David Park's The Truth Commissioner

• The truth hurts: The Observer, March 30, 2008
• The Informer: New York Times, March 30, 2008
• And the truth shall set them free: Toronto Star, April 6, 2008
• Searching for the truth after the Troubles: Sunday Business Post, February 10, 2008
• Two new novels deal with the legacy of the Troubles Four sides of the truth: Sunday Tribune, March 2, 2008
• The Truth Commissioner, By David Park: The Independent, February 29, 2008
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'I was amazed how quickly my whole life turned black': The Observer, April 13, 2008

Sweet blackbird inspires poetry: Sunday Independent, March 23, 2008

Enda O'Brien Returns To Her 'Youth': San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2008

Siren's call: The Guardian, December 15, 2007
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Brendan and me: The Times, January 12, 2008

'Tipperary' Covers A Long Way: Tampa Tribune, January 20, 2008
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Roddy Doyle's The Deportees

• Ireland Is Another Country: New York Sun, January 29, 2008
• Irish Times: Washington Post, January 26, 2008
• Doyle's stories see new face of Dublin: San Francisco Chronicle, January 2, 2008
• Roddy Doyle's 'The Deportees': Austin American-Statesman, January 13, 2008
• The Changing Face Of Ireland: Hartford Courant, January 20, 2008
• White Irish Need Not Apply: New York Times, January 20, 2008
• Ireland with egg on its face: Christian Science Monitor, January 15, 2008
• The changing faces of modern Ireland: Montreal Gazette, September 29, 2007
  
• Doyle stories look at the 'new Irish': Sunday Business Post, September 23, 2007
• The Deportees, By Roddy Doyle: Independent on Sunday, September 16, 2007
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• The Deportees: The Times, September 1, 2007
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Conor McPherson's The Seafarer

• The Devil Goes to Baldoyle: Irish Voice/IrishAbroad.com, December 13, 2007

• Spirits That Haunt an Irish Writer: Washington Post, November 11, 2007

New award for Seamus Heaney: Sunday Journal, December 23, 2007

Young 'Irish lass' Cecilia Ahern off and running in USA: USA Today, January 2, 2008

'P.S., I Love You' author on her own hopeful journey: Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2007

William Trevor's Cheating at Canasta

• Truth infuses stories of 'Cheating': Chicago Tribune, November 29, 2007
• Irish Eyes, Unsmiling: Washington Post, December 24, 2007
• In Time, a Glimmer of Light in Disappointed Lives: New York Times, November 23, 2007
• The melancholy but just-right art of William Trevor: Baltimore Sun, October 28, 2007
• 'Cheating at Canasta' and 'like you'd understand, anyway': Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 4, 2007
• Small gems from William Trevor: Christian Science Monitor, October 23, 2007
• 'Cheating at Canasta' by William Trevor: Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2007
• Steely, unflinching stories from Trevor: San Francisco, October 16, 2007
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Poet laureate hails province's prizewinners: The Observer, December 2, 2007

'I'd have worn a studded collar, if mum had let me': Belfast Telegraph, November 26, 2007

In From the Cold: New York Times, December 16, 2007
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Ciaran Carson's translation of The Tain

• Translator's nightmare, this 'Táin' is a dream: Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2007
• Courage's brutal core: The Guardian, October 27, 2007
• Poetic portrayal of a fighting hero: Sunday Business Post, November 4, 2007
• The Tain, translated by Ciaran Carson: The Times, October 26, 2007
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The Leader Interview—Frank McCourt: Limierick Leader, November 14, 2007

The controversialist: The Guardian, October 27, 2007
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'Loyal Women' caught in holy war: Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2007

Anne Enright's The Gathering

• Anne Enright's powerful voice influenced by other Irish writers: Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 28, 2007
• Dubliners: Washington Post, October 21, 2007
• Congratulations on the Book Award, and Welcome to the Scrutiny: New York Times, November 8, 2007
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His peace in poetry: Boston Globe, November 19, 2007

