Four new new Irish works, reviewed by Frank O’Shea. Continue reading
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New Irish Fiction
Malachi O’Doherty uses Ulster, while John Connolly uses Arkansas for their murder stories. Graham Norton’s gentler story is set in West Cork. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Three more novels from Irish women writers, the first one set in Sydney Continue reading
A Christmas Story
Walking to the church in the cold and dark, we snuggled into new coats, hats and gloves and counted the lighted candles that stood in each window to welcome the Christ Child. Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Sebastian Barry continues his McNulty family saga while Frank Connolly recalls the Dublin bombs of 1974. Continue reading
Monica McInerney Interview
Descended from County Clare people, Monica McInerney understands intergenerational trauma. Continue reading
From The Papers
Short items from past four weeks. Continue reading
Two Novels by Jane Casey
An Post Crime Novel of the Year 2019 in first of two books by Dubliner Jane Casey Continue reading
New Irish Fiction
Two contemporary fictions reviewed, one about the ever popular Bram Stoker, and the other about the challenges facing millennials. Continue reading
From Dublin with Love
Roddy Doyle’s Charlie Savage is the best remedy for a bad mood or a feeling that life is going too fast Continue reading
