Cití na gCártaí by Réaltán Ní Leannáin
I introduce the target readership of my first published book, Turas Ailse (A Trip through
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On Writing Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
I’ve long wanted to write a novel set in Victorian times and was particularly drawn
On Waiting: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
They say time waits for no man (erm, or woman), but when it comes to
How To Get Published: The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan
Short of giving you a recipe that includes mixing petals from a rare mountain flower,
Researching The Last Hour by Harry Sidebottom
The Last Hour is the first novel that came to me almost fully formed in
An Added Poignancy: This Tumult by Caroline Preston
I was born into a family with a strong military tradition on both sides. As
Making it! December Girl by Nicola Cassidy
“I love following up and coming writers, writers who make it,” said an aspiring author
My Path to Publication: The Fourteenth Letter by Claire Evans
It’s quite hard to judge where this story begins. Getting my first novel published in
There’s No Such Thing as Historical Fiction: Grace by Paul Lynch
It might sound odd to say it, but there is no such thing as historical
The Irish of Jamaica: The Tide Between Us by Olive Collins
About 15 years before android phones or google came into play, I attended a St.
My Path to Publication: The Rasputin Dagger by Theresa Breslin
Some years ago now, in the Sultan’s Palace in Istanbul, I stood mesmerised in front
The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes
My first novel, The Convictions of John Delahunt, was a first-person account of a true-life
Blending Fact and Fiction: Beth Underdown on The Witchfinder’s Sister
Early Modern History is something we are all taught in school. From its cultural and
The Doctor’s Wife is Dead! Historical Intrigue Revealed by Andrew Tierney
When Ellen Langley died in her home on Barrack Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, in 1849,
Binary Dust and New Year Resolutions by Robert Craven
I have a friend who’s an accomplished musician. He’s passionate, talented, but hasn’t uploaded any
Rory Clements: The Seconds Before Sleep
I work late at night. Very late – often until 4am and, in summer, I’m
An Issue of Genre: Denise Deegan
‘Halfway through this gorgeous book, and GRIPPED. It’s got elements of YA, historical romance, and
Terroists and Treason: Andrew Hughes Talks to James Jackson
It was potentially the world’s first terrorist spectacular: thirty-six barrels of gunpowder to explode a
Looking Into the Past by Olive Collins
I was always interested in history, especially Ireland’s recent history, and the link between the
The Joy of Discovery in Festival Season: Lia Mills Talks to Sue Leonard
Summer is literary festival season in Ireland, a chance for readers to meet writers
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