The Project Twins, James and Michael Fitzgerald, take part in the Print Symposium.

Magic Moment: At the launch of her debut collection of subtly-crafted short stories, Waiting for the Bullet, at Triskel Christchurch, Madeleine D’Arcy read the desperately sad Clocking Out, her story about a naive young woman, a lonely outsider, who gives birth in a field.

Mick Hannigan is at the helm of Indie Cork, the festival of independent cinema which has a strong emphasis of local talent, writes Colette Sheridan