Kevin Barry public interview for Limerick’s Make A Move festival
It's hard to dislike Kevin Barry though, believe me, I've tried. He's an annoyingly-good writer. He's successful. He's won lucrative prizes. Each of...
Writing
Hunter S Thompson’s Tenth Anniversary
It's a full ten years since Dr Raoul Duke bade us a buckshot goodbye. Can you believe it? Ten...
Limerick Literary Festival 2015
Limerick Literary Festival starts next Friday, the 20th. It will be opened by TAFKAJ, the artist formerly known as Joe, now...
University of Limerick MA in Creative Writing
Joe -- sorry, Joseph -- O'Connor was on the radio this morning talking about his new novel and his appointment...
Bad Academic Language
I was enjoying a quiet pint with a friend in our pub of choice, having a quick look over some...
Con Houlihan
I was truly sorry to hear that Con Houlihan has passed away at the age of 86. A giant, in...
The Problem With Kindles
I love books. I'd read anything, and I've read everything, though not necessarily in a very careful way. I just...
Him
I found this disturbing even though I wrote it. e0LXAmp4G14
Christopher Hitchens is Dead
Why would you write RIP for a confirmed atheist? He's not resting. He's not in peace. He's dead. Christopher would...
The Planiverse
Years ago, while idly wandering around the fiction section of some bookshop, I came across a mad little novel called...
