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Prince
Book review: Extensive portrait of a Prince of music invites questions
Prince bestrode popular culture during the late 20th century and his legacy extends far beyond his considerable mainstream commercial success.

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

"Che Tempo Che Fa" TV Show
Book review: Langdon is back with a bang
'The Secret of Secrets' is the sixth book that Dan Brown has written starring Robert Langdon as the unflinching hero 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Book review: Searching for a reason amid the gloom
Book review: Searching for a reason amid the gloom
'Saltwash' skilfully blends the themes of decay both personal and general with a ticking tension over an impending game which turns out to have high stakes 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Book review: How the housing crisis has created Ireland’s unique bailout babies
Book review: How the housing crisis has created Ireland’s unique bailout babies
The bailout babies were born in Ireland between 1990 and 2007. Those born in 2007 are 'officially the last cubs of the Celtic Tiger'

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Priscilla Presley In Conversation "Softly, As I Leave You"
Book review: Reflection of a ‘Burning Love’
In this candid memoir Priscilla Presley comes across as a kind, compassionate woman, who is forgiving towards those who hurt her

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Educator, writer, and language activist Mollie Guidera
Beginner’s pluck: Educator, writer, and language activist Mollie Guidera
'The Gaeilge Guide' explains Irish in a fun, joyful way. Mollie interlaces stories and her own biography with useful words and phrases

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Celebrity Burial Sites and Landmarks
Karl Whitney: Is it better to let ideas fumble on the long route or set them in stone?
Etching into stone implies permanence, and that requires an eye on the eternal. When a sentence is for life, it’s best to keep it short, writes Karl Whitney

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Children's books review: Things that go bump in the night on an opulent cruise liner
Children's books review: Things that go bump in the night on an opulent cruise liner
Pet O’Connell rounds up a fresh selection of children’s books, including Amy Clarkin’s third Paranormal Surveyance Ireland novel, a WB Yeats illustrated poem, and a hilarious Halloween tale

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

2022 Booker prize
Booker Prize announces launch of first award for children’s fiction
The Children’s Booker Prize will see an author selected annually from 2027 to celebrate the 'best contemporary fiction' for children aged eight to 12 years old

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Revealed: Manchán Magan among authors shortlisted for Irish Book Awards
Revealed: Manchán Magan among authors shortlisted for Irish Book Awards
The Irish Book Awards has shortlisted both new and established writers across 19 categories

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Katriona O'Sullivan: 'Even in the darkest moments, there was so much brightness, too'
Katriona O'Sullivan: 'Even in the darkest moments, there was so much brightness, too'
As guest editor, Annmarie O’Connor wanted to interview a person who had faced the rubble of life. Here, she talks to Katriona O’Sullivan about picking up the pieces

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Book review: Vibes aplenty in excellent debut novel
Book review: Vibes aplenty in excellent debut novel
Souvankham Thammavongsa is one to watch, and this debut is a certifiable knockout

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Artist and writer Brendan Mac Evilly
Beginner’s pluck: Artist and writer Brendan Mac Evilly
'Deep Burn' is an absorbing novel, based in the world of conceptual art, it examines obsession, fame, and envy

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Haiti Air Ambulance Reception
Book review: Sincere but syrupy, Albom’s familiar premise won’t get a second chance
Mitch Albom’s commitment to his story is commendable, but comes at the expense of style and clarity

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Book review: Finger on the pulsing beats
Book review: Finger on the pulsing beats
Liam Cagney mixes interviews with DJs and club owners, past and present, as he charts the evolution of Berlin’s club scene

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Book review: A brave dissection of terror
Book review: A brave dissection of terror
'An Accidental Villain' is a questionable title as Hugh Tudor’s racism, ruthlessness, and duplicity suggests there was nothing accidental about his terror career in Ireland

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
Irish Examiner View: HSE procurement shambles is a national embarrassment
Taxpayers deserve much better

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Three small girls reading a children's book in autumn day.
Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds
Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

