The Irish playwright and poet, Oscar Wilde still mesmerises readers and fans with his golden words. We’ve curated a list of ...

Eoin McNamee returns to his roots for his latest book, a border thriller inspired by his father’s bureau de change in Newry. ...

Flann O'Brien was a major figurehead of Irish literature as a novelist ... I have decided that there is no excuse for poetry.” 7. “It only occurred to me the other day that I will have ...

In his autobiography Hope, Pope Francis quotes Lanza del Vasto, a poet and anti-war campaigner, who said the worst lie – the greatest and most dangerous lie – is “truth minus one”.

Oxford University professor Avi Shlaim tells The Irish News why “Ireland is the natural friend of any anti-colonial struggle” ...

On Seder night, we eat bitter herbs to recall the bitter times that our Hebrew ancestors experienced during their years of enslavement and persecution in Egypt. The symbolic food items we display and ...

Analysis: Satire had an important social function in medieval Ireland and poet Conchobhar Ruadh Mac Con Midhe knew how to use it Gaelic Ireland in the late medieval period was ruled by a number of ...

The auction also has a super range of collections of contemporary fiction (including collected works of Canadian author Alice Munro and American novelist Annie Proulx) and poetry books by Irish ...

What better way to celebrate the famous Irish poet's life than by revisiting his "When All The Others Were Away at Mass," which was named Ireland’s best-loved poem of the past 100 years in RTÉ ...

New Irish Writing’s winning poetry entry for March 2025 Claire O'Reilly, the poetry selection for New Irish Writing in March 2025 Clare is a Kildare poet originally from Westmeath. She achieved ...