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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 2d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore @booksupstairs.bsky.social damaged in arson attack

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‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent tribute to the man and his work by @unamullally.bsky.social

In Manchán Magan, Ireland had a writer whose words could light up the synapses

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Una Mullally: In Manchán Magan, Ireland had a writer whose words could light up the synapses

Magan was a wholly authentic force, full of awe and devoid of cynicism

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 4d

He effectively was. Jonathan Cape was an independent in 1975 and that same year also published M Amis (aged 26) , JGBallard, R Hoban. JC only became part of Random House in 1987.

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 4d

Really sad to hear the news of Manchán Magan’s death. He was a beautiful man and a great writer. We didn’t know each other well but met regularly & warmly over the years in radio stations, green rooms and the occasional field. Huge sympathy to his family and friends. RIP

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writingandideas.bsky.social @writingandideas.bsky.social · 4d

2/2 He was always in awe of everyone and everything, and never realised that he himself was a wonder of the world. Goodbye to an adventurer and a friend . . . .

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writingandideas.bsky.social @writingandideas.bsky.social · 4d

1/2 Yesterday, we lost one of our greatest souls. Manchan came to Borris the first year in 2012 and most years since, sharing profundity and levity, outpourings of wisdom, story, curiosity, concern and laughter.

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 10d

Lovely audience for the @spitfirefilly.bsky.social talk @ Dublin Festival of History about her new book ‘Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain’ @headofzeus.bsky.social

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 10d

TODAY’s events at the Dublin Festival of History www.travelextra.ie/todays-event...

TODAY’s events at the Dublin Festival of History

Heather MacLeod of Dublin Festival of History The Dublin Festival of History, running from 26 September to 12 October 2025, continues with events exploring Ireland's past. See official programme on ht...

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Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 18d

Remarkably powerful interview with Brenda Fricker on BOC radio show @rteradio1.bsky.social 📻

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Patrick Freyne @patrickfreyne.bsky.social · 19d

I interviewed the brilliant Brenda Fricker about her harrowing new memoir. Very glad to have met her www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Brenda Fricker: ‘It was real violence, and I needed protection. Where was my father? There was blood all over me’

Parental abuse, sexual violence and mental health struggles: the Oscar-winner has endured more than most. She explains why she decided to write a memoir

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 21d

Brilliant conversion between new Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and Niall MacMonagle at @nlireland.bsky.social. Sounds like Éilís has great plans for her three-year tenure. @cormackinsella.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 10

Neil Jordan will be at WCLF Mon 14 July chatting to @cristinleach.bsky.social about his life, career & his memoir Amnesiac
🎟️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/amnesiac-neil-jordan/
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Neil Jordan on Kubrick, Brando, and the brilliance of Tom Cruise

In advance of his visit to West Cork Literary Festival, the celebrated director and novelist recalls encounters with some of the greats in the business

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writingandideas.bsky.social @writingandideas.bsky.social · Jul 5

Borris House issues appeal for return of 19th century masonic banner which disappeared during @writingandideas.bsky.social

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Appeal issued for return of 19th century masonic banner

A public appeal has been issued for the return of a 200-year-old masonic banner that was taken from Borris House in Co Carlow last month.

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · Jul 5

Why Pat McCabe matters - his latest novel Goldengrove reviewed by @paulduane.bsky.social

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Why Pat McCabe matters - his latest novel Goldengrove reviewed

Paul Duane reviews the latest novel from the celebrated author of The Butcher Boy, Breakfast On Pluto and Winterwood.

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writingandideas.bsky.social @writingandideas.bsky.social · Jul 5

Anti-Israel sentiment may have prompted taking of 200-year-old @borrishouse banner, owner believes

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This banner was removed during @Writingandideas - the Kavanagh family would love it back

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The Dublin Review @thedublinreview.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEW ISSUE! NUMBER 99 | SUMMER 2025 features work by Darragh McCausland, Joe Davies, Karen O’Reilly, Clement Gelly, Juliana Adelman, Nick Holdstock, Rosita Boland. To buy/ subscribe, visit thedublinreview.com
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Home - The Dublin Review

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · May 20

The folks @writingandideas.bsky.social are over here now. Why don’t you give them a follow to find out all about this year’s festival and special event over the Summer & Autumn #youwillyouwill festivalofwritingandideas.com

Festival of Writing and Ideas | Borris Village, Carlow, June 2024

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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · May 17

Very sad news tonight about Paul Durcan RIP. A great loss to Irish poetry. Here’s an old interview I did with him from the 90s.

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Jackie Lynam @jackielynam.bsky.social · May 17

But my favourite Paul Durcan poem is 'On Giving a Poetry Recital to an Empty Hall'
Thanks to @cormackinsella.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention a few years ago.

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · May 14

The great Pat McCabe on the bumps and realities of the publishing world.

Patrick McCabe: ‘This whole idea of making money out of novels started in the 1980s with Martin Amis and Ian McEwan’

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Patrick McCabe: ‘This whole idea of making money out of novels started in the 1980s with Martin Amis and Ian McEwan’

McCabe, who found himself adrift in the 21st-century book business despite his huge impact on the culture in the 1990s, on the bliss of going rogue

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Margaret Cahill @margaretcahillbsky.bsky.social · May 14

Love this interview with Pat McCabe. I'm 1/3 of the way through Poguemahone (2002) and love it. It's taken me this long to get to it because a friend made it sound taxing to read and a bad review put me off.
But it's easy going, very readable and zips along.

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Patrick McCabe: ‘This whole idea of making money out of novels started in the 1980s with Martin Amis and Ian McEwan’

McCabe, who found himself adrift in the 21st-century book business despite his huge impact on the culture in the 1990s, on the bliss of going rogue

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · May 15

Pat McCabe on the wireless. A fascinating man. And somehow no nonsense whatsoever about him. Direct.

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Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · May 9

This week in the column, I rattle on a lot about theatre and art, hoping my editor would let me get way with it.

He did.

Recent reading includes new novels from Seán Hewitt and @jennymustard.bsky.social and the most recent series of essays from Ta-Nehisi Coates.

In Saturday's @independent.ie or:

Rick O’Shea: One of America’s smartest political minds makes a brave admission about Israel

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that turning 50 is hard; turning 50 is a doddle. For me, it involved an eight-month series of arm-chancing trips to New York, Portugal and Iceland after I made sad puppy...

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Karl Whitney @karlwhitney.ie · May 9

On introduceable older books and how to find them www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Karl Whitney: Opening a world to books that beg to be unearthed

When I read about people ‘discovering’ and republishing ‘lost classics’, I often think: Well, they were in print once

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