Damien Dempsey at Iveagh Gardens: Euphoric crowd revels in ‘summer singsong’ Honest, impassioned singer gives a powerful performance on a warm evening in DublinSat Jul 12 2025 - 09:30
Author James Rebanks: ‘There is something to be said for knowing you lived in accord with your values and beliefs’The writer and farmer on finding his mojo among women in Norway, shameful plastic rubbish and why he has no interest in a literary dinner partySat Jul 12 2025 - 04:06
Vona Groarke is new Ireland Professor of PoetryBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jul 11 2025 - 10:21
Carol Drinkwater: ‘I consider myself Irish rather than British – Irish-Mediterranean’The actress and writer talks about her latest novel, One Summer in Provence, her beloved olive farm and her family rootsSun Jul 06 2025 - 11:21
Holiday reads: our critics’ recommendations for summer 2025 Sarah Moss, Joseph O’Connor, Wendy Erskine, John Banville, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and other authors and reviewers choose their top reads for the holidaysSat Jul 05 2025 - 04:14
Amelia Loulli wins Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry PrizeBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pagesFri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
Travel Guide: The best books to read set in favourite holiday destinationsFrom Elena Ferrante in Italy to Hervé Le Tellier in France and Orhan Pamuk in Turkey, enrich your travelling experience with works immersed in your chosen settingSat Jun 28 2025 - 05:29
Gráinne O’Hare on Belfast’s literary boom: ‘It’s a city of great storytellers’O’Hare talks about her first novel, Thirst Trap, the a new wave of Belfast writers and moreSat Jun 28 2025 - 04:13
Claire Adam on childhood summers in Ireland: ‘My grandmother from Skibbereen lived to 108’The author on her upbringing in Trinidad, childhood summers in Cork, and William Trevor’s advice to herSat Jun 21 2025 - 04:35
Two Irish writers up for Waterstones Debut Fiction PrizeBooks newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest newsThu Jun 19 2025 - 13:12
Poem on ecology and friendship wins Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025Winner Laura Theis grew up in a German town where each street was named after a fairy taleWed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
Tim MacGabhann: ‘I had a fairly mad recurrence of withdrawal symptoms’Author talks about his new memoir of addiction and recovery, and the best writing advice he’s heardSun Jun 15 2025 - 04:10
Bloomsday was a sporadic, boozy and ill-mannered affair before becoming an annual event in 1994 In 1954 Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh and Anthony Cronin embarked on a drunken pilgrimage including public urination on Sandymount StrandSat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
‘I wanted to do something radical’: Wendy Erskine on her debut novel, which deals with class, rape and parentingThe writer on the necessity of humour amid bleakness, how she likes to challenge her readers, and misogyny in the NorthSat Jun 14 2025 - 04:28
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women’s Prizes Books newsletter: a round-up of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesThu Jun 12 2025 - 19:30
Sarah Maria Griffin: ‘I will be trying to figure out what the internet means to me for the rest of my life’The author on her new novel, Eat the Ones You Love; the importance of libraries; and her love of video gamesSat Jun 07 2025 - 04:30
Siobhán Flynn and Sarah Davy win Mairtín Crawford AwardsBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jun 06 2025 - 16:18
Ciara Geraghty: Author of 10 novels on turning to children’s books‘I recently kayaked to Holy Island on Lough Derg to visit Edna O’Brien’s grave ... and thanked her for her bravery’Sat May 31 2025 - 04:47
Irish writers up for CWA Dagger awardsBooks newsletter: UCD and West Cork History Festivals; Timothy O’Grady launches; North at 50Thu May 29 2025 - 12:04
Niall Williams’s Time of the Child wins Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year AwardClare-based author wins €20,000 prize ahead of July release of film adaptation of his debut novelWed May 28 2025 - 22:00
Author Gethan Dick: ‘I’d make it illegal to buy or sell water. Everyone would adapt within a few weeks’The visual artist on her debut novel, Water in The Desert, Fire in the Night; apocalypse always; and ‘chaotic, grubby’ MarseillesSat May 24 2025 - 04:42
Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits wins Authors’ Club Best First Novel AwardBooks newsletter: a roundup of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesThu May 22 2025 - 16:13
Dublin Literary Award: The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey wins €100,000 prize Story of sibling rivalry in harsh 19th-century Newfoundland wins Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000 Thu May 22 2025 - 12:30
International Booker Prize 2025: Indian author and translators are first to win with a short story collectionBanu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, chronicles the lives of women in southern IndiaTue May 20 2025 - 22:30
Paul Durcan: ‘Poetry was a gift that he loved to give others’Kathleen MacMahon, Conor O’Callaghan, Bernard MacLaverty, Enda Wyley, William Wall, Aifric McGlinchey and Martin Doyle pay tributeMon May 19 2025 - 13:04
