Welcome to CIL! We are a research network for everyone researching or interested in Contemporary Irish Literature. We hope to share research & resources, bring people together, and provide a space for a range of writing on our blog Spit the Pips. For more: contemporaryirishlit.wordpre…

somehow managed to get both the Belfast pogroms in 1920 and the burning of Bombay Street into an 800 word article for the Independent i wanted to make a very clear connection between what we’re seeing happening to ethnic minorities in Belfast and across the six counties with the experiences of our parents and grandparents living under the repressive auspicious of the orange state mostly because I wanted to remind people who might be lured into the traps of racist ideology that our history, and the history of our people, is very much structured by an opposition to those same mechanisms of oppression i knew when all this kicked off that people in West Belfast wouldn’t take the bait, that the anti-colonial, anti-racist politics that runs through the collective consciousness is too firmly ingrained (also fuck the loyalists and their bigotry etc)… but that’s not to say that this can’t change, that the very marginal voices sowing hatred in the community won’t find a foothold (they already have, in all sorts of ways) i basically wrote this article for the people of West Belfast, to reassert our radical opposition to the bigotry and racism that underpins loyalism and make sure that the people who have come here to build lives for themselves know they are not alone, that they won’t be abandoned the way our parents and grandparents were, and that we stand by them in love and solidarity independent.co.uk/voices/bel…

On behalf of the Turkish Association of Irish Studies, I am pleased to invite you to our online Bloomsday event, celebrating James Joyce and Ulysses. 🍀

This is happening in Galway City on Friday 👇👇👇 @poetryireland @clifdenarts @GalwayWalks #newirishpoetry

Issue Eleven London launch! Hosted by Deleted Scenes - join us at Beasy Bar in Soho, 7pm Tuesday 30th June. With readings from: 🎷 Darran Anderson 🎷 Lola Olufemi 🎷 J.S. Loveard 🎷 Georgie Evans Free entry, save the date.

Irish Stories (Everyman, 2026), a collection and celebration of the diverse range of voices writing short fiction in Ireland, edited by Professor Chris Morash, is @Hodges_Figgis book of the month! hodgesfiggis.ie/book/irish-s…

NEW WRITERS’ RESIDENCY! We are delighted to announce six new, week-long residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig. 🔗Full details can be found on our website: irishwriterscentre.ie/opport… @TyroneGuthrie

Would you like to contribute to the future of Literature in Ireland? Join the Irish Writers Centre Board of Directors! We are now inviting applications from writers who are engaged in the Irish literary community. Deadline: 11th June 2026. irishwriterscentre.ie/work-w…

✨We are hiring! ✨ 2026 marks a major milestone for Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann as we have moved to our permanent home at No.11 Parnell Square East. As part of this new phase for the organisation, we are recruiting for an administrator. 🔗Details: poetryireland.ie/news-events…

We can't wait to celebrate with you tonight ✨️ channelmag.org/launch-of-cha…

We have a new podcast episode out with the fabulous Wendy Erskine ✨ In this episode, Wendy joins us to talk about her essay, ‘Clobber’, published in Tolka Issue Ten 👚

Submissions are for Tolka Issue Twelve are now open. This submission window will close at midnight on Sunday 31 May. We publish all kinds of non-fiction, including essays, biography, auto-fiction, and more . . .

Don't miss our @LaureateFiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne as she delivers her first annual lecture as Laureate. With performances by storyteller Nuala Hayes, and musicians @MuireannNic and @doconnormusic 📅 18 Feb, 7:30pm 📍 @projectarts 🔗 projectartscentre.ie/events/…

Fáiltímid roimh obair as Gaeilge 🇮🇪 Filíocht, Ficsean, agus Neamhfhicsean. 13ú – 23ú Feabhra 🫶 howlwriting.ie @forasnagaeilge @gael_linn @cnagaeilge @glor_nangael @irishwithmollie @gaeilgevibes @gaeilge_bheo

Our latest episode of The Tolka Podcast features John Patrick McHugh (@johnpamchugh) reading from his piece 'Voice, voice, voice.' We chat about self-confidence, the difference between voice and style, and what your football position says about your literary instincts ⚽️

As we settle into February (and warmer weather we hope 🤞) check out what courses are kicking off at the Irish Writers Centre this coming fortnight From spoken word to genealogy, there's guaranteed to be something to take your fancy 👀 Book now: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…

Delighted to be talking publishing with @tolkajournal and @stingingfly online March 7th. Thanks @IrishWritersCtr for all the wonderful work you do 🙏

Caelainn Hogan joins us on the latest episode of the Tolka Podcast to read her piece House Share (published in Tolka, Issue Nine). We discuss the commodification of housing and Caelainn’s bad history with birds 🦆 Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🔗

'I had no sense of identity growing up...' The final two episodes in our podcast series, each featuring in-depth conversations with individual participants, are now available to stream. Listen now via our website, or wherever you get your podcasts: skeinpress.com/conversations…

Huge thanks to everyone who braved the rain and joined us last Friday in the beautiful surrounds of @MoLI_Museum to launch Tolka Issue Ten 🖤

The deadline is fast approaching to apply for 1/4 fully catered 5-day residencies kindly provided by Notre Dame Kylemore from 30 Mar to 3 April 2026. Deadline: Wed 10 December. irishwriterscentre.ie/opport…