Blue blue blue baby I love you.... a little windy but so lovely Have a super day #ventry #Dingle

Brilliant initiative from Jennifer McMahon (@jmcm.bsky.social) !

Review of two (quite different) books on Irish rugby today in Irish Times Books Lansdowne FC Irish Rugby UCD Rugby Football Club Gerry Thornley johnny watterson Brendan Fanning e-pages.dk/irishtimes/345…

Jennifer McMahon (@jmcm.bsky.social) Featuring the brilliant John O'Donnell John O'Donnell, June O'Sullivan June O'Sullivan, Sylvia Leatham Sylvia Leatham, Michael Murray Mikey-boy 💙 (win some - lose most) and Sean McNicholl - tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/free-literar…

"when you see a novel in print, knowing we helped along the way is very gratifying" Sarah Bannan our Head of Literature shares her favourite and also the hardest things about working in the arts & at the Arts Council with Irish Examiner. read in full: irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arts…

The Novel Fair is now open for submissions!

We're delighted to read this interview with Christine Dwyer Hickey in the The Irish Times. irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

Excited to be working with this wonderful group of poets as part of Poetry Ireland Introductions ✨✨✨

Poetry Ireland and Gate Theatre Gatecrashes proudly present PAUL DURCAN: 80 AT 80 AN EVENING OF PAUL DURCAN’S POETRY to celebrate his 80th Birthday 🗓️ Monday 21st October | ⏰ 7:30pm 🎟️ gatetheatre.ie/production/pau… Dublin UNESCO Penguin Books UK

We are delighted to reveal our banner for our new home Poetry Ireland House / Áras Éigse Éireann at No.11 Parnell Square which we will be sharing with our partners Irish Heritage Trust.   Sign up to our mailing list for updates on this + news & opps: poetryireland.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1b…

Very special 80th birthday tribute to the brilliant Paul Durcan on 21/10 - do join us! gatetheatre.ie/production/pau… Special thanks to Poetry Ireland Dublin UNESCO The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Arts Council of Northern Ireland for making this happen. Madeleine Keane Martin Doyle RTE Arena Irish Writers Centre

It’s a pleasure - particularly with brilliant Co-curators Enrica Ferrara and Marco Gioacchini! Delighted to welcome such wonderful poets to this, our first poetry event.

My beautiful cat has gone missing in Dublin 18. He's a 5 year old neutered male please share x

.Poetry Ireland is hiring a Communications and Marketing Manager to lead and shape the strategic and day-to-day communications and marketing of the organisation. 👉Visit poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-ir… to find out more and apply. 🗓️Closing date for applications: Friday 27th September

Delighted my nemesis, "Dara Kavanagh", has a part in this - join him for a 'Jabber-walk' to remember on the Saturday!

This is a consistently terrific festival - the programme is full of fascinating events. Just the thing to brighten up the Irish winter. Lia Mills Therese Kieran Celia de Fréine John O'Donnell Maria McManus 🇪🇺 Irish PEN Neil Hegarty

“Everyone wanted this.” - Donald Trump

Heaney's adaption of Horace's Ode 1, 34 was a response to 9/11 and deals with the unpredictability of life. It is a reminder that the wheel of fortune does not discriminate and can overturn even the 'tallest towers'.

The trailer for SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE starring Cillian Murphy is here!

Perhaps the greatest celebrity story ever here, about ROGER MOORE. Give yourself a treat if you've not read it.