Contemporary Irish Writing
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ContemporaryIrishWriting.ie features books written in both English and Irish, ranging from fiction and poetry to memoir, young adult fiction and children’s literature.

Each of the 100 entries offers the opportunity to enjoy interviews and conversations with the author, to read reviews and responses to the literary works, and to explore other online resources relating to this dynamic field of contemporary writing. tell me more

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Constellations

Sinéad Gleeson

2019 • Non-Fiction, Essays, Memoir, English Language

Ok, Let’s do Your Stupid Idea

Patrick Freyne

2020 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language

A Ghost in the Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa

2020 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, Bilingual

Beyond Belief

Colm O'Gorman

2010 • Memoir, Non-Fiction, English Language

Country Girl: A Memoir

Edna O'Brien

2012 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language

Maeve’s Times: Selected Irish Times Writings

Maeve Binchy (ed. Róisín Ingle)

2013 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language

Trespassers

Julia O’Faolain

2013 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language

Notes to Self

Emilie Pine

2018 • Non-Fiction, Essays, Memoir, English Language

Mind on Fire

Arnold Fanning

2018 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language

Don’t Touch My Hair

Emma Dabiri

2019 • Non-Fiction, Memoir, English Language