Bibliofiles: Literature as a transport to the Emerald Isle
Reflecting on her Irish heritage, columnist Donna Liquori shares what's on her nightstand during the month of March, along ...
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Ireland Reads Day: IrishCentral Book Club's ultimate Irish reading list
Looking for Irish book recommendations or to meet with others who share your love for Irish literature? Join IrishCentral’s Book Club on Facebook and enjoy our book-loving community. January ...
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The truth about St. Patrick’s Day
In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a study abroad program course on ...
Celebrated Irish novelist and playwright Jennifer Johnston dies aged 95
Acclaimed Irish writer Jennifer Johnston, known for her plays and novels including 1974’s How Many Miles to Babylon?, has died at the age of 95. Ms Johnston had been diagnosed with dementia in her ...
Jennifer Johnston, 95, Novelist Who Probed Ireland’s Fault Lines, Dies
She explored tensions among the social classes and within families in fiction that prompted Roddy Doyle to call her ...
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Over €1.1 million in funding announced for historical Irish dictionary project
Over  €1.1 million in funding has been announced for the Historical Dictionary of Irish or Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge ...
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Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
an associate professor of English and Irish literature at New York University, said in an interview. (Mr. Longley’s appearance at N.Y.U. in May 2024, at Mr. Waters’s behest, was his final ...
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President leads tributes as poet and TV presenter Pat Ingoldsby dies aged 82
Pat Ingoldsby, beloved poet and TV presenter, has died at 82, leaving behind a rich legacy in Irish literature ...