Evelyn Conlon, novelist, elected member of Aosdána, explores the relationship between fiction and history, in relation to her own fiction.
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Giving British Imperialism the middle finger
A film review of Kneecap by Isla Sutherland Kneecap, Screen playwright and Director, Rich Peppiat, Starring Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Cinematography by Ryan Kernaghan, Distribution by Wildcard [1](Ireland) Curzon Film (United Kingdom), 2024. Kneecap explores Northern Irish identity and what it means to be part of the ‘ceasefire generation’ amidst … Continue reading
Ó Chréanna Eile From Other Earths
Bilingual poems afford us the opportunity to appreciate both languages. What is most appreciated is the effort taken by these poets to make the English translations poems in their own right. This means that even if you do not read Irish, you can appreciate the themes, thoughts and imagery in this collection. Continue reading
Love Song for Tory Island
A book about Tory Island’s history and mythology directed at the younger reader as well as the curious outsider. Continue reading
A Modern Secular Nunnery
Dominating Hagstone is Rathglas, a colony of ‘nun’-like women, home to refugees from the violence that is typically visited on some women in the modern world. Continue reading
What’s On in September and Beyond
A book launch, Roisin O, Riverdance, Talks, Celtic Conversations, and more
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Vale, Frank O’Shea, passionate Tinteán Editor (1941-2024)
When Frank liked a book, he did not hold back in his enthusiasm for it. Continue reading
Frank O’Shea on Becoming Stardust
What happens to the knowledge and experience, the good and bad things, the loves and dislikes, the stories and beliefs that lived in my brain when I die? Continue reading
A road to nowhere: faith-based political parties
A concise history of the politics of religion-based parties in Australia. Continue reading
Vale Edna O’Brien (1930-2024): an Irish country girl
Edna was a fearless teller of truths, a superb writer possessed of the moral courage to confront Irish society with realities long ignored and suppressed. Continue reading
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