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# writer - Saturday 25 January, 2020
Heard that one about the play featuring a monk who hijacked an Irish plane?
We spoke to its writer and director Janet Moran about crafting A Holy Show.
# writer - Sunday 27 October, 2019
A Sunday Miscellany essay by Lisa McInerney: 'Setting the scene'
The essay is one of those featured in the new book, Miscellany 50.
# writer - Sunday 7 April, 2019
'I'm especially excited about being able to play people bespoke porn': Jon Ronson gets ready to visit Ireland
The writer and podcaster will be talking about his latest podcast series, The Last Days of August.
# writer - Sunday 28 October, 2018
'Can you imagine how horrific that must be?': Ex-IRA man pens book about tiger robberies
Richard O’Rawe was one of the H-block Blanketmen during the Troubles, and has written previously about the life of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four.
# writer - Tuesday 10 April, 2018
Patrick McCabe: 'There's a danger there's a tolerance of worthiness and political correctness in fiction that I find unattractive'
We spoke to the critically-acclaimed Irish author of books like The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto about his latest novel, Heartland.
# writer - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
'I'm heartbroken': Irish author Emma Hannigan laid to rest following 11-year battle with cancer
Emma Hannigan passed away last Saturday.
# writer - Sunday 26 November, 2017
Frank McGuinness's journey from 'timid Donegal boy' to successful writer
We visited the writer in his office at UCD.
# writer - Saturday 4 November, 2017
Ruth Fitzmaurice: 'The writing just came out - it was raw inside me'
The author of I Found My Tribe, who is married to the late Simon Fitzmaurice, is nominated for an Irish Book Award.
# writer - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
From mummified bodies to a civil service desk job, this was Bram Stoker's Dublin
We explored the connections the author of Dracula has to Ireland’s capital.
# writer - Sunday 1 October, 2017
'I spend my working life sitting behind a desk thinking in the voice of a south Dublin idiot'
Author Paul Howard turned a Dublin stereotype into a phenomenon.
# writer - Thursday 14 September, 2017
Acclaimed author JP Donleavy has died at age 91
The American author, who had Irish parents, died in hospital in Mullingar on Monday.
# writer - Sunday 27 August, 2017
From Australia to Ireland and back again: 'I realised I don't know where home is anymore'
The Irish-based Australian bestselling author tells us about how her own experience with emigration informed her new book.
# writer - Thursday 27 July, 2017
Two Irish writers have been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize
Mike McCormack and Sebastian Barry are two of the 13 writers who made the longlist.
# writer - Sunday 26 February, 2017
'Everyone says you can achieve your dreams and life will be perfect - but it will never be'
Writer Sara Baume tells us what inspired her second novel, about a young woman’s quarter-life crisis.
# writer - Tuesday 27 December, 2016
Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96
The novel was made into an animated film in 1978.
# writer - Sunday 25 December, 2016
Kevin Barry: 'Sometimes writing no longer seems like the thing I do, it seems like the thing I am'
The award-winning Irish writer tells us about his apprenticeship, and his journey from journalist to author.
# writer - Sunday 20 March, 2016
"I wrote from anger": This hard-hitting Irish book is about tattoos and tragedy
We spoke to the author, Deirdre Sullivan.
# writer - Thursday 31 December, 2015
# writer - Thursday 19 November, 2015
His book was banned and burned, but JP Donleavy has had the last laugh
The author lives in a mansion in Mullingar, and TheJournal.ie paid him a visit.
# writer - Saturday 24 October, 2015
Leprechauns and fantasy make this Irish author one of the most popular in the world
We sat down with the famous writer for a chat about his latest projects.
# writer - Sunday 23 August, 2015
He was attacked and left for dead, but Robert chose to 'get better, not bitter'
Robert Drake, an author, saw his life changed in one night.
# writer - Wednesday 29 July, 2015
Meet the latest Irish novelist in the running for one of the world's biggest literary awards
She got the nod for her latest book, The Green Road.
# writer - Friday 10 July, 2015
Harper Lee's long-lost novel has arrived - here's what we think of the first chapter
There’s an exclusive extract on line today.
# writer - Thursday 11 June, 2015
Paolo Tullio laid to rest in Dublin
The funeral was held at Trinity College today.
# writer - Saturday 2 May, 2015
More than his left foot: New archive shows the real life of Christy Brown
Photos, letters and paintings are all on show at the Little Museum of Dublin.
# writer - Thursday 25 December, 2014
One day I was broke... then I got a call that changed everything
Colm Keegan is the new writer-in-residence at DLR Lexicon library in Dun Laoghaire.
# writer - Sunday 21 December, 2014
"There's no shame in using a ghostwriter"
YouTube star Zoella was criticised after it emerged she had a ghostwriter – but what does a ghostwriter do, anyway?
# writer - Thursday 27 November, 2014
Crime writer PD James has died at the age of 94
Her books, many of which featured detective Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions of copies around the world.
# writer - Sunday 9 November, 2014
Obsession, sex, weight and women - welcome to the world of Only Ever Yours
Louise O’Neill’s debut novel has been getting rave reviews.
# writer - Sunday 31 August, 2014
Seamus Heaney honoured with 'Poetry House' in hometown of Bellaghy
The event was supported by his family.
# writer - Thursday 28 August, 2014
The Irish author of Uncle Silas was honoured with a Google Doodle today
Sheridan Le Fanu was born in Dominick Street in Dublin 200 years ago today.
# writer - Sunday 10 August, 2014
Is this woman the best Irish writer you've never heard of?
Maeve Brennan wrote incredible short stories and essays. A new play explores her work and legacy.
# writer - Sunday 15 June, 2014
What does it take to translate a best-seller into another language?
We asked an award-winning author and his translator what it’s like to translate a best-seller from Spanish to English.
Bloomsday breakfasts, walks, talks and music celebrate Joyce's iconic work
Events have been taking place all week to commemorate Joyce’s most iconic work.
# writer - Monday 9 June, 2014
Opinion: Goodbye Rik Mayall – you loveable, manic scoundrel
Rik Mayall burst onto our TV screens in the ’80s, challenging the stagnant sitcoms of the day and paving the way for new generations of comics.
# writer - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
We studied Maya Angelou's writing in school - here's what she taught us
The author passed away today at the age of 86.
# writer - Sunday 25 May, 2014
Video column: Remembering one of Ireland’s most controversial writers
In this the penultimate episode in The Dubliners series, Brendan Behan’s godson fondly remembers him.
# writer - Thursday 17 April, 2014
Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died
The Colombian writer was 87.
# writer - Sunday 6 April, 2014
US writer Peter Matthiessen dies aged 86
The author, who had been diagnosed with leukaemia, had been ill for a number of months.
# writer - Tuesday 18 February, 2014
Cuba makes Hemingway bills, letters and recipes available to USA
The Nobel Prize-winning author spent more than two decades living in Cuba.
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
No (1969)
Yes (1883)
I don't know/No opinion (176)
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Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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