Memo to Yeats—Ireland Has Changed: New York Times, November 18, 2007

A Night in November—Smug and pointless: The Telegraph, October 24, 2007

Anne Enright Wins Man Booker Prize: New York Times, October 17, 2007

I don't know how the Dickens I did it: Daily Telegraph, August 29, 2007
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Ghosts of Ireland past … and present: The Guardian, August 4, 2007
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First Person—Irish twice removed: Sunday Business Post, August 6, 2007
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Love and loveliness infuse tale of Irish family: Chicago Tribune, August 2, 2007
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Eavan Boland's Irish Writers on Writing

• 'Domestic Violence' by Eavan Bolan: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 3, 2007
• Poet Eavan Boland captures essence of the 'new' Ireland: Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2007
• Poet views Ireland from outside: San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 2007

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An Irish Frame of Mind: Wall Street Journal, June 15
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Joseph O'Connor's Redemption Falls

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• A great American: The Observer, May 27, 2007
• A bit of history repeating itself: Sunday Tribune, May 13, 2007
• Joseph O'Connor—The bestselling author talks about his new novel: The Independent, April 27, 2007
• The optimistic socialist: Sunday Business Post, May 6, 2007
• Stars and swipes: The Guardian, May 5, 2007
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Reclusive novelist Cormac McCarthy appears on Oprah Winfrey show: Chicago Tribune, June 7, 2007

I Predict a Riot: Sunday Times, May 13, 2007
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An island anthology: Irish Echo, May 18, 2007
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May we never forget the Innocent Dead: Sunday Independent, May 6, 2007
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Fairy tales from Ireland: Los Angeles Times, April 30, 2007
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'Falls' an ambitious cliffhanger: Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2007
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Leisurely Pace, Quirky Characters Mark 'Cripple of Inishmaan': Washington Post, May 3, 2007

Gerry Meets...Frank McCourt: Belfast Telegraph, April 26, 2007

Ulster poetry speaks with rhyme and reason: Washington Times, April 12, 2007

Thursday Interview—Family secrets: Ulster Herald, April 26, 2007
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From Ireland, poems of war, love and tenderness: Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2007
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In divided Irish village, lives intersect with joy and sorrow: Boston Globe, April 18, 2007
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McGahern is recalled at New York talk: Irish Independent, April 6, 2007

Children as chattel: Irish Echo, March 30, 2007
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Going Great Guns in Belfast: Washington Post, March 26, 2007
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Tales of pain and place, and their variations: Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2007
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Keeping the terrible secrets of war: Edmonton Journal, March 25, 2007
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Fairy tales from Ireland: Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2007
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Exploring poetry's 'lesser space': Boston Globe, March 11, 2007

Gold's at the end of this Irish rainbow: Buffalo News, March 11, 2007

A savory Irish stew of crime and passion: New York Newsday, March 11, 2007

Forgotten heroes: Irish Echo, March 9, 2007
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Terrorists Down on the Farm: New York Times, March 10, 2007

Crime fiction with an Irish brogue: San Francisco Chronicle, March 4, 2007
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Little undertakes a big investigation of iconic Troubles-based theatre: Belfast Telegraph, February 24, 2007

Feuding top chefs twist the knife over 'English' insult: Sunday Independent, February 18, 2007

The tragic case of Conan Doyle: Scotland on Sunday, February 18, 2007

Benedict Kiely, 87; explored effects of Ireland's partition in numerous works: Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2007

Inside a Belfast prison: San Francisco Chronicle, February 4, 2007
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Issuing a Passport to Theater's Irish Realm: Washington Post, February 4, 2007

Beauty, and an ugly intrusion: Boston Globe, February 1, 2007

Celtic drama—Ballad of an Irish playboy: The Independent, January 25, 2007

Very Irish, and very political, but play offers universal appeal: Ottawa Citizen, January 15, 2007

Paul Muldoon—rattle and hum of a great poet: Irish Independent, January 6, 2007

Doyle pays a visit to an old and now sober friend: Buffalo News, January 14, 2007
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Creatures of the Earth, by John McGahern: The Independent, December 15, 2006
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Ireland's laureate of Christmas: The Spectator, December 16, 2006

