Colum McCann stands in the art deco lobby of ... which won the National Book Award]—lives colliding unexpectedly every second. Why do you think that interests you so much, the idea that our ...

Let the book club debates begin! Irish writer Colum McCann is interested in connections: between New York City's Twin Towers (Let the Great World Spin, 2009); between Ireland and Newfoundland ...

The narrator of Colum McCann’s absorbing novel is a drunken, divorced, middle-aged author suffering from writer’s block. In an attempt to put his life back together, Anthony Fennell accepts a ...

On 21 st November 2024 the School of English was delighted to host the launch of The Writings of Padraic Colum: ‘That Queer Thing, Genius (Routledge Studies in Irish Literature) co-edited by the ...

The Fairhope City Council met Monday night just days after the Alabama Public Library Service voted to suspend state funding to the Fairhope Public Library due to the inclusion of certain books in its ...

Opinions expressed are those of the author. Membership (fee-based) Padraic O’Reilly is the Founder at CyberSaint, transforming cyber risk management with AI, automation, and actionable insights.

By Sara Gran Sara Gran is the founder of Dreamland Books and the author of, most recently, “Little Mysteries.” March 24, 2025 Some people use noir to mean a spare writing style; others ...

Two fierce competitors and two competing legacies are about to lock swords in Salthill tomorrow afternoon. A final place in the Allianz Football League final could be on the line. Just as victory ...

The fragile undersea cables that carry our means of communication are the metaphorical subject of this novel, narrated by sometime journalist Anthony Fennell. Commissioned to write about how ...

Colum Marks was shot dead as the IRA attempted to set up a mortar attack near Downpatrick RUC station, Co Down, on April 10, 1991. It is believed passing security force members were the target.

Nine months ago, the SDLP was excited about the prospects of putting Keir Starmer in Number 10. The party certainly wasn’t sitting on the fence during the Westminster election campaign.