"The Happy Prince" Premiere At UGC Cine Cite Les Halles In Paris
Book review: Revealing dive into the ripple effects of Wilde’s scandal
Over time,  the accumulation of myths, half-truths, gossip, and in much more serious instances, egregious misrepresentations and downright lies, have continued to distort the facts about Oscar Wilde

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Mark Ronson
Book review: A love letter to more humble beginnings
Mark Ronson's 'Night People' is about chasing the highs of a great mix while documenting a city that no longer exists

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Former politician Katherine Zappone
Beginner’s pluck: Former politician Katherine Zappone
'Love in a Time of Politics' is a fascinating, moving, and highly readable account of a life lived with conviction

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1923
Book review: A lesson still not learned
Why do we ignore warnings drawn from the actuality of our world and rush headlong towards catastrophe time after time?

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Book review: Feisty, forensic Dublin thriller
Book review: Feisty, forensic Dublin thriller
Marie Cassidy’s debut was praised for its compelling storyline and its authentic forensic detail, and the same is true of ‘Deadly Evidence’

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Book review: O’Connor finds quiet certainty to carry on after Parkinson’s diagnosis
Book review: O’Connor finds quiet certainty to carry on after Parkinson’s diagnosis
Annmarie O’Connor’s 'Twitch' is a must-read for anyone affected by Parkinson’s

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Jane Casey, Author of crime fiction. Photographed at her home in Wandsworth, London.
Author interview: Jane Casey on the Cork crime writing scene, stand-alone books, and her heroine Maeve Kerrigan
London-based Irish novelist Casey has released the latest book in the Maeve Kerrigan detective series but modestly tells Marjorie Brennan that she has none of her main character’s skills in sleuthing

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

FILE PICS: Former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald is understood to be seriously ill in hospital.
Autumn round up: Varadkar and Zappone tell all while Enright casts artful eye
From FitzGerald v Haughey and ‘Bailout Babies’ to Dan Brown and Anne Enright, Marjorie Brennan rounds up a selection of new and forthcoming releases

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Sue Leonard: Jilly Cooper charted the excesses of Thatcher's 1980s
Sue Leonard: Jilly Cooper charted the excesses of Thatcher's 1980s
Although the author's 'bonkbusters' were sneered at by critics, her fun and empathy opened up conversations around sex and influenced a generation, writes Sue Leonard

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Charity administrator Caragh Maxwell
Beginner’s pluck: Charity administrator Caragh Maxwell
 'I loved 'Sugartown' for its rawness, its assured writing, and its empathetic characters. Caragh Maxwell is a writer to watch'

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Book review: A true story of courage and betrayal of those who fought Hitler’s villainy
Book review: A true story of courage and betrayal of those who fought Hitler’s villainy
Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning columnist with The Guardian, has given the world a timely notice of the consequences of totalitarianism and tyranny in 'The Traitors Circle'

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

France Protests
Book review: A glimpse into far-right ideologies
The far right is a mainstream and respectable movement in French politics. It was in the 1860s, the 1930s, and the 1950s – it is again now

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Book review: What is the cost of privilege?
Book review: What is the cost of privilege?
Elizabeth Day’s smart writing expertly weaves the tales of five major characters in the political-themed narrative in 'One of Us'

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Book review: Facing the music of the past
Book review: Facing the music of the past
'Hot Wax' is an electrifying triumph of a novel with a raw, emotional core, finely crafted by the talented M. L. Rio. 

