On 25 January 2018, a symposium on the works of Éilís Ní Dhuibhne took place in the Humanities Institute of University College Dublin. The talks were recorded and have now been made available online by UCD's School of English, Drama and Film. You can listen to the talks below, or you can download them directly from the School's Soundcloud page. Panel #1: Derek Hand, Máire Ní Annracháin, Giovanna Tallone and Luz Mar Gonzales-Arias. Panel #2:… Continue reading
This week will see the RTÉ Radio 1 programme 'Book on One' broadcasting a recording of 'Leathbhealach idir na Gates agus an Galtymore', a short story from Alex Hijmans' most recent collection Idir dhá thír. The first part of the story will hit the airwaves this evening 12 March 2018 at 11.20pm. One piece of the story will be broadcast at 11.20pm each night between now and Friday 16 March. You can use RTÉ's digital radio… Continue reading
‘Many women, many words; many geese, many turds.’ So says the proverb. But Children’s Books Ireland BOLD GIRLS initiative says quite the reverse: let’s celebrate women’s locquacity and not clamp down on it! BOLD GIRLS promotes the importance of women’s and girls’ voices in children’s books – and the importance of being heard from the very start. BOLD GIRLS focuses on twenty inspirational women authors and illustrators whose books are changing the face of children’s… Continue reading
