Life on Skellig Michael with Catherine Merrigan & Robert L. Harris, chaired by Deanna O’Connor An Saol ar Sceilg Mhichíl – Catherine Merrigan agus Robert L. Harris, faoi chathaoirleacht Deanna O’Connor   Every year, guides are employed to live on the island during the summer season, to welcome tourists and show them around this UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a tough but rewarding job. Dingle Peninsula resident Catherine Merrigan has been travelling to work Skellig...

An bhliain seo chugainn, den chéad uair riamh, tabharfar aitheantas do leabhar Gaeilge mar chuid de Lá Domhanda na Leabhar 2022 - an t-úrscéal iontach Madame Lazare. Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin a scríobh, agus Barzaz, inphrionta nua de chuid Futa Fata, comhlacht a bhunaigh sé i 2005, a d’fhoilsigh. Ainnníodh Madame Lazare ag Gradaim Fhoilsitheoireachta Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2021 agus bhuaigh sé Leabhar na Bliana ag Gradaim An Post 2021. Labhróidh Tadhg le Cathal Póirtéir faoin scéal agus faoin...

Declan O’Rourke, interviewed by Deanna O’Connor, talking about  his literary debut The Pawnbroker’s Reward  Declan O’Rourke’s award-winning album, Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, was released to critical acclaim in 2017. It illuminated an extraordinary series of eye-witness accounts, including the story of Pádraig and Cáit ua Buachalla. Four years on, in Declan’s meticulously researched literary debut, The Pawnbroker’s Reward, the story of the ua Buachalla family is woven into a...

‘Ní minic a tharlaíonn sé ach is iontach éachtach go dtarlaíonn sé go fóill, agus ar chor ar bith, cnuasach gearrscéalta a bhaineann an anáil díot as feabhas na scéalaíochta agus as úire an mhachnaimh’ - Pól Ó Muirí   Bígí linn agus glac páirt sa chomhrá seo idir an iriseoir agus craoltóir Sinéad Ní Uallacháin (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Beo Ar Éigean ar RTÉ 1, agus TG4), ó Bhaile an Éanaigh, agus an scríbhneoir iomráiteach Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde faoina thríú cnuasach gearrscéalta Cnámh,...

Colm Tóibín talks about the life of Thomas Mann with David Butler. Colm Tóibín ag plé shaol Thomas Mann in éineacht le David Butler Colm Tóibín’s latest novel, The Magician, tells the story of a century through one life. Its central character Thomas Mann lives a life filled with great acclaim and contradiction. He would find himself on the wrong side of history in the First World War, cheerleading the German army, but have a clear vision of the future in the second, anticipating the...

Between Two Hells with Diarmaid Ferriter Idir Dhá Thine Bhealtaine le Diarmaid Ferriter This episode was recorded live in an Diseart at the Dingle Literary Festival 2021.   Diarmaid Ferriter is a graduate of UCD, BA (1991), PhD (1996).  He was Appointed Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD in 2008. Previously, Lecturer in Modern Irish History at UCD 1996-1998. Researcher and writer with Dictionary of Irish Biography 1998-1999. Senior lecturer in Irish History at St...

Comhrá, as Gaeilge, faoin tionchar atá ag áit, teanga, agus daoine ar a chéile. Sa chomhrá seo idir Ísiltíreach (Alex Hijmans), Rúiseach (Victor Bayda) agus Éireannach (Cathal Poirtéir) féachfar go h-oscailte, tarrainteach ar an slí ina ndéanann siad go léir dianscrúdú ar an mbaint a bhíonn idir an duine agus an áit, ar thionchar áite ar an duine agus ar thionchar an duine ar áit. Léireoidh siad conas a stiúraigh a dturas pearsanta chun cur chun cinn na Gaeilge iad, Victor tríd an teagasc,...

Carlo Gébler and Sara Baume discuss the life and pre-life of Oedipus Rex, as written by his daughter Antigone Carlo Gébler agus Sara Baume ag plé scéal shaol agus réamhshaol Oedipus Rex, mar a scríobh a iníon Antigone é Episode 5: Live from Dingle Literary Festival 2021 Last year Carlo Gébler, Adjunct Professor in Creative Writing at the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre, interviewed his former student Sara Baume, upon the release of her non-fiction musings in Handiwork. The theme...

