Amy Arnold debut examines trauma and the resulting breakdown in communication

Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland

Since Chaucer there has been a rich tradition of writers inspired by religious buildings

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

An extraordinary, powerful debut that looks at the aftermath of a rape

This famous, infamous, beloved and influential novel didn’t break the mould. It made it

Irish author wins one of the £10,000 James Tait Black Prizes, awarded in Edinburgh

Seán Doran and Liam Browne want people in the Border counties to celebrate their shared literary heritge

Scientists analysed sentence lengths in 100 great literary works and found clear patterns

Key environmental issues will be discussed at week-long literary event in Galway

Three British writers among contenders as some big names omitted from final list

Irish author’s ‘The Lesser Bohemians’ faces competition from Atwood, Proulx and others

Will and Rebecca left London to run literary magazine from their refurbished farmhouse

Good week for digital breaks, bad week for digital breakdowns

The awards preserve a system in which Irish work has to be passed on to a UK press

The Irish novelist visited Palestine as part of Breaking the Silence, a campaign by Israeli ex-soldiers against the occupation

There's a nod to visual art, the stage, and even a robot-themed 3D printing company in Gemma Tipton's selection of people to watch in the arts this year

Although the writer’s literary experiments were utterly modern, they were haunted by ghosts, shadows and Irish legends

For its anniversary production, director Annie Ryan settled on a stark Ingmar Bergman drama that does nothing to change the impression of the company as being hard to pin down

A fragmented narrative of childhood repressions shows the disturbed mind of a German judge

‘Beatlebone’ about John Lennon taking magical mystery tour to island off Irish coast

As always, the shows being staged encompass the weird, the wonderful and the wacky

Fighting Words seeks volunteers, Nuala Ní Chonchúir and Paula McGrath launch new novels, and celebrities and authors read at Dubray Books

There’s a literary feast awaiting the country in the coming week, with three festivals taking place. We’ve rounded up some places to fill your belly while you fill your brain

Review: Jay, the idealistic twentysomething at the heart of Kevin Maher’s second novel, is a memorable rogue with the best of intentions but some dodgy predilections

‘The Irish Times’ is publishing a poster of Irish women writers as a rebuke to the familiar men-only Irish Writers version. It’s a joke with a serious point

Number three: Ever since The Fall I’ve been terrified of Jamie Dornan...

When she was approached for the only role in the distressing stage adaptation of A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, the actor had refused, saying she couldn’t do ‘another play about rape’ after a string of draining parts. What changed her mind?

The newly appointed Laureate for Irish Fiction considers the reach of Irish books abroad – and what gets lost in translation

Lisa Dwan’s series of performances was startling

Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction

To adapt Eimear McBride’s unconventional book can’t have been easy, but they’ve pulled it off

Eimear McBride, Jennifer Johnston and Kevin Barry are some of the names that have been suggested in response to the Arts Council’s call for nominees for its new three-year, €150,000 role. The judges will announce their decision in January

How to Write a Book: In the conclusion to our 12-part series, agents give advice about what they look for in a book and how to attract a publisher. An agent is not the sole route into publishing, but the experience of a good one can be pivotal

Programme divides evenly between Irish and international work

Eimear McBride, Mike McCormack and Alan McMonagle will take part in our writing Q&A

‘Large publishing houses should siphon off some of their vast wealth to champion experimental fiction’

Eimear McBride’s debut novel, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, took 10 years to get published, in which time she felt she had failed. That it has won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year award is more than simple vindication

‘A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing’ author has already won Goldsmiths Prize and been shortlisted for Baileys, Folio and Desmond Elliott prizes

‘A Girl is a Half-formed Thing’ author won Goldsmiths Prize and made shortlist for Folio Prize and Baileys Women’s Prize