A Fragment of History
The box arrived. Personal possessions of The O’Rahilly found on his desk at the time of his untimely death…
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What Have I Done? Beginnings
It’s been fifty one years since I dropped out of university in Durban on the
The Kish Lighthouse Keeper
Iceapelago 3, the final book in my climate fiction trilogy won a READERS FAVORITE award.
Moon Child by Michael Coleman
I was saddened to receive Vanessa’s email about the death of Simon Trewin & I know many members attended his Zoom talks. I never did – I’m quiet. It moved me because my sister died within months of being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2017.
Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival Literary Events
Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival is packed with Literary Events! Run by author Helen Moorhouse and playwright, author and actor Frances Harney, there’s something for everyone!
Join The Writers’ Resistance Movement at IDWF 2026
As artificial intelligence advances, writers find themselves staring at a digital ghost in the room, wondering if they can fight back.
At the International Dublin Writers Festival 2026, that challenge will be taken on.
https://thedublinwritersconference.com/
SOAP – A History of Sweny’s Pharmacy
Lee Sheridan’s ‘SOAP: A History of Sweny’s Pharmacy’ explores the remarkable story behind one of
Finally my debut novel The Cuckoo Asset
The Cuckoo Asset started in 1988 after a misunderstanding where some engineers in my postgraduate
Pat Ingoldsby – Words to the Virus Which Found Me in 1942
On St Patrick’s Day this year, we released the first single from ‘One Good Sparkle’
Book Launch for Draíocht Ceoil, The Sound of Magic in Irish Traditions
The book launch for Draíocht Ceoil, The Sound of Magic in Irish Traditions, (April 28th
The Diary of an Arts Council Grant Application. A True Story. Mostly.
What Actually Happens When a Writer Decides to Apply for Funding. Day by Day. Spreadsheet
Today Is the Deadline for the Arts Council Arts Grant 2027. If You Are Reading This Now, You Are Too Late.
Great advice and tips from Writing.ie member Niamh Cooper on applyng for Arts Council Grants – start now!
What the Focal? by Mary Egan Campbell
Is scríobhneoir/údar mise agus file in oiliúint. I am a writer/author and poet in training,
The blog I should have posted in September 2025
I re-discovered this (February 2026) and it explains my long absence, so here goes. Just
Never in My Wildest Dreams!
Never in his wildest dreams did Eamon O’Leary think his memoir I’m A Big Boy Now would hit the bestseller list, but it has!
Sound And Vision: Bowie The First Time (On the 10th anniversary of his death)
The first time I ever heard David Bowie … A crowded Dublin beach … Dollymount
Authors Are Supposed To Get Paid
Do you remember the earlier, simpler days of the internet, when the only fraudulent attempts on our life-savings were made by deposed Princes having difficulties accessing their bank accounts? For a share in their millions we could assist by granting them access to our own bank account. Move forward just a decade or so and scam emails have evolved to directly target individuals, in fairly convincing manner.
Christmas Eve by James Lawless
Christmas Eve The birds make fake bird songs that I heard in the Christmas shops,
Pat Ingoldsby – Spoken Word Album
Hi there, Lee Sheridan from Luain Press here. Established in 2022, we promote the work
Killing Your Dogs And Your Darlings
You have to kill your darlings.
The kind of line we’ve all heard, those of us cursed and blessed with the urge to write a novel, or at least a decent post or story. The darlings being the words you have fussed over and finessed before finally etching them in what might as well be your own blood into the page…
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