This autumn an unprecedented number of new Irish films, TV shows, plays and books will be unleashed on the wider world on a scale that we have never seen before.
Small Irish villages really ought to inspire more good murders. Think of it, in most of them all of the basic elements of gripping crime fiction are already all in place: spite, envy, malice, corruption, concupiscence and unmitigated greed.
Anxious times often require a savior. Here's two new Irish books to inspire you. Enter Mollie On The March, by Ann Carey and Home For Christmas,
by Alice Taylor.
In her latest novel, Secrets Of A Happy Marriage, Cathy Kelly wants to remind us what makes for a long lasting relationship. Newsflash, women can't read your mind. Men can't either.
What if you discovered, after decades of family birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, that your mother and father were not your real parents? Documentary film director Sharon Lawless has profiled the lives of Irish people who have made just that shocking discovery.
The reason that Brett Kavanaugh was standing on the dais as Donald Trump's new Supreme Court pick this week is because he believes that presidents should never be indicted.
When it's not your voice that is being silenced, when it's not your rights that are being stripped, you can be impressively philosophical about the communities who say they are.
From Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to Derry Girls, Olivier Award winning, Tony nominated Belfast born actor Anthony Boyle, 24, has already made a name for himself before he hits his first quarter century.
Most often compared to the late, great Maeve Binchy, best selling Irish author Maria Duffy will make a bigger name for herself stateside next week with the release of her latest novel, A Love Like This.
If you want to see what the future of Belfast city is going to look like, look up. You'll see cranes dotting the skyline and new hotels, museums, festivals and cultural centers rising rapidly all across town.
We the Irish should know all about the desperation of the undocumented, because once upon a time we too took to packed coffin ships by the tens of thousands to escape our homeland for much of the same reasons.
A review of "The Pocket Biography Of Oscar Wilde", edited By Tony Potter. What is tragic is that Oscar Wilde seemed not to believe in evil, or that it could ever lay a hand on him, at least at first.
