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Where They Lie By Claire Coughlan This atmospheric thriller is slightly reminiscent of John Banville’s…
“The Enchanted Bay”
It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary…
“The Good Sport”
In this excerpt from his memoir The Good Sport, Kevin White takes us on his…
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The President’s Beloved Irish housekeeperand Washington’s Kindness
Elizabeth Thompson is one of the most intriguing Irish characters who traveled alongside George Washington during and after the Revolutionary War. She was the elderly head of his household and […]
Irish Women Writers Celebrated in New York
I’m not going to tell you too much about, Look! It’s A Woman Writer!: Irish Literary Feminisms 1970 – 2020 edited by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. Because, as Frank McCourt once said, […]
The 10th Annual Tom Quinlan Poetry Lecture Featuring Paul Muldoon
Poet Paul Muldoon is even busier than usual. Earlier this month he was in London to help launch Paul McCartney’s memoir, “The Lyrics”… an instant bestseller on both sides of […]
Peter Quinn’s Novel Redux
“Quinn has a way of making ordinary things, the ordinary or wise or inadequate thoughts of many persons in many circumstances not only convincing but merely actual: an ability that […]
Timothy Egan: A Modern Day Pilgrim
In late October, media outlets around the world reported that Pope Francis had expressed support for civil unions, “a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for […]
The Pull Of The Stars
By Tom Deignan Best-Selling Dublin-born author Emma Donoghue has a brilliant and timely new novel out. Set in an Irish maternity ward during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, The […]