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The Lit, Europe's first youth-led festival of reading and writing returns to Waterford City for its ninth year from the 9th-11th October 2026. 28 young people from across Waterford City & Count...

Submissions deadline: 29th October 2027 The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust (ICOP), in partnership with HOWL New Irish Writing, is delighted to announce the launch of the ICOP Pamphlet Series 2027. T...

The box arrived. Personal possessions of The O'Rahilly found on his desk at the time of his untimely death...

A generative writing course for people - beginners and more experienced writers - working on short fiction and essays. Weekly prompt paired with an extract/piece from 21st c Irish literature, with feedback on each assignment submitted.

Scientists sewing mice together. That's what I heard on the radio one summer afternoon in 2018: a young mouse joined to an old one, so they shared a single blood supply. And according to the experiment, the old mouse seemed to be growing younger. I was driving at the time, but I couldn't get the idea out of my head. What would society look like if young blood really was the answer to ageing? Before long, I'd pulled over, bought a brand-new notepad, and started scribbling down ideas.

My fourth novel with Poolbeg Books, By Next Christmas comes out this month - my fourth in four years. But this, my Christmas novel, was birthed in just nine months. Nine months from that first word on the screen to handing my final draft to my publisher. It was intense. Happily, I loved writing it. I knew I had a good idea, I was excited for my characters and I believed in my story. Dublin Portal The original concept involved a little bit of luck.

David Marshall is a contemporary Irish essayist whose work focuses on civic systems, democracy, governance, and the historical role of essayism. Rooted in an extensive background in trade union education, political activism, and university lecturing, his writing treats the essay not as a decorative artifact, but as an active tool for public inquiry and democratic engagement.

Founded in 2016, the Wild Atlantic Words literary festival aims to celebrate the literary heritage of our rugged coastline over several days of readings, recitals, debates and reflection, while als...

Join Smashing Times for a live performance of Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan. Accompanied by poetry and music, this performance shares the story of Teresa Magueyal (1958-2023), a woman searcher of disappeared people and a human rights defender from Mexico.

Come to Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery in Sandycove for an evening with acclaimed Irish poet and spoken-word artist Emmet O'Brien.