Literature Ireland

Sheila Armstrong (@Sheela_no_gig) tells us about her book, Falling Animals(@BloomsburyBooks), and the language she would love to see it translated into. In Blúiríní (Irish for snippets), we meet the writer in a place of inspiration or in a space they feel at home.

Congratulations Rónán Hession. Leonard and Hungry Paul is being reprinted in Spain. Marvelous! @thebookseller

It's official. And isn't this grand! Leonard and Hungry Paul nominated in BEST DRAMA At The Irish Film & Television Awards. Congratulations to Rónán, the team at Subotica and all the actors and crew. Magic. @thebookseller @booksaremybag @BBCTwo @BBCnireland

Congratulations to Rónán. Leonard & Hungry Paul is the first Bluemoose book to be selected as a national set text in secondary schools. September this year it will be on the Irish Junior Certificate for English alongside Hemingway, Austen, Blackman. Wonderful @thebookseller

Delighted to announce that we will be publishing _Richard Heart Julianne_ by Rónán Hession. In 2027. ‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.' Brilliant!

@A_B_Morgan And to you dear Ann. Stay toasty!

Dressed in my Arctic gear for a trip to the playground. Making the most of the fact my daughters aren't yet old enough to be embarrassed by this. Wishing all literary explorers a very Happy New Year! #2026

@vincentguerend @LaTourEiffel @iledefrance @francediplo @atout_france @SPPEF @acad_em Bonne Année Nouvelle à vous tous Vincent!

Majestueux lever de soleil à Paris ce matin, dans l’axe Trocadéro - Tour Eiffel - École militaire. Dernier jour travaillé pour cette année 2025 qui aura été intense. Bonne année 2026 à toutes et à tous !

We are thrilled to say that Elaine Feeney & Joseph O’Connor each won an award at last night’s @irishbookawards, Elaine Feeney for 2025 Author of the Year & Joseph O’Connor for Listeners’ Choice Award for THE GHOSTS OF ROME. Huge congratulations to both!

A few photos of last night's event with Portuguese writer Pedro Chagas Freitas. We had a great showing of members of the Portuguese-speaking community. Our special thanks to Pedro, @PTinIreland, @Lit_Ireland and to all those who attended.

Perante uma sala cheia, teve lugar no passado dia 5 de dezembro, no @JamesJoyceCentr, uma tertúlia com o escritor Pedro Chagas Freitas. Esta iniciativa foi realizada em parceria com o Literature Ireland, cuja Diretora, Sinéad Mac Aodha, moderou a sessão. @Lit_Ireland @camoes_ip

Thank you @inna_bil !!

Writer Pedro Chagas Freitas deeply moved the Portuguese/Irish audience with discussions of his writing life, family challenges and a deep belief in others' creativity.His sincerity, sense of humour and generosity of spirit made this such a memorable evening. Muito Obrigada Pedro!

Le 30 novembre, 125 ans jour pour jour après la mort d’Oscar Wilde, l’Ambassade d’Irlande en France rend hommage à l’un des esprits les plus brillants et subversifs de la littérature irlandaise, à travers le dévoilement d’un nouveau buste en bronze.

Please join us for an evening with Portuguese writer Pedro Chagas Freitas on Friday, 5th December at 6.30pm. The event is held in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal and @Lit_Ireland and will be moderated by Sinéad Mac Aodha. Doors open at 6pm. The event is free but booking is essential. eventbrite.ie/e/literary-gat…

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Ireland’s Embassies and Consulates around the world are proud to join the #OrangeTheWorld campaign. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women.

📚Une nouvelle résidence littéraire franco-irlandaise a vu le jour à l’Atelier Samuel Beckett à Méricourt ! Les premiers résidents sont l’écrivain 🇮🇪 Philip Ó Ceallaigh et la traductrice 🇫🇷 Mona de Paracontal. Avec le soutien de @Lit_Ireland , @LeCNL et @dfatirl.

Heavens to Murgatroyd. Another reprint of Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession. That's two in the last month alone! Brilliant. @thebookseller @booksaremybag @ForumBooks @WaterstonesMCR @BBCTwo @BBCiplayer

The Consulate is delighted to welcome Irish author Cathy Sweeney to Mumbai for @litlivefest 2025. Cathy will be speaking at a number of events over the course of the festival. Please see details below. We hope you can join us

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! Happy Halloween! 🎃👻☘️ Did you know Halloween began in Ireland? Discover how the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain shaped the modern celebration of Halloween at Ireland.ie/halloween.

Thank you readers. The Boy from the Sea is not, of course, number 1 in all the things, but that it's number 1 in British and Irish Historical Literature is wonderful to see. When I was writing The Boy from the Sea it was a big useful step to realise that I could think of the story as historical literature, that the 1970s were enough of another country.