Writer and presenter
Irish writers and publishers hold their own in a competitive market, and with new titles due from the likes of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Colm Tóibín and Donal Ryan, booksellers expect 2026 to be a ‘bumper year’
Marian Keyes, Sarah Webb, Oliver Callan and actor Conor O’Donnell are among the ambassadors for this year’s event
The US-born author on how Ireland has shaped her language around parenthood, the antidote to ‘the cruelty and chaos of Ice’ and her opposition to ‘the obscene accumulation of wealth’
Rain does a lot for popular culture. You’ll see a fair bit of it in Wuthering Heights if you check it out
In praise of President Catherine Connolly’s preference for our native tongue
Mark Condren of Mediahuis Ireland wins overall prize for record seventh time
While researching my new novel, I became fascinated with the people who chose to join a group whose belief system and way of life were at odds with so much of Irish society’s standards
‘It has a real life-affirming vibrancy that made sense to me...exactly what I was looking for,' says Cian Duggan in Vietnam
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor are bestselling Irish titles
There were ghosts of our past everywhere - in music, literature, fashion, dance and theatre
The choreographer and dancer on agreeability, the pursuit of happiness, and his superpower
Rap trio brings its controversy machine to the Dublin venue with a formidable live gig, guest collaborations and plenty of fun
The great, the good, the politicians and the gays were all there for the unveiling of a plaque to the Irish rebel
It is almost two months since Aisling Rogerson’s husband, the beloved writer and broadcaster, died of cancer
Jacqueline Connolly, Andrew Porter, Cecelia Ahern, Andrea Mara, Elaine Feeney, Joseph O’Connor and Michael D Higgins also honoured
Gifts that will leave a big impression, from Ninety Nine Words for Rain by Manchán Magan to Sinéad Moore Ceramics
It wasn’t easy for Manchán Magan’s friend to get up, deep in his grief, to lead us in dance but it was healing and it seemed to shift something in all of us
Month’s memorial hears world will be a less kind, generous, curious and gentle place with the writer’s passing
Awards ‘remain the cornerstone of Ireland’s literary calendar’ and will be held on November 27th in Dublin
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Fears around the report are misplaced and it is long past time for it to be published
Manchán Magan, scríbhneoir, craoltóir. 20 Lúnasa, 1970 – 2 Deireadh Fómhair, 2025.
His writing, live shows, radio and podcast work radiated infectious curiosity, cultural nuance and a sense of the mystical undercurrents in life
RTÉ Drivetime and Newstalk Breakfast propel a week of political theatre as Fianna Fáil’s presidential race implodes
One of the most precious gifts cancer has given me is a deep friendship with this extraordinary Irish man
Writer and broadcaster, who died at 55 of cancer, was ‘fire-starter’ who will be remembered for ‘spirit of abundance’
Magan was a wholly authentic force, full of awe and devoid of cynicism
Husband and wife Francis Van Maele and Hyemee Kim founded Red Fox Press on Achill Island in 2000
Ireland has lost a communicator of rare talent
Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Kathy Scott and Seán Ronayne among the artists, musicians, writers and film-makers paying tribute to the late journalist, author and TV presenter
Radio: Fabled phone-in show is drifting despite talents of guest host, while Brendan O’Connor underlines his interview skills
Manchán Magan has set out to collate as many weather words in Irish as he can. Bear in mind that it will rain hard if a leprechaun of the ditch comes into the kitchen
Television: Manchán Magan’s latest documentary is set against the backdrop of his stage four cancer diagnosis
July 14th-18th: including The Last Irish Missionaries, The Couple Next Door and The Veil
Aoibheann McNamara has transformed a 1930s Land Commission cottage on a high plateau in the Burren into a 21st century self-catering retreat
Why is there so little talk of Ireland’s role in the foundation of Iceland? If we in Ireland have distant cousins living just below the Arctic Circle, shouldn’t we spend some time getting to know them?
From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
Visual art: Exhibition features 20 artists selected by guest-curators Miguel Amado and Valeria Ceregini
Christmas reads for everyone from little adventurers to teen romantacy fans
Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history
We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent
In this 2024 interview, the late presenter and self-described ‘oddball loner’ was bursting with energy
Television: Manchán Magan’s extremely watchable journey around the Continent is the first leg of a quest for atonement
In Ciseach, the choreographer Catherine Young shows how, by following the paths of our ancestors, we can repair our relationship with the land
What’s Next For?: Being introduced to the work of Harry Clarke led her on to iconography. ‘It’s all very bling’
What’s Next For?: Pair’s new 22-hour course features Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ola Majekodunmi and Louis de Paor, among others
Television: Irish landscape whisperer Magan addresses a singularly Irish subject – nobody does saintly relics like we do – with impressive gusto
March 10th-16th: From Is University Really Worth It? and The End of the World with Beanz to Italian-Spanish romance Un Amore
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
Green Minister Pippa Hackett said this week wolves would be ‘shot’ if they were reintroduced, but how great a threat to farming would they be?
A landmark moment for the Irish language in pop culture is coming. Just you wait
We asked a range of people – including refuseniks – to tell us about the moments that make their season bright
Manchán Magan’s new book is a collection of Irish language words for women’s genitalia, reproductive organs, menstrual cycles and sex lives, wonderfully illustrated by women artists
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
