Ireland’s great writers - A new energy

Ireland’s reputation as a haven for writers is often seen to rest on past glories, like the works of Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, O’Casey and all the other greats of the 20th century.

So, it is gratifying to observe that good writing is still happening and coming from people who may not be household names here but whose work is being recognised abroad.

John Toomey has just won Britain’s Rubery Prize for Fiction for his novel, Slipping, which is published by Dalkey Archive Press.