Open thread: What books gave you comfort in 2020?
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Irish and Ireland-based writers, including Roddy Doyle, Sinéad Gleeson and Tana French, tell us about the books that soothed them this year.
Booksellers say that people turned to fiction in lockdown – and book sales are up 4% on last year.
James Furlong, aged 36, David Wails, aged 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, aged 39, all died in the attack on 20 June.
The Waterford man was at the helm alongside assistant manager Eddie Niedwiecki, with Serb Veljko Paunovic still in quarantine.
Has Covid-19 made it easier or more difficult to get stuck into some books?
Khairi Saadallah (25) is charged with murdering three men in England on 20 June.
Tom Lawrence and Matt Miazga got caught up the emotion of a tight contest in an empty stadium.
Khairi Saadallah remains in custody over the knife attack in the English town west of London on Saturday.
Three people have died and another three are seriously injured after multiple stabbings at a park.
The incident is believed to be terror-related.
Man Who Didn’t Call by Rosie Walsh tops the list for e-books.
The Harry Potter author said she wrote The Ickabog 10 years ago.
Be warned, there are spoilers for the book and TV show in this quiz.
We’ve picked out a few good rugby reads and want to hear your recommendations.
People working from home or self-isolating may find they have more time on their hands than usual.
Research to mark World Book Day found that half of children and young people said they enjoyed reading either “very much” or “quite a lot”.
Wayne Rooney’s Derby County halted Stoke City’s four-game unbeaten run in the Championship with another home win.
Conor Davis believes it’s ‘a great chance for me to kick on in my career.’
Here are this year’s winners.
Jake Livermore was on target as West Brom saw off Hull City, while there were wins for Preston North End and Leeds United.
I’ve seen species from my bedroom window that I haven’t seen anywhere else, writes Conor W. O’Brien in an extract from his book.
Without a league victory since August, the Championship club have announced the departure of their manager after 10 months in charge.
Read the third place winner in this year’s RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Award, in memory of Francis McManus.
Reading are up and running for the season as George Puscas inspired a 3-0 win over hapless Cardiff City.
The ten arrested, aged between 13 and 30, are being detained under suspicion of murder.
Blues supporters sung about their manager during their win over Reading, but the club’s record goalscorer has called for fans to scrap it.
It said that in cases where it didn’t suit employees to work in Dublin, redundancies would be offered as a “last resort”.
Book clubs are my lifeline. When we first floated the idea of a festival of books, I thought it was idle dreaming but it was a total success, writes Bridgit McGinnity.
Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
The Chile international went off with a hamstring problem during Manchester United’s FA Cup win over Reading.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
We went minute-by-minute as Manchester United faced Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.
He’s making ‘a hell of an impression to get the job,’ the Reading defender said ahead of their FA Cup clash.
Whether they’re an avid reader or an occasional reader, we’ve got you sorted.
Here are this year’s winners.
We read the former First Lady’s biography to discover what it taught us about her life.
A cup of coffee changed my path, writes Cian Byrne during Irish Book Week.