Martin Doyle

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Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times.

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‘We came home to find our house on fire. I had a newborn and two toddlers at the time’

Amanda Cassidy on her latest thriller, The Stranger Inside; her big US and UK book deal; and her love of the character Tom Ripley

Sun Aug 10 2025 - 05:14

Gate announces cast for Poor

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 10:20

Big game energy in South Africa: I am struck by the palpable love South Africans have for their land

From safari pilgrimages in KwaZulu-Natal to ‘goofy’ surfing in Durban, South Africa offers pleasures rare and enticing

Sun Aug 03 2025 - 05:58

Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’

With one novel published and two more on the way, the author discusses the investigating duo he created, his brush with cinema success and the best writing advice he’s heard

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 04:35

Alvy Carragher and Ali Choudhary win Eavan Boland Award 2025

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 09:00

Miami Showband massacre 50 years on: ‘The trauma lasts for ever’ – Stephen Travers

British collusion was systemic in Troubles, survivor says, and went far higher than UDR foot soldiers

Thu Jul 31 2025 - 12:35

Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy Doyle

Trinidadian-Irish author Claire Adam and former winner Kiran Desai on most international list ever

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 14:00

Forest Fest 2025: stars align to send feelgood festival fans home happy

It was all about the music at Forest Fest in the picturesque village of Emo in Co Laois

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 12:59

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick: ‘With picture books, I’m ruthless, and that has carried over into my novel’

The writer and illustrator reveals the first book in her new fantasy series - The Museum of Lost Umbrellas

Sat Jul 26 2025 - 04:19

Lucy Steeds’ The Artist wins Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

Books newsletter: the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 21:00

New Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: ‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’

The new Laureate for Irish Fiction on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as you think

Sun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00

Aisling Rawle: The Compound novel is ‘dark satire of reality television’

The Leitrim author’s debut novel sees 19 reality TV contestants isolated in the desert

Sat Jul 19 2025 - 04:23

Amanda Cassidy signs big book deal

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 10:50

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is new Laureate for Irish Fiction

The writer takes over the laureateship from author Colm Tóibín

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 00:01

Damien Dempsey at Iveagh Gardens: Euphoric crowd revels in ‘summer singsong’

Honest, impassioned singer gives a powerful performance on a warm evening in Dublin

Sat Jul 12 2025 - 09:30