Peter O’Toole
Peter O’Toole of Hothouse Flowers made an album at home in Tipperary during Lockdown. Leaving White Cedars was inspired by walks and old places, animals and stories…
Afric McGlinchey
Afric McGlinchey is an Irish-born poet, reviewer, book editor and creative writing who has lived in Zimbabwe, where she spent her formative years and early adulthood. Her…
Louise Nealon
Louise Nealon is a writer from County Kildare, Ireland. In 2017, she won the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition and was the recipient of the Francis…
Eimear Ryan
Eimear Ryan’s debut novel Holding Her Breath is published by Penguin Sandycove. She is the 2021 Writer in Residence at the School of English, UCC. She is a co-founder of…
Declan Murphy
Declan Murphy has ‘birded’ across Ireland, Australia, North America, Asia and Africa. He has worked with BirdWatch Ireland, the country’s largest conservation charity, and has been published…
Catriona Crowe
In addition to her many scholarly, journalistic and broadcasting achievements Catriona Crowe, former head of special projects at the National Archives of Ireland, is a member of…
Diarmaid Ferriter
Diarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland’s best-known historians and is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. His books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (2004), Judging Dev: A Reassessment…
Susan McKay
Susan McKay is an award-winning writer and commentator and contributes regularly to print and broadcast media, including Guardian/Observer, New York Times, Irish Times and London Review of…
Mary Wilson
Tipperary native, Mary Wilson is one of Ireland’s leading broadcasters and journalists. She currently presents the RTÉ radio programme Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Until September…