We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of Seán Rocks. Seán was a passionate advocate for the arts, bringing arts news and insights to listeners across Ireland and beyond, with warmth and wit. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Put a couple of pieces from the magazine online, links below. More to come in the next few weeks.

“What has happened in the past is still playing out now.” New on our website — Tolka editor Catherine Hearn spoke to Liadan Ní Chuinn about their debut short story collection ‘Every One Still Here’ They discuss violence, resistance, grief and how these stories took shape.

Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Submissions Open Issue 147, editor Theo Dorgan poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-ir…

Ahead of his return to the stage, I interviewed Brendan Gleeson for The Irish Times - you can read it here: irishtimes.com/culture/stage/…

This is happening on all the other apps. Won't be posting more about it here. #IrishKidLitForPalestine

The film rights to Claire's short story 'So Late in the Day' have been acquired by producer Sara McFarlane and filmmaker Maria McIndoo. Claire will serve as executive producer. deadline.com/2025/08/claire…

In Ship in Full Sail Colm Tóibín’s ‘Laureate Lectures’ bookend thirty-four crystal clear essays, one written each month in the course of his tenure as Laureate of Irish Fiction. Available September 4 from The Gallery Press

Opportunities for writers: August 2025 🖊️ Our monthly list of submission windows, competitions, bursaries, residencies and general literary opportunities is now live. irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunities-…

11 days left to submit an abstract for the 2025 International Yeats Society conference, on W. B. Yeats as Dubliner. Trinity College, 30 October - 1 November. tcd.ie/english/resear…

Delighted to say I'm running a 6-week short story workshop in Letterkenny. Link below for more info! regionalculturalcentre.com/events/6-week-…

Join us for an evening with Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, in her first public event as the fourth Laureate for Irish Fiction, as she discusses her writing career to date and her role as Laureate with Niall MacMonagle. Tuesday 16 September at the National Library of Ireland, Reception 6pm,

✨ New Opportunities for Poets - open calls, competitions, and awards! Browse our website for opportunities with August & September deadlines! ✏️ Discover the full list of Opportunities for Poets here: poetryireland.ie/writers/opport…

You are cordially invited to the launch of my book BERGHAIN NIGHTS (Reaktion Books). More info to come soon, save the date(s) 🛸👾✨

PIR 146: COVER REVEAL We are thrilled to reveal the cover for PIR Issue 146, provided by Northern Irish artist, Stephen Johnston. PIR 146 is now available for pre-order on our website! See more at: stephen-johnston.co.uk Funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Join us on Thursday, 11 Sept. 2025 at 6.30pm for the launch of "James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing" (Routledge), a new monograph by Annalisa Mastronardi. The event is free but booking is essential. We hope to see you there! eventbrite.ie/e/book-launch-…

📚New Book Available to Review📚 Official Voices: Poets and the Irish State by Karl O’Hanlon If you are interested in reviewing this examination of the voices who shaped Ireland, please contact us via DM or email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

I wrote about long distance train travel and the lineage of writers who traversed Europe by rail, for the The Guardian theguardian.com/travel/2025/au…

Book Available to Review Beckett’s Co-Authors: Rewriting Waiting for Godot by S.E. Gontarski If you are interested in reviewing this examination of authorship and collaboration, please contact us via DM or email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!📚

Announcing Poetry Ireland’s Introductions | Céadlínte poets for 2025! Thanks to Jessica Traynor for selecting our Introductions poets and Aifric Mac Aodha for selecting our Céadlínte poets. Supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery Funding.