Prada launches limited-edition sandals addressing cultural appropriation concerns.

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger will be the state's first female governor.

Children will help judge the new prize along with children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce • ‘The Children’s Booker prize will tell kids that they matter’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce The Booker prize foundation has launched a major new literary award, the Children’s Booker prize, offering £50,000 for the best fiction written for readers aged eight to 12. The new award will launch in 2026, with the first winner announced in early 2027. It will be decided by a mixed panel of adult and child judges, a first for a Booker award. The inaugural chair of judges will be Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the children’s author and current children’s laureate. He will be joined by two other adult judges, who will help select a shortlist of eight books before three child judges are recruited to help decide the winner. Continue reading...

Stranger by Sans. PRESS Team, Scott Beggs, Phil Cummins, Corinne Engber, James Everington, David Hartley, Tim Jeffreys, LL Garland, Lauren Mulvihill, Lily Nobel, Elaine O′Connor, Elin Olausson, Diana ...

Stranger by Sans. PRESS Team, Scott Beggs, Phil Cummins, Corinne Engber, James Everington, David Hartley, Tim Jeffreys, LL Garland, Lauren Mulvihill, Lily Nobel, Elaine O′Connor, Elin Olausson, Diana ...

Novels by Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald selected

As the Roller Derby World Cup approaches, Team Ireland are in full preparation. But hard work and athletic excellence aside, the sport hasn’t lost its fun factor

As the Roller Derby World Cup approaches, Team Ireland are in full preparation. But hard work and athletic excellence aside, the sport hasn’t lost its fun factor

To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is "far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' li...

Albert Saniger raised $40 million for Nate, an e-commerce company that supposedly used AI to help people complete online purchases. That AI didn't exist and he's now facing prison time.

Campaigners denounce ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ as IOPC clears officers of scapegoating Liverpool supporters A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. That police case was wholly rejected in 2016 by the jury at the second inquest, who determined that no behaviour of Liverpool supporters contributed to the disaster, which happened on 15 April 1989 at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium. Continue reading...

What life is like when you’ve crossed the Channel.

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?

A Lively Mind immerses viewers in the inspiring story of Jane Austen’s authorship and her gradual rise to international fame. Iconic artifacts from Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England join manuscr...

The 2025 RTÉ Short Story Competition is now open for entries. See below for how to enter, competition rules etc. Closing date is Friday 23 May 2025.

“There are huge birds circling overhead, and people, including children, picking through the waste, searching for anything of value.

A short story Elaine Maguire O'Connor

A short story Elaine Maguire O'Connor

Their arrival comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge blocked a law Trump planned to use for the deportations.

Lawsuit alleges E.LF Beauty inflated revenue and misrepresented inventory.