Author Paul Perry: ‘The myth of the starving genius is harmful nonsense’The writer on his new novel, Paradise House; his writing partnership with Karen Gillece; and the book he’s working on about Samuel Beckett in the French ResistanceSun May 18 2025 - 05:00
Pigott Poetry Prize shortlist revealedBooks newsletter: a roundup of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri May 16 2025 - 12:58
Author Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin: ‘I’ll always be angry about the history of the church in Ireland’ Author’s debut novel, Ordinary Saints, celebrates the power of faith, even as it criticises the Catholic ChurchSun May 11 2025 - 05:00
Gustav Parker Hibbett wins John Pollard PrizeBooks newsletter: a roundup of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pagesThu May 08 2025 - 19:00
Author Shane Tivenan: ‘People who veer away from the norm have always had a magnetic effect on me’The author on the curious title of his short story collection, To Avenge a Dead Glacier; how his music career helped his writing; and his admiration for Aphex TwinSat May 03 2025 - 05:00
Listowel literary festival’s fresh startBooks newsletter: Bullaun and Gallery on major shortlists; Ballyscullion Book Festival; Poetry trailFri May 02 2025 - 11:03
Author Lisa Harding: ‘I have never been scared to look at the dark side of life’The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writingSun Apr 27 2025 - 05:00
Jane Casey and Stuart Neville shortlistedBooks newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages and a wrap of the latest newsFri Apr 25 2025 - 10:14
Ardal O’Hanlon on Father Ted at 30: ‘I thought it was a sh*t idea. Who was going to want to watch a sitcom about priests?’It’s one of the funniest TV sitcoms of all time, but success wasn’t preordained. Some of the key players look back at making its three classic seriesSat Apr 19 2025 - 05:32
Author Caroline Madden: ‘My luck turned when I created a female protagonist seething with quiet resentment’The author of The Marriage Vendetta talks about what it takes to get published, her Jane Austen-inspired world record, and a surprisingly funny book Sat Apr 19 2025 - 05:00
Two Irish writers feature on £25,000 Walter Scott Prize shortlistKevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter and Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits make six-strong shortlistTue Apr 15 2025 - 09:00
Author Catherine Ryan Howard: ‘A great cure for writer’s block is having to cover the rent’Catherine Ryan Howard on her new thriller, Burn After Reading; heavy-drinking Hemingway; and the upcoming TV adaptation of her novel 56 DaysSat Apr 12 2025 - 05:00
Andrew Krivák wins Moth Poetry PrizeBooks newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Apr 11 2025 - 10:01
Author Oisín Fagan: ‘The Irish have gone everywhere and been among the best and the worst’The writer on his new novel, Eden’s Shore; his support for Irish neutrality; and being described as like ‘Father Ted scripted by Philip K Dick’Sat Apr 05 2025 - 05:00
ILFD 2025 programme revealedBooks newsletter: Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s French award; Hubert Butler Essay Prize; Ewart-Biggs Prize; Strokestown poetry shortlist; Global Book Crawl; preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Apr 04 2025 - 12:14
Bullaun Press wins Republic of Consciousness prizeThere’s a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, translated from French by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert, is also longlisted for the International Booker PrizeWed Apr 02 2025 - 11:01
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025: Miranda July, Elizabeth Strout and four debuts make shortlistThe winner of the £30,000 award will be announced on June 12th, along with the winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-FictionWed Apr 02 2025 - 08:00
Author Shane Hegarty: ‘I’m lucky to see the work done by teachers. They are undervalued’The writer on his new picture book, the film adaptation of Darkmouth and kids who never seem to run out of questionsSat Mar 29 2025 - 05:00
‘I am floored’: Anne Enright on winning $175,000 Windham-Campbell PrizeBooker Prize-winning author becomes eighth Irish writer to win one of the literary world’s most generous prizesMon Mar 24 2025 - 19:15
Irish writers on Dylan Thomas Prize shortlistBooks newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Young Writer of the Year Award; Eoin McNamee and fallow journal launches; AE George Russell Spring SchoolThu Mar 20 2025 - 11:37
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 25 to No 1A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025Sat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: how we made the list and what it says about the state of Irish fictionThe Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts to select the best Irish books of the years 2000-2025. Here’s how we did itSat Mar 15 2025 - 05:00
Author Paul McVeigh: ‘In Belfast, you go on a bad date and after that you bump into them every time you go out’The writer on his new story collection, I Hear You; how Belfast informs his writing; and the importance of humour in his workSat Mar 15 2025 - 05:00
Kelly McCaughrain on Carnegie Medal shortlistBooks newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages; Bridge Books wins; Franco-Irish Literary Festival; George Moore conference; One Dublin One Book; Belfast Book Festival; Flighty Creatures; MoLI-PWC tie-inFri Mar 14 2025 - 11:03
