authors and writing her own novels

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 16:00

Tone control: ‘Give yourself permission to fail’

John Banville, Rachel Kushner and Peter Murphy share their wisdom on tone, voice and point of view

Mon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00

SF prepares for government where compromises await

Analysis: party will gain seats in next election, although perhaps fewer than polls suggest

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 15:53

A note-perfect homage to ‘American Psycho’, and other murders

A round-up of the best new crime thrillers

Sat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00

Literary Twitterati: Selina Guinness turned inside out

Our weekly round-up of recent literary happenings on Twitter

Mon Mar 24 2014 - 00:01

John Banville: channelling Chandler

With Quirke, he pounded the pavements of 1950s Dublin. Now the novelist takes on the great LA gumshoe Philip Marlowe

Thu Mar 20 2014 - 01:00

Television: There’s not much tension in watching this detective

A problematic lead in Gabriel Byrne, a predictable plot, clunky dialogue and staying too close to John Banville’s Benjamin Black book dampen drama in ‘Quirke: Christine Falls’

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00

Killer instinct: a golden age of Irish crime fiction

Irish crime writing is booming. Ahead of a weekend festival, some of the writers who have their fingerprints all over this crime wave discuss the reasons behind it

Thu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00