Heartbreaking, devastating news. İlhan Sami Çomak, your courage is an example for everyone. We stand with you, dear friend.

We extend our sincere condolences to family and friends of Nell Mc Cafferty. She was one-of-kind; an award-winning journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist whose powerful voice was an advocate for the marginalised and victims of justice. R.I.P Nell

May we all find such productive ways of directing righteous anger. What a legend irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0… #NellMcCafferty

David Marcus, writer and editor, was born OTD in 1924 and we’re very happy to announce the forthcoming publication of this book in his honour. It's been a pleasure working on it over the past 18 months with editors Paul Delaney and Deirdre Madden. stingingfly.org/product/david-…

Thanks to the Highland Radio #Donegal production team for hosting me today: we had a wide-ranging discussion stemming from my weekend The Irish Times feature on #Derry, its past, and its future as a university city. Interview begins at :13 mins. highlandradio.com/2024/08/21/pod…

Very excited to be reading with Siobhán Mannion as part of the brilliant clifdenartsfestival this September. Check out the programme! clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/share/11736511… clifdenartsfestival.ticketsolve.com/share/11736511…

Congratulations to the cast & crew of #TheLongWayHome Smock Alley Theatre #theatre #Dublin. A must see for #TomWaits fans. About Face Theatre #music

#Nell

Almost ten years since Hidden City was published. Ten days or so before publication, this review by Neil Hegarty appeared in the Telegraph. Thanks Neil! telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/…

Free the poet Ilhan Sami Çomak. He has served 30 years in prison. His parole was denied last week, after having been found to be a model prisoner, they went back to his first incarceration at 22 and claimed he'd 'shouted slogans 5 times' 'made a noise 4 times'. FREE HIM NOW!

Well worth a listen, Caroline Stockford gives a terrific account of İlhan Sami Çomak's plight. CatherineDunneAuthor Therese Kieran liz.mcmanus Maria McManus 🇪🇺 Celia de Fréine Laura Elliot Viviana Fiorentino moyra_donaldson Neil Hegarty Lia Mills Dr Shauna Gilligan John O'Donnell Padraig Hanratty

Another example of proper ambition and plans for uni investment in a city about the same size as Derry, but with approximately 30,000 students compared to Magee's 5,000+ (if you believe UU's unverified figures). Yes, I'll keep saying it, because it's blatant discrimination.

allmyownthoughts A uni, one that cares, one that isn't beholden to Belfast-first policies could be a real force for social good here. It could feed into local sports teams, contribute to a massive facility that benefits both professional teams and the public. Why can we not think big?!

To show our full support for Ilhan Sami Çomak, we're inviting everyone to write postcards and send them to Silivri prison in Istanbul where he must wait another 3 months before being considered for release - after 30 years! Details on this link: irishpen.com/2024/08/29/fre…

Award-winning poet Ilhan Sami Çomak's collection "Separated from the Sun" - first English translation & beautifully edited by Caroline Stockford is available from Andy at [email protected] #FreeThePoet

eventbrite.com/e/free-literar… Looking forward to participating in this session so well organised by Jennifer McMahon (@jmcm.bsky.social). I’ll be talking about ‘Getting stuck - and getting unstuck’ (hopefully). Join us - it’s free😉 Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN Poetry Ireland The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Sarah Gilmartin

Proudly sharing the lineup of guests for the #FIILI2024 Festival! 27-29 Sept Curated by CatherineDunneAuthor Marco Gioacchini & Enrica Ferrara IIC Dublino Trinity Long Room Hub Trinity Centre for Literary & Cultural Translation Irish PEN Literature Ireland International Books TheCompanyofBooks With finn's west, awake! (Enrique) Laura Imai Messina 1 of 3

#Fiili2024 And with Sarah Webb Andrea Fazioli Neil Hegarty James Hadley Dr Anna Gasperini 📚🩺✒ Paolo Grossi, Gaia Baldassarri 📚📚📚 All Welcome! 27-29 Sept 2024

#Donegal sunrise.

Mellow fruitfulness. #autumn #September