A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2026Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, has been an arts journalist for more than 35 years and in that time has interviewed many of the most talented and successful Irish writers at different stages of their careers. This selection of his journalism offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Irish literary world as it has evolved in the past four decades. It provides book lovers with a privileged insight into the creative processes of many of their

the painter John Lavery

She walked away

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A compelling story told with passion and insight

commenting on the significance and usage of certain ingredients

the Glucksman Gallery in UCC and the Victoria & Albert East Museum in London

* What can I do to make my characters ‘live’ on the page

and the hitherto-unknown Lady Isabella Fitzgerald

singer and sculptor Werner Schürmann

where opposing ideas are contested

and street gangs

and the enclosure of Phoenix Park that surrounds it