The Arrival of Nicky Rackard: this story follows on from Brian Gilhooly’s piece about his Ma, Joan Byrne, in 1950s Gorey. You ...

The Fish Flash Fiction Prize is an opportunity to attempt one of the most interesting and rewarding tasks – to create, in a ...

Five Writing Tips I Learned from My Debut Epic Fantasy, Sister Wake. My first epic fantasy for adults, Sister Wake, comes out ...

Submissions deadline: open Full Set is an independent publisher of non-fiction dedicated to bringing rewarding reads to ...

Where art meets commerce: the role of the editor. Sylvia Leatham reflects on lessons learned over the two-and-a-half-year ...

The Irish bestseller charts online! Non fiction is always a big seller at Christmas, and this year is no different with The ...

My mother, Joan Byrne — better known as Ma — worked for her brother Paudie at his in-laws’ shop from 1948 to 1960. Twelve ...

Application deadline: 31st January 2026 The Cúirt New Writing Prize, kindly sponsored by Tigh Neachtain in memory of Lena ...

If you talk to crime writers about where they get their ideas from, very often their books originate in stories of real ...

Application deadline: 26th January 2026 Birr Writers’ Residency offers professional writers’ accommodation and workspaces for ...