It's #IrishBookWeek and Bookselling Ireland have​ daily prompts to inspire you to discover Irish books Day 3: Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel @soula.bsky.social Day 4: This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social #SeachtainNaLeabharEireannach #IrishBookADay

Author @oonaf.bsky.social's This Interim Time (@lilliputpress.bsky.social) is a poignant meditation on memory, family, and the brief windows of life we share with those we love. This #IrishBookWeek, Oona joins us to share some of her favourite books about grief. Read now: buff.ly/1wwAtgh

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

An exciting day here at the Department of English as we meet our first group of students on the BA in Creative Writing and English. 🎊🤩 Welcome!! And on your tour of our gorgeous library, be sure to stop by the Pride stand and grab a pin or a bookmark! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

We are so proud of Edie, and can't wait to celebrate the launch of her brilliant novel! ⭐ @maynoothuniversity.ie @mu-alumni.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

We are so excited to have @aingealaflannery.bsky.social with us for the coming year! ⭐

We're looking forward to meeting incoming first-years at the Arts Subjects Talks tomorrow and Wednesday @maynoothuniversity.ie! Come and say hello! @mulibrary.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Come and work with us! This is a brilliant residency open to established, mid-career writers resident in Ireland.

@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

What a treat to read and recommend Oona Frawley's achingly gorgeous new essay collection This Interim Time for @commonmag.bsky.social's "What We're Reading" series: www.thecommononline.org/what-were-re...

Maynooth's own Dr Oona Frawley recently published 'This Interim Time' featured in the Times' Best Books for Summer 2025. A well deserved acknowledgment! Get a copy & read.

Congratulations one and all! 🥂🎊

I was delighted to see This Interim Time in the @irishtimes.com's 'best books for summer 2025': www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...? Thank you @martindoyle.bsky.social & @jesstraynor.bsky.social 🙏🙏 @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Thank you so much to all of the bookshops and readers - so grateful for your support! 🙏🙏 🥰

It's been just over a month since we launched THIS INTERIM TIME by @oonaf.bsky.social, so it feels like a good time to share some of the lovely things reviewers have said about it 🧡💛

We are hiring! Details about 2 x 10 month contract posts are available here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr... @maynoothuniversity.ie

So pleased to see a lovely review of This Interim Time in Saturday's @irishtimes.com (by the brilliant writer @jesstraynor.bsky.social no less). 🙏 🙏 @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

'A raw exploration of the past ... A beautiful, delicate, skilfully-meandering book.' - Irish Examiner A gorgeous review over the weekend for This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social ✨ Get your copy of this gorgeous book from your fave bookshop or direct from the Lilliput website!

So grateful for this generous and thoughtful review of This Interim Time. 🙏🙏 @irishexaminer.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Seán also tells us about a recent book he loved: To Avenge a Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan @lilliputpress.bsky.social Video: Freddie Greenall Music: Natalia Beylis @sunkenhum.bsky.social Blúiríní was made possible thanks to the support of The Arts Council

Our new BA in Creative Writing and English was noted in an article in the @irishtimes.com as one of a series of new 'popular and novel courses' on offer for CAO applicants this year. We are so excited to get started! 🤩

Really pleased that there's an extract of This Interim Time in today's @irishtimes.com weekend magazine: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... @lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

Huge thanks to everyone who turned up to Books Upstairs and made the launch of This Interim Time so special! @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social 🙏😊

Today's the day! 😊

Our last event of the term sees our brilliant Writer-in-Residence Catherine Prasifka in conversation with novelist Naoise Dolan this Thursday 8 May. 🤩 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social

With only a week to go until the launch of This Interim Time by @oonaf.bsky.social, we thought we'd share some of the wonderful things people have been saying about it 🧡💛 Come celebrate with us on Tuesday May 13 at @booksupstairs.bsky.social where we will be joined by guest speaker Emilie Pine 🎉

To mark the launch of our brilliant colleague Karl O'Hanlon's new book, Official Voices: Poets and the Irish State, @livunipress.bsky.social is offering a 30% discount. Pls spread the word&order this terrific book for yr library! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie #irishstudies #irishlit

Next Thursday 1 May 2.30pm, we're delighted to welcome @brianlangan.bsky.social & Edie May Hand. A graduate of our MA in CW, Edie won the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Novel Fair in '23. Join us to hear about their work together! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social

Thrilled (& a bit terrified!) that this will be out soon. Grateful to all @lilliputpress.bsky.social, to @brianlangan.bsky.social for all of the support & encouragement, and to @jackflag.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover. 🙏 @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @maynoothenglish.bsky.social

Really looking forward to hearing Gavin McCrea and Colin Barrett on Thursday: free and open to the public!

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this 😊

Next up in our Writers in Conversation Series is Arts Council Writer-in-Residence Gavin McCrea in conversation with the brilliant Sara Baume: not to be missed! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social ⭐

Look at that gorgeous book! Congratulations to our brilliant colleague Dr Karl O'Hanlon! @maynoothuniversity.ie @livunipress.bsky.social 🥂🤩

Writer-in-Residence post for 2025-26: come and work with us! Grateful for reposts 🙏

Tomorrow!

Our brilliant Kildare Arts Writer-in-Residence @prasifcat.bsky.social was on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning talking about the internet and the 'manosphere'. You can listen back here (41.30 minutes in): www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @maynoothuniversity.ie

We're looking forward to hosting award-winning author Mark O'Connell next Thursday 27 March 2pm. Come and join us! This event is free and open to the public. @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social @mrkocnnll.bsky.social @flordtk.bsky.social

Really looking forward to this - free and open to the public. Thursday 2pm! @maynoothuniversity.ie

Happy International Women's Day from all at Maynooth English! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @catgander.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

Our fab colleague @catgander.bsky.social, winner of the Max Nänny Prize, will be delivering a lecture on 28 March at the University of Amsterdam, in person and online. ⭐ Details are below. ⬇️ @maynoothuniversity.ie

Brilliant news for Edie, an @maynoothenglish.bsky.social MA CW graduate. This is an incredible novel!! ⭐

Please note that this Thursday's event is already at capacity.

We have some brilliant authors coming to talk about their work this month: and all events are free and open to the public! @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @prasifcat.bsky.social @mrkocnnll.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

I'm actually raging at what's happening in Cardiff, and the callous treatment of friends and colleagues by a nakedly incompetent leadership class. Read this and weep: voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

Psyched to talk to @prasifcat.bsky.social about her brilliant books!

@maynoothuni.bsky.social English department seminar series. All welcome #creativewriting #conversation #irleand @oonaf.bsky.social