Just this month, at a rape trial in Cork, the victim’s lace underwear was held up as the question was raised, was she asking for it? It is this victim-blaming epidemic of rape culture which Cork-native Louise O’Neill sought to interrogate with her second novel, 2015’s Asking For It. The Young Adult novel centres around … More Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
As an avid reader of crime and as one with an appreciation for Graham Norton (almost obligatory as an Irish person and universally popular among the young and older generations), I met the announcement of Holding with equal parts excitement and scepticism. Although evidently entertaining and talented, I was wary of Norton’s ability as … More Holding by Graham Norton
“Paper and Ashes” is a short story written by William Wall. This short story is one of many in his short story collection, Hearing Voices, Seeing Things. William Wall is an Irish novelist, poet and short story writer from Cork. Born in 1955, he grew up in Whitegate, a coastal village. Wall studied Philosophy and … More Paper and Ashes by William Wall
“I grew up next to River Lee. The water influence could be something.” It is a bright November morning in a coffee shop on Cork’s Grand Parade, and Corkonian writer Danny Denton is trying to identify what might have led him to drench his debut novel and its characters in a never-ending torrent of rain, … More Author Profile: Danny Denton
Fiction at the Friary is at its core a monthly fiction event run by Cork people for Cork people. Co-founded by two local authors Danielle McLaughlin and Madeleine D’Arcy, the event was created with the sole intention to provide a safe space for aspiring Corkonian authors to share and discuss their work. This gathering of … More Fiction at The Friary
Windfall 