Niamh Donnelly

‘I become a moron by midday’: Robert Newman is at his creative best when the world sleeps Comedian-turned-author has shunned fame but is as busy as ever. His new book tackles weighty matters

‘I become a moron by midday’: Robert Newman is at his creative best when the world sleeps

Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’ Now three books in, as she says, the author and journalist spent many years as a ‘shadow artist’, circling the thing she loved

Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’

What US Tech Did to Ireland — The Dial The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.

Twenty years ago, U.S. tech companies arrived in Ireland eager to set up their European headquarters in an English-speaking country with beneficial tax rates and an educated workforce.

What have they done for the people of Ireland?

@jesstraynor.bsky.social asks: www.thedial.world/articles/new...

It was such a thrill to appear on this episode and talk about my story, Total Care, as well as my utterly absurd working methods. open.spotify.com/episode/7FK8...

Is Ireland becoming a cultural superpower? From the Hollywood red carpet to international biennials, the island’s artists are resonating worldwide like never before

Really enjoyed speaking to some brilliant artists, writers, filmmakers, curators for Art Basel Stories. There's much more to say than I had space for here, but the idea of pushing against idealised versions of Ireland was an interesting thread that kept cropping up.

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A few spots left for this evening’s event with Grainne O’ Hare discussing her brilliant and hilarious novel with Niamh Donnelly - book your free admission ticket here: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/thirst-trap/

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Kevin Penrose: ‘You have guys playing Gaelic football who are too scared to come out. I want to give them courage’ ‘I was in Thailand and there were four of five days where I didn’t leave the hotel room. That’s when I decided to ring home and come out’

Kevin Penrose: ‘You have guys playing Gaelic football who are too scared to come out. I want to give them courage’

This is fab, as ever, by Maggie Armstrong

FROM THE ARCHIVES. Niamh Donnelly’s story “Total care” was published in NUMBER 84 | AUTUMN 2021. Read it in full on our website #freereads
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“What Israel and the United States are doing to the people of Palestine is nothing but a technologically sophisticated barbarism.”
~Mark O’Connell

The Irish Times

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American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I felt like the entire world was against me but I knew I would emerge’ American Dirt author talks about her experience of becoming a hate figure, and writing her latest novel Speak to Me of Home

American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I felt like the entire world was against me but I knew I would emerge’

Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’ Canadian author of The Adversary and winner of €100,000 Irish prize talks about global politics, misanthropy and what makes Newfoundland so interesting

Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film Ward's film Salt explores the surf photographer’s health condition and her relationship with the sea

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

GP and author Claire Gleeson: ‘I have dealt with patients who lose complete touch with reality’ Her debut novel, Show Me Where it Hurts, explores the before and after of an ‘out of the blue’ tragedy to devastating effect

It was such a pleasure to sit down with @niamhdonnelly.bsky.social and chat about Show Me Where It Hurts, life as a GP, and the long and winding road to publication.

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Maser: ‘I fell in love with Ireland again. It offered me a sense of place and security’ Street artist Maser on landscape, life lessons and turning back to go forwards

Maser: ‘I fell in love with Ireland again. It offered me a sense of place and security’

‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s The Irish author is on the cusp of publishing her debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis for young people

‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s.
The Belfast author on her brilliant debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis. Great Niamh Donnelly interview

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The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 25 to No 1 A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025

The 100 best Irish works of fiction of the 21st century: No 25 to No 1. A pretty impressive list, including three Booker Prize winners. See what you think.

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‘The first time I didn’t feel shame for being Palestinian was in Ireland’ Consultant paediatrician Afif El-Khuffash on his Palestinian-Irish identity and his perspective on the Irish healthcare system

‘The first time I didn’t feel shame for being Palestinian was in Ireland’

The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 50 to No 26 A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish novels and short stories of the years 2020-2025

The 100 best Irish books of the 21st century: No 50 to No 26

The 100 best Irish fiction books of the 21st century so far: No 100 to No 51 The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts – authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of the years...

The 100 best Irish fiction books of the 21st century so far: No 100 to No 51. We assembled a panel of 60 experts – writers, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers & journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of 2000-2025

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Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025 This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others

Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025

Jamie Dornan: ‘I struggled with people feeling sorry for me because I lost my mum so young’ One of Ireland’s best known actors, Jamie Dornan is hatching plans for a more varied future in the film world

Jamie Dornan: ‘I struggled with people feeling sorry for me because I lost my mum so young’

Adrian Duncan: ‘I remember praying for a statue not to move because I didn’t want my world to be destroyed’ Berlin-based writer’s latest novel, The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth, revolves around sculpted objects, absence, death and faith

Adrian Duncan is one of the most interesting and brilliant writers at work today. Always a pleasure to speak to him about his multifaceted work.

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Could talk to Sinéad about Edna forever. Her fantastic documentary Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story is in cinemas from Jan 31st.

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Death and grief in the digital age: ‘We were able to let her say goodbye through a WhatsApp video call’ With grief bots, virtual bouquets and streaming of funerals now available to us, is technology making grieving processes easier?

Grateful to everyone who spoke to me for this piece on death in the digital age @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

The Lucy Caldwell story in the latest Winter Papers is a real masterpiece. Builds such detail, and from that detail, finds such profound insights on life. A lovely Christmas treat 🎄