please do come and hear all about Coco Mellor's top notch new novel! Bonus - Merrion Square Park is a lovely venue. Tickets ilfdublin.com

My review Irish Times Culture of David Nicholls' moving new novel You Are Here, sure to be a big hit this summer - shorturl.at/lCQU4 Sceptre Books Elaine Egan

What a great week that was. Thanks so much Irish Writers Centre and Notre Dame Kylemore for the opportunity to spend time in this amazing place with Rose Ugoalah, Kieran Fitzgerald and a great crew. Such an inspiring place. And really, really good dinners 📚🍴❤️

Two new posts coming up at the National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Ireland (Apply by 10th May).
Curator of Irish Art Post 1900. (1/2)
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I'm very proud of my pal and neighbour Séamus Dooley! congrats Seamus.

love this Q&A with EDEL COFFEY 👩🏼‍💻. I feel exactly the same way with A Handful of Dust. I re-read it every few years and there are two scenes that make me cry each time. irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

come and hear these 3 great writers talk! well, only if you have the time, and you can get a spin over and sure don't mind me, I'll be grand here in the dark and sure haven't I a flask anyway?

Congrats Jan Carson on Quickly, While They Still Have Horses. Happy, friendly launch hosted by Books Upstairs. Fab speech by livisoffline celebrating the v special talent that is Jan, & also by Jan herself, about friendship, writing solidarity & why indie bookshops matter

#ILFD2024 is here and #KeepingItLit ! Join us in Merrion Square Park from 17 - 26 May for ten days of literature, laughs & loads of fun. Visit ilfdublin.com to see what's on!

Brought to you by Dublin City Council with support from The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon & Dublin UNESCO

thanks so much Elaine Egan Hachette Ireland for the treats in today's post. what a great combo!

looking forward to getting my sticky paws on this. congrats EDEL COFFEY 👩🏼‍💻!

Would you like to contribute to the future of Literature in Ireland?

We're seeking a writer to join the Irish Writers Centre Board of Directors!

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Very glad to be judging this year's @RTE Short Story Competition, alongside Kathleen Mac Mahon Kathleen MacMahon & Claire Kilroy.
The competition is now open for entries!
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Lovely news of a Monday morning! We are so excited & grateful to get this recognition from the #Nibbies . Cheers to all our brilliant authors & contributors✨

I'm delighted myself, too! Heartfelt thanks to Irish Writers Centre 📚

great fiction in translation suggestions here in new Irish Independent Review Books column by Rick O'Shea. I've only read 2, so 3 new ones to look forward to. independent.ie/entertainment/…

my not-quite encounter with a legend 📻♥️

'Stretching from the Canal to the South Circular Road across a seven acre site, the Royal Portobello Gardens opened in May 1839...' Henrietta McKervey delves into a little-known corner of Dublin history, next Henrietta McKervey RTÉ Radio 1 Culture on RTÉ RTÉ

January 1905, Detective Expert Antonia Moser became the 1st British woman to open a #privatedetective agency, on 37-38 the Strand #London , 'Consultations free. Prompt, secret, and reliable’. It's now a #Sainsburys Local... caitlindavies.co.uk/private-enquir… The History Press