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Saoirse Ronan reads Shorn for Spoken Stories Independence Updated / Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021 14:21 Spoken Stories Independence collection on RTÉ Radio 1, now available as a podcast here.  Before writing her story, Rainsford asked herself ‘what does independence mean explicitly for women, especially in relation to war and violence and the roles their bodies play, that are often obscured after the facts. Shorn is a story about forced hair cutting, a rampant practice that was carried out by bot...

Danielle McLaughlin* Opinion: In a ceremony that was at once ordinary and extraordinary, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was inaugurated as the 46th American president on 20 January just before noon Eastern Standard Time. Joe Biden is sworn in watched by his wife, Jill, who is holding their family Bible. Photo: AFP As Ronald Reagan had noted in his own inaugural address 40 years earlier, "in the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a mira...

This slow-building debut novel from the Irish short-story writer investigates intimacy and estrangement Danielle McLaughlin ... half-bitter, half-spirited humour. Photograph: Claire ORorke Danielle McLaughlin ... half-bitter, half-spirited humour. Photograph: Claire ORorke Thu 21 Jan 2021 04.00 EST “She used to think that if she lost in love, it would be – on a scale of one to ten – to an eight or a nine. Cora Wilson she would put as a four.” Thus Nessa reflects on her husb...

Danielle McLaughlin, a former lawyer, began writing a little more than ten years ago, at the age of 40. Since then the Irish writer has made quite a splash, earning praise from Sebastian Barry and

I like a literary wunderkind as much as the next person, but there’s a lot to be said for being a later starter in the fiction game: look at Penelope Fitzgerald, who was 60 when she published her

Saoirse Ronan to star in RTÉ series to mark Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries Reporter: );  ); In a landmark contribution to the Decade of Commemorations, RTÉ Radio 1 has commissioned a series of 12 half hour stories from the finest writers associated with Ireland for a radio and podcast series.  Spoken Stories Independence will start this Sunday at 7pm on RTÉ Radio 1.    Among the writers are Dublin Literary Prize winners, a Booker Prize winner, an IFTA award winner, an Oscar...

Multimedia Journalist Irish fiction continues to thrive and the year ahead offers a feast of novels and short story collections set for publication - we present a choice selection... Danielle McLaughlin - The Art of Falling (John Murray, February) A womans marriage and career are threatened by an old indiscretion just as she receives the opportunity of a lifetime. Danielles stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Irish Times and The Stinging Fly, amongst numerous other magazines a...

Wildlife read by Anne Enright launches Spoken Stories Independence, a new collection of short stories commissioned by RTÉ Radio. Spoken Stories is a new concept of commissioning short fiction under a common theme or thread, in which we are treated to experiencing them read directly by their authors or by invited readers. The series starts at 7pm this Sunday, 10th January on RTÉ Radio 1 and runs weekly through until Easter, featuring one new story each week - listen to and download Wildlife...

By Niamh ODonoghue

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka (Bloomsbury) The Nobel laureate’s first novel in almost 50 years promises “murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama” in contemporary Nigeria. The Thursday Murder Club 2 by Richard Osman (Viking) Last year the Pointless co-host’s cosy crime debut set in a retirement home broke sales records; here comes the sequel. Waters of Salvation by Richard Coles (W&N) A new crime series from everyone’s favourite vicar begins ...