Winner of John McGahern Prize for debut Irish fiction announced

The botched IT project abandoned at a loss of €5.3m effectively cost Maureen Kennelly her job. She believes the Government has unfairly discredited her reputation

YouTube video by Irish Writers Centre

Irish Writers Centre invited applications for Evolution Programme 2025-2026. Free six-month programme supporting 12 published writers (1 or 2 books) to advance their writing careers.

YouTube video by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?

Booker Prize-winning author becomes eighth Irish writer to win one of the literary world’s most generous prizes

I think of AI as alternative intelligence – and its capacity to be ‘other’ is just what the human race needs