Very shocked and sad to hear this news of Gary Lydon. A wonderful actor, and a lovely, thoughtful man. He was so proud to be playing alongside his son in Of Mornington, and such a champion of up and coming talent. Codladh sámh 🙏🏻

This week, Nat King Cole in Dublin, bus travel, famine in Kerry, Belfast Blitz and Lauren Bacall on Broadway. With Jim Doherty, Niamh Donnelly, Garrett Igoe, Marion O’Dwyer, Bryan MacMahon @wordwellbooks.bsky.social Mícheál McCann @poetryireland.bsky.social April 26, 9.10am, @rteradio1.bsky.social

Mark O'Connell: Artemis II - I am moved nearly to tears by this lovely, devastating reminder of our humanity

Still interested to hear from people about this, if anyone has any thoughts. Also looking to speak with cash-only businesses in Ireland #journorequest

Is cash becoming obsolete? I'm looking to speak with people who still use cash, or try to use cash. What are the pros and cons? Please do get in touch if you have any thoughts on the topic. (For a newspaper feature). 🙏🏻 💸

Jessica Reynolds: ‘Being in the Kneecap film opened my eyes to my Irish identity’

En 12 ans, Paris s'est transformée comme jamais.

Lá fhéile Padraig sona dhaoibh. For the day that's in it, a piece I wrote for @artbasel.bsky.social on Ireland's cultural impact www.artbasel.com/stories/is-i... #Ireland #StPatricksDay

‘I become a moron by midday’: Robert Newman is at his creative best when the world sleeps

Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’

Twenty years ago, U.S. tech companies arrived in Ireland eager to set up their European headquarters in an English-speaking country with beneficial tax rates and an educated workforce. What have they done for the people of Ireland? @jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

It was such a thrill to appear on this episode and talk about my story, Total Care, as well as my utterly absurd working methods. open.spotify.com/episode/7FK8...

Really enjoyed speaking to some brilliant artists, writers, filmmakers, curators for Art Basel Stories. There's much more to say than I had space for here, but the idea of pushing against idealised versions of Ireland was an interesting thread that kept cropping up. www.artbasel.com/stories/is-i...

A few spots left for this evening’s event with Grainne O’ Hare discussing her brilliant and hilarious novel with Niamh Donnelly - book your free admission ticket here: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/thirst-trap/ @spacedolphin93.bsky.social @niamhdonnelly.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social

Kevin Penrose: ‘You have guys playing Gaelic football who are too scared to come out. I want to give them courage’

This is fab, as ever, by Maggie Armstrong

FROM THE ARCHIVES. Niamh Donnelly’s story “Total care” was published in NUMBER 84 | AUTUMN 2021. Read it in full on our website #freereads thedublinreview.com/article/tota...

“What Israel and the United States are doing to the people of Palestine is nothing but a technologically sophisticated barbarism.” ~Mark O’Connell The Irish Times ☕️

American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I felt like the entire world was against me but I knew I would emerge’

Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

It was such a pleasure to sit down with @niamhdonnelly.bsky.social and chat about Show Me Where It Hurts, life as a GP, and the long and winding road to publication. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Maser: ‘I fell in love with Ireland again. It offered me a sense of place and security’

‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s. The Belfast author on her brilliant debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis. Great Niamh Donnelly interview www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

The 100 best Irish works of fiction of the 21st century: No 25 to No 1. A pretty impressive list, including three Booker Prize winners. See what you think. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

‘The first time I didn’t feel shame for being Palestinian was in Ireland’

The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 50 to No 26

The 100 best Irish fiction books of the 21st century so far: No 100 to No 51. We assembled a panel of 60 experts – writers, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers & journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of 2000-2025 www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025

Jamie Dornan: ‘I struggled with people feeling sorry for me because I lost my mum so young’

Adrian Duncan is one of the most interesting and brilliant writers at work today. Always a pleasure to speak to him about his multifaceted work. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Could talk to Sinéad about Edna forever. Her fantastic documentary Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story is in cinemas from Jan 31st. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Grateful to everyone who spoke to me for this piece on death in the digital age @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

The Lucy Caldwell story in the latest Winter Papers is a real masterpiece. Builds such detail, and from that detail, finds such profound insights on life. A lovely Christmas treat 🎄

It was such fun contributing to this piece on a New Irish Canon for New York Magazine. Lots of my faves made it in. Some sadly didn't. Would love to hear what you might have included/picked as number one! @nymag.com @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/best...

Looking forward to chatting with Niall Williams at this year's Dublin Book Festival. Sun 10th Nov at 12:30. Lots of other great events on the line up too #DBF24 Tickets: dublinbookfestival.com/event/time-o...

"I swear it’s time. I swear. That’s the only magic.” Screenwriter and playwright extraordinaire, Moira Buffini, turns novelist with a dystopian YA sensation, Songlight. We met in Dublin and talked about everything from telepathy, to feminism, to failure. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Is there an art to writing good romance? I tried my hand at writing for Mills & Boon and wrote about it for @irishtimes.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/2024...

V chuffed and surprised to be shortlisted for the Irish Journalism Awards in two (!) categories. Many congrats to fellow nominees. 🥳

"For a long time, I was such a well-behaved person and a people pleaser and, like, a ‘good girl’" ... What a joy to interview Morgan MacIntyre this week as she prepares for her first solo tour as "Morgana". She has endless talent as a singer/musician/lyricist, and also excellent taste in books 📚

"I started to use my more simple way of speaking, and making fun of the fact that I’d make mistakes"... had craic mór interviewing comic Áine Gallagher, who sneaks Gaeilge into her shows without putting eagla an domhain into her audience. www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...

I'm once again banging on about #BookTok 😂. Visited @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social to hear how they've embraced the phenomenon, for @irishtimes.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Testing, testing, one, two... Hello bluesky 😳🙋🏼‍♀️