The Routledge Companion to 21st-century Irish Writing: academics deliver hefty report from the coalface on the state of our culture
A mixed-bag on purpose, the volume spans prose, poetry and drama then looks at the new in an uncertain era of change
The Stinging Fly
Inside Dublin’s United Arts Club: ‘I probably walked by this building hundreds of times without knowing what it was’
The United Arts Club, on Fitzwilliam Street Upper, has been supporting its members for more than a century. After some quiet years, it’s growing again
The Rose Garden by Maeve Brennan: Stories that refuse to behave
The publication of The Rose Garden completes The Stinging Fly’s three-volume collection of Maeve Brennan’s published work
Colin Barrett: ‘My biggest fear was who’s going to want to read stories about lads in chip shops in small towns?’
The author’s writing, including his excellent debut novel, is firmly rooted in Mayo where he grew up
Irish literary magazines: from the visually stunning to the unapologetically plain
Mei Chin on Holy Show; Dublin Review; Banshee; Splonk; and Four Faced Liar
How a tiny literary magazine became a springboard for great Irish writing
The Stinging Fly, which is celebrating 25 years, has helped launch the careers of many of Ireland’s most promising writers
‘Editing is my natural role’
Declan Meade has made it his business to find our finest writers, and his 15 years at The Stinging Fly make for formidable reading
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