Your favourite artwork from 2016
To celebrate the close of the Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks series we asked you to pick your favourite artwork of last year
To celebrate the close of the Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks series we asked you to pick your favourite artwork of last year
Ever since the seismic events of 1916 Irish artists have taken a nuanced view of events
Some admirers celebrate the playwright’s work on the 400th anniversary of his death
Dublin Shakespeare Society; Kevin Curran reading; All-Ireland Poetry Day; Trinity talk on Derry authors; hunger strike talk at UCD
Perhaps the question to ask is, do writing courses produce writers? Belinda McKeon, Colin Barrett, Claire Kilroy, Sara Baume, Andrew Fox ... so that’ll be a yes
Books nominated by public libraries for consideration include 142 novels
Nicola White’s new novel ‘In the Rosary Garden’ was inspired by the Kerry Babies tribunal and the Ann Lovett case. We recommend some other real-life fiction from Ireland and abroad
Forget the inspirational teachers and creative encouragement that many writers experienced at school. Playwright Frank McGuinness recalls a schooling in the 1950s and 60s that sickens his stomach, and ‘beat the lining out of any love for exploring the intricacies of language’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices