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Cormac McCarthy
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A Brave New Ireland: How dystopias can reflect the state of Ireland and the West
It’s commonly believed that our future will become more digitalised, but it’s equally possible that nuclear war would allow a complete reset
Sally Rooney: ‘I think I should have read more at university’
Intermezzo author explains how she treats quotation marks in her writing
Obituaries of 2023: Five notable figures on the world stage who died this year
Matthew Perry and Tina Turner were among those who died in 2023
The Caretaker: Beautifully written fable of how powerful try to bend those of integrity to their will
Ron Rash’s spare prose delivers a yarn of suspense, love and friendship set against the war in Korea and 1950s Carolina
Cormac McCarthy obituary: Stripped-down novels mirrored his dislike of trappings of success
Away from the limelight, he forged a remarkable, intense and singular career
Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023): a great writer who evokes the terror of nihilism
Cormac McCarthy’s fiction constitutes a reckoning with the Age of Aftermath
A guide to Cormac McCarthy’s best books: stark, merciless stories of misfits and the apocalypse
The writer was renowned for his stark and violent novels. These seven novels comprise the best of McCarthy’s work
Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road and Blood Meridian, dies aged 89
Celebrated American author, who also wrote ‘No Country For Old Men’, died of natural causes in New Mexico
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh reinvents Ireland’s biggest songs
The Kerry singer’s new record melds traditional songs and orchestral arrangements
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Irish Chamber Orchestra: Róisín Reimagined – Surprises from the past
A revelatory collection and a high-water mark for a singer with a fathoms-deep voice
New York’s Irish Arts Center gets a new lease of life
The centre’s new home is on the site of an old tyre shop in Hell’s Kitchen
Ennis named overall winner of Tidy Towns competition
Abbeyleix, Glaslough, Kilsheelan and Cobh all win awards across various categories
Cormac McCarthy (not) tweeting has been highlight of my summer so far
Karlin Lillington: Platform’s most recent stumble has given publications a delicious silly season angle
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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