Irish literature #translation to English - Join Micheál O hAodha at Charlie Byrne's #Galway Friday evening CharlieByrne'sBooks for the launch of his translation of Máirtín O'Direáin's Feamainn Bhealtaine #AranIslands #Writer #BookTwitter

Delighted to see Irish PEN Board member Cauvery Madhavan alongside fellow novelist, Patrick Holloway at Listowel Writing Festival 2025 in conversation with IP member, Marie Gethins, 29th May, tickets writersweek.ie Save the date, this is not to be missed!

Save the date: 📅 May 1st at 6:30 PM 📍 Dubray Books in Grafton Street, Dublin 📚RSVP via Eventbrite here (so we know how many refreshments will be required): shorturl.at/teh2a ElizabethRose Murray

Look who's here! Gorgeous WLCF brochures arrived this afternoon. Going in the post tomorrow & will pop up in libraries, tourist offices, cafes, bookshops all over city & county Thanks: Bernadette Cotter for use of her drawing 'Ascent', Stuart Coughlan for design & City Print❤️🔥

Hurrah! First sighting of WCLF brochures in the wild 😊Thanks to Andrew whaZonCork

As part of Bandon Tidy Towns Group's ongoing focus on sustainability, they set a challenge for Bandon's Handy Hands Craft Group members to make creations from materials which might have otherwise been discarded. These amazing creations are currently on display at Bandon Library.

For #poetrydayirl A poem by Joanne McCarthy from The Four Faced Liar Issue 3 Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann

Huge thank you to Ruth Concannon for including Arabella Pepper The Wild Detective on this stellar list of new children’s books 🥰

Fabulous new books out in May!

THE ARRIVAL ebook is free today on amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CXN9ZB8R for one day only.

"The habit of reading is the only one I know in which there is no alloy. It lasts when all other pleasures fade." 🖊️Anthony Trollope

I’ve made it now for real lads — RTE Poem of the Week! There’s only one thing for it: I have to retire now while I’m ahead. Superposition launches this Sat at 3pm Cork Arts Theatre during Cork International Poetry Festival Munster Literature Centre rte.ie/culture/2025/0…

Lovely launch of Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick in Hodges Figgis. Wonderful, heartfelt speech by Mike McCormack & a great reading by Gethan. Another fantastic book added to the incredible Tramp Press list! 🤩

Hopes and dreams hanging by a thread❤️#Camino

What a lovely review! Social media means that sometimes authors get to ‘watch’ readers pick up their books in real time, and then wait nervously for them to finish… 🥰🧙🏼‍♀️☂️

Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story will finish screening in Irish Film Institute and conclude a national cinema run that began on January 31st. Thank you to all who came. Final tickets here: ifi.ie/film/blue-road…

Congratulations to all of the amazing authors, illustrators and publishers who won awards at this year's KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards Children's Books Ireland

"Michelin-starred restaurants and award-winning chefs focus on food with fresh, locally grown ingredients in County Cork, a storied region in southwestern Ireland." National Geographic Pure Cork National Geographic Traveller (UK) nationalgeographic.com/travel/article…

We found a winner of our novel completion in tandem with The Today Show RTÉ. Welcome, Rebecca Murphy, to the fold!

Poem of the Week in Irish Times Books is The Walk Out by Alice Kinsella. Alice will be at WCLF for a Wake of the Whale event on Whiddy Island 12 July and also introducing Salena Godden's poetry performance on 11 July irishtimes.com/culture/books/…