There was huge excitement yesterday as Ireland’s authors gathered at the Bord Gáis Theatre for the announcement of the shortlist for the Irish Book Awards 2015.

The framing of Harry Gleeson was a shameful episode in the history of Irish criminal justice.

Peter Murray wonders why, in an eclectic collection of writers’ responses to works on show at the National Gallery the majority of contributors chose pieces that allowed them avoid eye-to-eye contact with the subject.

Irish authors have taken pieces in the National Gallery as inspiration for prose and poetry, writes Peter Murray

Ireland needs to undergo a "cultural rebirth", similar to the process Germany engaged in following the Second World War, if it is to become mentally healthy, according to one of the country’s leading psychiatrists.

Novelist Christine Dwyer Hickey won the top prize of €15,000 for her latest work, The Cold Eye of Heaven, at the 41st Listowel Writers’ Week, last night.

THE CURTAIN came down on this year’s Electric Picnic early this morning after British trip hop legends Massive Attack were cheered off the stage after their 10.30pm gig.

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BOOKER prize winner Anne Enright last night added another literary award to her growing list of successes.