Youghal sporting legend Eddie O’Sullivan tells CHRIS DUNNE why he has swapped scrums for scrumptious recipes for his winning soda bread - and published a book on how to do it. 

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino and Grace by Chika Unigwe.

The national charity is partnering with community groups and organisations to ensure that books reach children in time for Christmas

A new history book explores the names of townlands around Carraig na bhFear, explains MARY RYAN, of the local History and Heritage Committee

PET O’CONNELL shares her six favourite newly released books for Christmas 2025.

Bag everything from cookery to romance in our pick of the best books to give as gifts this year

Cork author Cauvery Madhavan tells COLETTE SHERIDAN she feels Irish after living here for so long, and says it’s a shame people are too “politically correct” these days to ask someone where they are from

Cork poet Róisín Leggett Bohan tells JENNIFER HORGAN about her lifetime of passion for the artform, and about what drives her creativity

Three authors have compiled a comprehensive book about the hive of activity in the East Cork region during the War of Independence

Cork author Cónal Creedon tells MARY McCARTHY about his love for his native Cork city, and why his next novel, due out in 2026, will be his last. 

Ahead of the Cork International Short Story Festival this month, MARY MCCARTHY talks to three experts of the form about why it appeals to us

Cork author Michelle Dunne is preparing for the Murder One festival which takes place this month. 

Acclaimed Cork poet Molly Twomey tells COLETTE SHERIDAN about her new collection, writing about personal struggles, and poetry that looks at society. 

Ever since he was killed in his native Cork 103 years ago today, Irish people have claimed, fought over, and disputed Michael Collins’ legacy. A new book by Cork man Cal McCarthy assesses his ‘after-life’

A dystopian novel by Cork man Alex Secam, inspired by his time stuck renting, is among new books out this week, along with a memoir released about the life of a late Cork priest

Best known for representing Ireland in Eurovision, Cork man Cathal Dunne has penned a book that is set in the terrible days of the Irish Famine, he tells CHRIS DUNNE

Some may take them from granted, but libraries remain a keystone of Cork society, says JOANNE DWYER

In a new memoir, Cork musician Des Lee talks about his showband days, and the atrocity that shaped his life in 1975, when his bandmates were killed in an ambush in Northern Ireland

Whether you’re heading to an idyllic beach, a fascinating city or just enjoying a staycation at home, there are plenty of novels to help you escape.

Best-selling UK author Lesley Pearse tells COLETTE SHERIDAN about her misadventures in Cork while she visited here ahead of her latest novel, set in Ireland

Denis McCarthy, originally of Churchfield, says he has been working on Threads Of Home: A Cork Story for a decade.

It is more than 120 years since Somervile and Ross published some of their most famous works. JENNIFER HORGAN chats to Claire Connolly about their work and its relevance today.

Cork author Betty O’Mahony, 72, tells CHRIS DUNNE about her journey into writing in later life, and about her new short story, which is a trip down memory lane in her first car

20 years after his debut novel came out, Cork author Martin McSweeney says he is releasing an anniversary edition, ahead of a sequel

Irish children’s books authors and illustrators take centre stage at West Cork Literary Festival. Eimear O’Herlihy, Festival Director shares details on just some of the events you can expect.

Beara-based author Claire O’Connor tells MARGARET DONNELLAN about her idea to form a collective of indie authors, and about their new anthology raising funds for charity

A Cork mother whose son is living with an acquired brain injury tells CHRIS DUNNE about the difficulties she faces as his full-time carer

Better known as a poet, Cork man Theo Dorgan has just published his second novel, and tells COLETTE SHERIDAN that setting it in Blackpool and Paris was “pure pleasure”

Alan Ladak of Fahy Gardens, Loughrea, Co Galway, admitted he was reckless in buying the books for about €40 each, hoping to sell them for a profit

Prize-winning Carrigaline poet Lauren O’Donovan tells COLETTE SHERIDAN about her latest work, and why she feels there isn’t enough discussion around fertility problems

As he releases the final installment of a fantasy trilogy, Turner’s Cross author Gareth Hanrahan tells COLETTE SHERIDAN how he used Cork’s pharma industry as inspiration.

Creative writing groups across Cork are a great place for people who love writing to share their passion. MARGARET DONNELLAN talks about joining her local group in Carrigaline, and speaks to fellow members about its benefits

Cork author Charlie Drake tells CHRIS DUNNE about his new book, his chance encounter with President Higgins, and about dealing with his diagnosis of dementia

Banshee Press is the only Irish nominee in the prestigious UK book publishing awards next week. JANE MC NAMARA finds out the heart-warming story behind the 10-year-old company.

TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine tells Ella Walker about venturing into ‘cosy crime’, and hitting the big 6-0.

A new book, Happy Days And Hard Times, mines the memories of Irish people about what life in the countryside used to be like

Eyeries-based Claire O’Connor tells CHRIS DUNNE how she achieved her dream of becoming a published author, and about her work of fiction based on cult groups

US author Sarah Harman talks about the school-gate backdrop of her first novel which is set to be a TV series

As her latest book is released, Cork author Catherine Ryan Howard tells COLETTE SHERIDAN that she fell into crime writing having grown up seeing so many Irish women disappearing.

Cork novelist William Wall tells AISLING MEATH about his latest book, set in the pandemic, and about his own journey from Italy back home when the covid lockdowns began five years ago

At a special event as part of the festival programme, the selected individuals will read their works in front of literary agents and receive feedback as part of the festival’s Get Published Day.

Cork author DARAGH FLEMING had to move away from the city to really appreciate it... and in this love letter to home, he says it will always be a place of mists and rain in his mind

In her new book with Richard Mills,  JO KERRIGAN tries to separate fact from myth as she tells the story of this country’s fairy forts... and says never touch them - 'tis bad luck

After a hectic five-week residency in Monaco, Cónal Creedon tells AISLING MEATH how he brought a slice of his beloved Cork to the principality

A Cork lecturer has published a new book which casts an eye over Cork city’s built environment, says COLETTE SHERIDAN

TV presenter June Sarpong on her breakthrough TV role, and her new book about the first black woman at the BBC

The brain is the most mysterious, incredible and complex organ in the human body, says Dr Denis Staunton, retired UCC lecturer and co-author of a new book about the brain. 

Cork man Denis Cronin spent many years working in business, but after a ‘health speed-bump’ in his 60s, changed direction. He is currently working on his third novel having just published Of Land & Greed.

The business entrepreneur Sara Davies talks about new challenges as she steps back from Dragons’ Den

In what will probably be her final collection of short stories, MARY MORRISSY says the themes revolve around 60-something feelings of regret, recrimination, and retrospection