In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe. Written during Ireland’s golden age (between the sixth and ninth centuries), the manuscripts ...

Sidney’s independence appears to have pushed her to the margins of Irish memory.’ It is likely that Cowell’s presence on Aran in the 1950s prompted Bairbre Quinn (1935–1987) to start her ...

The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts – authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of ...

But the next book will be more Irish. It’s never really bothered me being grouped as an Irish female writer. I feel quite proud. I always feel very proud when an Irish person does well in anything.

The panel chose Milkman by Anna Burns (2018) as the best Irish fiction book of the 21st century. John McGahern ’s That They May Face The Rising Sun (2002) finished in second place, with Solar ...

The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story selected by Anne Enright Economic booms like the Celtic Tiger may come and go, but one thing Ireland never seems to suffer a shortage of is splendid ...

New Irish Writing was previously known as the Hennessy Awards, after its long-time sponsor. This year’s awards are being supported by the Irish Independent and An Post Irish Book Awards.

In the past seven years, celebrated Irish writer Colm Tóibín has published two novels (“The Magician,” about the German writer Thomas Mann and “House of Names,&#8221… ...

This week’s Title Search puzzle highlights prose and poetry by Irish authors. The titles of 13 such books are hidden below within an unrelated text passage. As you read along, tap or click the ...