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With their open door policy, Irish literary journals often offer new writers their first break and more established ones a platform and the chance to think outside the box


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Eimear McBride, Jennifer Johnston and Kevin Barry are some of the names that have been suggested in response to the Arts Council’s call for nominees for its new three-year, €150,000 role. The judges will announce their decision in January



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