Much of what is written and discussed about the ‘process’ of writing usually refers to the writing of novels.  Discussion about fiction writing is all about inspiration, plot, voice.  But...

States Of Denial: The Tuskar Rock Incident And Other Mysteries has recently been published by Mercier Press. The authors, Carl Nally and Dermot Butler reveal how much research must go...

John Grenham is an expert on tracing your ancestors, and is shortly to appear at Waterford Writers Weekend (22nd-24th March). We asked him for some tips for anyone interested in...

Please note that this article is unsuitable for readers under the age of 18. Can You Keep a Secret? stemmed from an article I wrote about year and a half...

Dundalk born Mark McShane’s debut Neutral Shores, Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic,  was penned mainly at sea, where he was serving as chief officer on liquefied natural gas tankers managed...

The idea for my PhD thesis, which later became a book, came initially from my parents-in-law. Sitting at the dinner table one night, my mother-in-law explained to me the story...

When I was studying in NUI Galway in the late 1990s, one of the books I consulted for my Master’s thesis was Sean Connolly’s Religion, Law and Power, the subject of which...

In 2008 I set out to research some extra background on the the men and women from County Mayo who were involved in the War of Independence. This interest arose...

Damian Corless, author of You’ll Ruin Your Dinner, the ideal gift book for anyone with a sweet tooth, reveals his tips for the perfect interview, and just what can go wrong…...

It is a completely new departure. You have spent the previous six years working towards getting here and most definitely a hellish last few months; but you made it. You...