Look! It’s a Woman Writer with Éilís Ní Dhuihbne and Evelyn Conlon chaired by Mia Colleran as they reflect on women writing in Ireland since the 1950’s Féach! Scríbhneoir mná atá ann – Éilís Ní Dhuihbne agus Evelyn Conlon, faoi chathaoirleacht Mia Colleran, agus iad ag machnamh ar scríbhneoirí mná in Éirinn ó na 1950idí i leith It's Episode 3 of The Dingle Lit Podcast and the first broadcast of our Live events. Irish novelist and short story writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne asked 21...

At this year’s Dingle Lit book festival Carol Drinkwater connected with audiences from her home in the South of France to discuss her fourth novel, An Act of Love, a sweeping and evocative love story about bravery and courage following a young woman forced to flee war-ravaged Poland during World War II, taking refuge in the French Alps. As the Nazis advance and the family are in peril, romance blossoms and difficult choices have to be made. Author Kate Mosse called the book, “A lovely novel....

From Short Stories to Debut Novels with John Patrick McHugh & Nicole Flattery, chaired by Mia Colleran Ó Ghearrscéalta go dtí do Chéad Úrscéal – John Patrick McHugh agus Nicole Flattery, faoi chathaoirleacht Mia Colleran   John Patrick McHugh has slowly been building a name for himself over several years as a short story writer, publishing his work in literary journals such as The Stinging Fly, Granta and Winter Papers. His debut collection Pure Gold is set on a fictional...

What White People Can Do Next with Emma Dabiri in conversation with Christina Collins Ar Féidir le Daoine Geala a Dhéanamh Anois – Emma Dabiri i gcomhrá le Christina Collins  In episode 13 of The Dingle Lit Podcast, Emma Dabiri talks about her new book What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. Emma Dabiri is an Irish author, academic, and broadcaster. Her groundbreaking debut book, Don’t Touch My Hair, first published in 2019, formed from the frustrations of...

Dr Rosaleen McDonagh & Mark O’Halloran discuss the themes of race, ableism and abuse in a conversation chaired by Alex Clark.  An Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh agus Mark O’Halloran ag plé téamaí cine, cumasachais agus mí-úsáide i gcomhrá faoi chathaoirleacht Alex Clark.  Rosaleen McDonagh writes fearlessly about a diverse experience of being Irish. Unsettled explores racism, ableism, abuse and resistance as well as the bonds of community, family and friendship. As an Irish...

The Liminal: Notes on Life, Race and Direct Provision in Ireland The Liminal: Nótaí ar an Saol, Cúrsaí Cine agus an Soláthar Díreach With a focus on the Direct Provision system, The Liminal challenges all who read it to reassess privileges and socially ingrained biases that have allowed institutionalisation to repeatedly happen in Ireland. This anthology includes testimonies from asylum seekers, as well as essays from advocates and activists from a broad range of backgrounds in...

Caitriona Lally, author of Wunderland, discusses her writing with Paula Shields. Caitriona Lally, údar Wunderland, ag labhairt faoina cuid scríbhneoireachta le Paula Shields.   Dublin writer Caitriona Lally’s first novel, Eggshells, was published in the US by Melville House (2017) and in the UK by Borough Press (2018). Eggshells, was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 2015 Irish Book Awards and the Kate O’Brien Debut Novel Award. She is the 2018 winner of the...

In the second episode of The Dingle Lit Podcast, Paul Muldoon in conversation with Nicholas McLachlan discussing the places that informed his life and poetry Paul Muldoon i gcomhrá le Nicholas McLachlan, iad ag plé na n-áiteanna a chuir bonn eolais faoina shaol agus faoina chuid filíochta   Kerry is a special place to Pulitzer-prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. During the summer, while he holidayed in the Kingdom, he spoke with local poet Nicholas McLachlan, an interview which...