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Looking for a good way to keep the kids entertained at home? We have the perfect book! Red Rover, Red Rover! by Kunak McGann teaches you how to get your kids playing all your favourite games from childhood. You can order directly from our website here: obrien.ie/red-rover-red-…

This is a wonderful read: A letter to the UK from Italy: this is what we know about your future theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

Moments before his passing in 2013, the poet Seamus Heaney texted some Latin words to his wife. They have never felt more apt: “Noli timere” (Do not be afraid).

Irish writers on Covid-19: ‘We’re all having a shockin’ dose of the wombles’ irishtimes.com/culture/books/… via Irish Times Books

Eileán Ní Chuilleanáin wins Irish Times Poetry Now award irishtimes.com/culture/books/… via Irish Times Books

Panic buying quote 1914 ..' the panic and greed of the better-do people, who have disgraced themselves by taking long queues of motor cars to stores and carrying away as many provisions as they could persuade the stores to part with'. Newspapers denounced the 'selfish rich.'...

“If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere.” Seamus Heaney

Poetry Ireland mourns the loss of Eavan Boland | Poetry Ireland poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-ir…

A Festival 'Culture Unconfined' by Irish Studies@LivUni on a digital platform: 11th - 15th May. Free to use. Get involved while isolating. news.liverpool.ac.uk/2020/05/05/dra… Irish World Heritage @ICCManchester @bridiebreen McrIrishWriters Comhaltas In Britain Claddagh Manchester Mcr Irish Language Julie Mullaney

I mean, I'll bang on about this a bit later, but right now I've got to assemble some garden storage from Ikea: theguardian.com/books/2020/may…

Have you found yourself pitched into a new role as home-educator since the lock-down? If so, you might find our latest blog post useful. In it, one of our librarians (with twenty years of home educating experience under her belt) provides some key tips. medium.com/@mmulibrary/sc…

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Hay Festival Digital's main programme starts today. This weekend we're excited about Gloria Steinem, Maggie O'Farrell, Elif Shafak, Afua Hirsch, Inua Ellams, Ali Smith, Tori Amos - and loads more in the coming days! Info here: hayfestival.com/wales/home Hay Festival

On Tuesday 26th May, join us for TWO very special panel events, FREE as part of Hay Festival Digital: @Kapka_Kassabova, Caroline Muscat & Zsofia Bán - bit.ly/2WH1qUI Leïla Slimani, Lisa Dwan & Hilary Cottam - bit.ly/2WHflu7 Hosted by co-editor Sophie Hughes!

V pleased to have my short story The Cargo featured on The Crime Writers’ Association website for #CrimeReadingMonth. I wrote it back in 2014 when it was longlisted for the Historical Novel Society short story contest. It might come across as *quite* current, even though it's set in 1347. thecra.co.uk/short_stories/…

Historical fiction lovers! Win one of 10 copies of Ben Kane's Lionheart, his new novel about Richard I, in the May 2020 #Historia giveaway! Open until 1 June bit.ly/HistoriaGiveaw…

Open your mind and take the time to feel unlimited in Week 4 of #ExpressYourself: the 10-week challenge. Warm up with Anita's letter challenge below, then join poet Hafsah Aneela Bashir and be inspired by her story starters. bit.ly/WeekFourChalle… #CreativeSpacesMcr #AllSortsToDo

Join us on Instagram Live tomorrow at 1pm for a Close Reading Workshop where will discuss some of Heaney's poems about the writing process - 'Digging', 'Personal Helicon' and 'Glanmore Sonnets 1.' Full text of poems in the images. #IrishMuseumsOnline #Poetry #ListenNowAgain