Suzy O’Mullane has had more than her fair share of tragedy, but she wouldn’t want her work to be seen as mawkish, writes Marjorie Brennan.

The Canadian novelist Jane Urquhart has spent so much time in Ireland, particularly Kerry, that she has based her latest book — The Night Stages — here. She spoke to Sue Leonard about her more than enjoyable journey.

Hilary Fennell finds the beauty of solitude and a quiet place to work at the Cill Rialaig artists’ retreat in south-west Kerry.

EIGHT ambassadors have agreed to take part in a fund-raising golf competition to develop a haven for artists, in Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry, on August 1.