The Irish bestseller charts online! Non fiction is always a big seller at Christmas, and this year is no different with The ...

My mother, Joan Byrne — better known as Ma — worked for her brother Paudie at his in-laws’ shop from 1948 to 1960. Twelve ...

If you talk to crime writers about where they get their ideas from, very often their books originate in stories of real ...

Application deadline: 31st January 2026 The Cúirt New Writing Prize, kindly sponsored by Tigh Neachtain in memory of Lena ...

Arts Council Application Deadline: 6th January – 12th February 2026 The Arts Council Bursary Award supports individual ...

Author Sam Blake with some invaluable advice for our readers and writers as we face into the new year of 2026 . . . Greetings ...

Application deadline: 26th January 2026 Birr Writers’ Residency offers professional writers’ accommodation and workspaces for ...

Marian Keyes in conversation with journalist and writer Madeleine Keane . . . Bestselling author and Irish Writers Centre ...

The advice to ‘kill your babies’ or ‘kill your darlings’ has been a feature of writing guides and workshops for decades, but ...

Competition deadline: 31st May 2026 The Bridport Short Story Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the literary ...

John Leitch, writing as Arlinda Rotate, on why he chose to use a pen-name when writing his crime thriller, Black Cloud, Red ...

When I was growing up, Christmas was a magical time. Of course we were poor as church mice, living hand to mouth so the only ...