Naoise Dolan: I was having very bad time so I bought a piano keyboard. It changed me
Assembling the new instrument and relearning how to read sheet music has taught me that it’s best to just keep playing, even in the face of adversity
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Blindboy, Naoise Dolan, Bressie, Ailbhe Smyth and more on what’s giving them hope for the year ahead
It’s hard to feel hopeful about the world right now, but these writers, broadcasters, entertainers, entrepreneurs, activists and conservationists are reaching for the light
Three young writers on how Irishness affects their work
Q&A: Nicole Flattery, Naoise Dolan and Megan Nolan are among a new cohort of contemporary Irish literature
Naoise Dolan: ‘I feel like someone is going to punish me for being too proud of myself’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Marriage is like extreme sports: I’m thrilled for those who partake but have zero interest in joining them
Reader, I lived with him: why a happy ending doesn’t have to mean a wedding
Naoise Dolan: ‘Gay is a fun button to press. God should push it more often’
A chat with the author about her eagerly awaited second novel, The Happy Couple, takes in Dublin, sensitivity readers and the possible abundance of ‘fantastic, algorithm-brokered sex’
Voices of Ireland: Imelda May presents the Carroll’s gift shop version of Irish culture
TV review: May is charming but the cliches come thick and fast in this Sky Arts doc
Naoise Dolan: Putting away my phone helped me tackle my insomnia
This year my sleep issues got so bad that I snapped and did something about them
Naoise Dolan: ‘I feel pressure to tell people I am autistic, in case I am too blunt’
It has been a truly extraordinary year for the Dublin writer
Luster: Forceful and funny tale of race, gender and desire
Book review: Raven Leilani’s debut charts the messy lives of shiny, unhappy people
Pizza Girl: A sharp shock of a novel
Jean Kyoung Frazier’s debut is a blistering base with all the toppings
Family News, a short story by Naoise Dolan
A woman must move in with her sister and niece in this new work by the Exciting Times author
This Happy by Niamh Campbell: The end of the affair
Book review: An affair continues to haunt in Niamh Campbell’s intricate, deftly written debut
Great reads: 20 books to unwind with this summer
From established talent to rising stars, here is our reading guide for the months ahead
Trying to keep up with all this binge watching is exhausting
I should be having the time of my life bingeing on great shows, but I’m not
Naoise Dolan: My personal life is nobody else’s business
Why does anyone want such information from me, asks the author of Exciting Times
Exciting Times review: Whipsmart debut heralds a new star of Irish writing
Exciting book from Irish author Naoise Dolan has echoes of Sally Rooney
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