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Book extract: A British officer killed and an Irish city destroyed in a act of vengeance
Book extract: A British officer killed and an Irish city destroyed in a act of vengeance
Hugh Tudor was appointed by Churchill to lead the Royal Irish Constabulary, including the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries, but he met civil strife and rebellion with indiscriminate state-sanctioned murder, changing the course of Irish history

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Book extract: Revelling in the marvels and secrets of Ireland’s creatures
Book extract: Revelling in the marvels and secrets of Ireland’s creatures
Anja Murray has been writing 'Nature File' for RTÉ Lyric FM since 2017 and wants readers to indulge their own biophilia with this selection

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Little boy reading a book in green armchair
Jennifer Horgan: When we stop reading, we limit our understanding of others
Reading, entering another person's world, can help to counter the one-dimensional view of the world we are fed by algorithms 

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Television producer/director Frank Shouldice
Beginner’s pluck: Television producer/director Frank Shouldice
'Beneath the Cedar Tree' is a poignant, wise, and ultimately uplifting portrait of a troubled marriage

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Book review: Beautifully crafted, relatable stories that bring our capital city to life
Book review: Beautifully crafted, relatable stories that bring our capital city to life
Many of Dave Tynan's characters are bruised by stagnation: struggling in poorly-paid jobs, torpedoed by the housing crisis, and unmoored from their peers who are reaching the milestones of adulthood

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Book review: A funny but disorientating experience
Book review: A funny but disorientating experience
Kevin Smith, whose humorous third novel takes us back to post-Brexit suburban Belfast, is an undoubtedly gifted stylist

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Book review: No ignoring of the questions raised
Book review: No ignoring of the questions raised
'Living with Men' may be the kind of book about which one never reaches a settled view, simply because the subject matter itself will never fully settle in the mind

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Books are my business: Illustrator, designer, and director Mel Carroll
Books are my business: Illustrator, designer, and director Mel Carroll
Mr Carroll acts as an agent in UsFolk, managing the commissions for all the other artists — and sometimes himself — 'so I have my business head and then my creative head'

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Book review: Varadkar’s overview of his time in politics carefully avoids his failings
Book review: Varadkar’s overview of his time in politics carefully avoids his failings
'Speaking My Mind' is a fluid account of Leo Varadkar's life and work and it is an engaging read that touches on politics and public life

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Library, white shelves, multi colored books
Karl Whitney: Difficult decisions you have to face when the books pile up
Many books, on reflection, are entertaining but nothing more: You hold them in front of you and read, but once you’re done, you’re done writes Karl Whitney

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Freelance TV producer Gráinne Lyons
Beginner’s pluck: Freelance TV producer Gráinne Lyons
Heading north from Cape Clear 'Wild Atlantic Women' tells the story of 11 pioneering women along the way

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Lee Harvey Oswald Auction
Book review: Grievances undiminished by time
The house select committee on assassinations found that, although Lee Harvey Oswald fired the deadly shots, he was not the only gunman

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Books are my business: Literary agent Jade Kavanagh
Books are my business: Literary agent Jade Kavanagh
'I represent authors in the same way actors have agents. I read their work, take it on, represent it, and then sell it to publishers'

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Book review: All secrets great and small
Book review: All secrets great and small
'One Summer in Provence' is about relationships, betrayals, and secrets. It’s absorbing and will keep you guessing about some of those secrets to the end

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019
Book review: Lost poetry and longing for the past in near future ruined by war and climate
Ian McEwan uses the term 'The Derangement' to describe how a generation saw that climate disaster was coming and did nothing about it

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Children's book reviews: Magical urchins, a fearful fur ball, and a pubescent trainee banshee
Children's book reviews: Magical urchins, a fearful fur ball, and a pubescent trainee banshee
Pet O’Connell rounds up a fresh selection of the latest children’s books, with tales of an enchanted hotel, a school full of fairies, and a dog afraid of absolutely everything

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Book review: Greed and duplicity pollutes our politics and environment
Book review: Greed and duplicity pollutes our politics and environment
The Irish farm and food lobby enjoys an incredible, anti-democratic influence, that has had a disastrous and escalating impact on our countryside, our waterways, and our mountains

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Beginner’s pluck: Filmmaker and writer Dave Tynan
Beginner’s pluck: Filmmaker and writer Dave Tynan
The stories in 'We Used to Dance Here' explore frustrated ambitions, toxic masculinity, and life on the margins in a Dublin in flux

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

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