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Eve in Ireland: Controlling and Silencing Irish Women, 1922-1972 by Ailish McFadden
A distillation of considerable source material to produce this riveting overview leavened by an edge of personal reflection
Caricature and the Irish: Satirical Prints from the Library of Trinity College, Dublin c 1780-1830
This selection provides a stimulating guide to the collection of graphic satire engravings assembled by Nicholas K Robinson, one of Ireland’s less well-known cultural treasures
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller: A beautiful, slow-burning novel
Sentences of unrelenting realism builds up gradually, layer by layer, to an astonishing depth and tenderness
She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark: Punchy, funny and unapologetically perturbing short stories
The visceral quality of the writing binds these stories together, sharing a taste for queasy horror and delighting in discomfort
Revolutionary Times: Accessible account of a pivotal decade in Irish history
This beautifully presented book captures the political and cultural events of the years 1913-1923 with convincing contemporary-style newspaper reportage
The Young Offenders Christmas Special review: Where’s Jock? Without him, Conor’s firearm foxer isn’t quite a cracker
Chris Walley’s charismatic tearaway is still in prison on drug charges, leaving his best pal, the Knocknaheeny scamp Conor, flying solo
Oh yes it is ... the Christmas panto and how it keeps Ireland’s theatre community going
The annual pantomime is as popular as ever and keeps smaller theatres going year after year
Franco-Irish literary award shortlist revealed
Books newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages; Yeats Winter School; Strokestown International Poetry Competition
One Leg One Eye review: Forget Fairytale of New York. This is a soundtrack of the real Irish Christmas
Ian Lynch and George Brennan offer a wonderful ghost-train ride through droning electronica, warped uilleann pipes and spirals of unfiltered noise
Dolphin Boy review: What in the name of bejaysus are we looking at here?
The animation is horrible. The voice work is annoying. The plot can be hard to follow
Letters by Oliver Sacks review: Great light cast on neurologist, author and humanist
Kate Edgar’s compilation paints a detailed portrait of a sometimes shy, uncertain, excitable human who was also a deeply compassionate and open-hearted outsider
The Movie Quiz: What is the name of everyone’s second-favourite Christmas film?
Plus: Who has the very first line in holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life?
When Claire Byrne confronts Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary on RTÉ, the atmosphere is seriously tetchy
Radio 1 host clashes with airline boss over high airfares, while Ray D’Arcy captures a frazzled festive atmosphere
Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan wins An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024
Author repeats success with sequel to his debut The Spinning Heart, which won award in 2012
