‘Granny’s legacy’: The Irish granny whose story has gone to America
The story of Irish grandmother Nancy Stewart, who lived to be just a couple of weeks short of her 108th birthday making her Ireland's oldest woman, is...
Close encounter
Crime writer Jane Casey told David Hennessy about her new book, reaching ten books of her acclaimed Maeve Kerrigan series and having her book...
Like an Agatha Christie mystery in the Wicklow Mountains
Author Sam Blake, real name Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, told David Hennessy about her new book The Mystery of Four, how it took influence from...
Returning to Liverpool
Liverpool Irish Festival returns for their 20th festival this week, with ten days of 40+ Irish arts and culture events celebrating the connections between Liverpool and Ireland...
Yes I said yes I will Yes: Embassy of Ireland’s Ulysses book giveaway to...
This year marks the centenary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and to celebrate the occasion, the Embassy of Ireland, London, is offering...
Comedy with bite
Author Caimh McDonnell told David Hennessy about why vampires are 'sex pests' and a good metaphor for toxic masculinity, being compared to Terry Pratchett...
Race relations
Actress, screenwriter and author Jade Jordan told David Hennessy how the death of George Floyd moved her to write her own family’s story in...
Life (of crime) begins at 40
Cork crime writer Amy Cronin told David Hennessy about her debut novel Blinding Lies and why, despite moving away from it in university, she...
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Showbusiness veteran Pat Egan told David Hennessy about how he made it despite leaving school hardly able to read and write, how he avoided...
‘One of the great writers of the 20th century’
Frank Shovlin, Professor of Irish Literature in English at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, told David Hennessy about his book the...