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Is this the worst novel ever written about the Troubles?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoI’m beginning to worry that the strong “Irish literature” brand may have unwelcome side-effects. One...
'Simple dignity': How President Biden's visit to Ireland tells the story of 'Blue-collar Joe' back...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden was addressing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Chicago...
Annie Ernaux, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, is a powerful voice in French feminism
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThis year’s Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. On Thursday (Oct....
The luck of the Irish might surface on St. Patrick's Day, but it evades the Kennedy family,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA portrait of the Kennedy family taken in Hyannis, Mass., in the 1930s. Bachrach/Getty ImagesJohn F....
9 Irish Dog Breeds from the Emerald Isle
The Spruce Pets via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIncluding setters, terriers, spaniels, and hounds Getty Images/Bagicat Irish dog breeds were originally working dogs bred to do specific jobs to assist...
Op-Ed: Halloween's Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA parade goes through Glastonbury, England, to celebrate Samhain. This ancient Celtic festival of...
Shane MacGowan, Pogues Singer, Dies at 65
Billboard via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShane MacGowan, the legendarily shambolic, magnetic frontman of Celtic rock band The Pogues, died on Thursday (Nov. 30) at age 65 following a recent...
Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet Song
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoIrish author Paul Lynch said he thought he was “dooming” his career by writing Prophet Song before...
Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThomas Cahill, a scholar of ancient languages and belief systems with a knack for popular storytelling who engaged history readers with such bestsellers...
Stanley Tucci and Stephen King confirmed for Cheltenham Literature Festival
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoStanley Tucci, Stephen King and Bono are among the stars confirmed to appear at this year’s...
