The late Eileen Battersby was the former literary correspondent of The Irish Times. She wrote about all aspects of the arts, as well as archaeology, historical geography and architectural history, and particularly championed fiction in translation. Four-time Arts Journalist of the Year, she also won the Critic of the Year award and published three books: Second Readings, Ordinary Dogs and a novel, Teethmarks on My Tongue, published by Dalkey Archive Press.