Life-enhancing tale against the odds: Belfast Telegraph, December 14, 2006
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MacLaverty, MacLaverty, there's no one like MacLaverty: Toronto Globe and Mail, December 9, 2006
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Ireland's past, Africa's present: Montreal Gazette, December 9, 2006
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More than a few laughs in 'Couple of Blaguards': Chicago Tribune, November 24, 2006

Paul Muldoon

• The reason behind rhyme: The Observer, November 19, 2006
• Word Freak: New York Times, November 19, 2006

• First Chapter—'Winterwood': New York Times, March 4, 2007
• Macabre McCabe: Sunday Business Post, November 26, 2006
• The horror behind the blarney: The Observer, November 19, 2006
• Irish ambiguities: Sunday Telegraph, November 19, 2006
• Winterwood by Patrick McCabe: The Independent, November 13, 2006
• Winterwood by Patrick McCabe: Independent on Sunday, November 12, 2006
• The man from the mountains: The Guardian, November 4, 2006

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Paul Muldoon's poems and essays pulse with emotional and intellectual vigor: Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2006
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Children of the republic: The Guardian, September 9, 2006
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Author auctions novel route to immortality: The Observer, October 1, 2006

'Law of Dreams' an Irish tragedy heavy on dread: Chicago Tribune, September 28, 2006
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Adulthood thrust upon teen during Irish Potato Famine: San Francisco Chronicle, September 10, 2006
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Awful author addicted to alliteration achieves acclaim again: Daily Telegraph, September 18, 2006

US debut of long-lost play by O'Casey: Daily Telegraph, September 15, 2006

Sean O'Casey's lost play resurfaces after 80 years: The Guardian, September 12, 2006

Sectarian Interfaces—Glenn Patterson's That Which Was: The Blanket, September 6, 2006
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'Human beings are animals': September 13, 2006

Irish Theater Collection Finds a Home: New York Times, September 9, 2006

With new play, Breslin keeps focuson what matters—real people: Boston Globe, July 12, 2006

Soul of a Protestant: Sunday Independent, July 23, 2006
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Talk With Seamus Heaney: New York Times, December 2, 1979

The ogre of betrayal: The Guardian, July 29, 2006

CS Lewis letter tells tales of Narnia: BBC, June 14, 2006

On this canceled Bloomsday, life imitates art: Boston Globe, June 16, 2006

Shaw's Yank redemption: Irish Echo, June 16, 2006

'A calculating, control freak,' claims the first wife of late author John McGahern: Sunday Independent, May 28, 2006

Tóibín wins biggest literary purse: The Guardian, July 14, 2006

District & Circle by Seamus Heaney

• Heaney's new poems touch on the past: Christian Science Monitor, August 8, 2006
• Wild Irish: New York Times, July 16, 2006
• A Poetic Circumnavigation Of Language, Life: Hartford Courant, June 14, 2006
• Age ripens Heaney's ardent poetry: San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 2006
• Heaney's return to earth a winner: Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 28, 2006
• Seamus Heaney melds mystic and mythic in verse: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 2006
• A poet circumnavigates his world with words: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 2006
• Age ripens Heaney's ardent poetry: May 28, 2006
• The bog man cometh (again): Independent on Sunday, April 9, 2006
• District And Circle: Scotland on Sunday, April 9, 2006
• Arms around the world: The Observer, April 2, 2006
• Stephen Burt reviews District and Circle by Seamus Heaney: TowerPoetry.org, April 2006
• A nation’s pact of silence: The Tablet, May 27, 2006
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Conor McPherson Is Back With New Play, 'Shining City,' at Biltmore: New York Times, May 14, 2006

Interesting ideas behind tortuous prose: Daily Ireland, June 5, 2006

Bernard MacLaverty—The gentle art of truth-telling: The Independent, June 2, 2006

Bloody Good Farce: The Gory 'Inishmore': Washington Post, May 31, 2006

'A Fine Place to Daydream': New York Times, April 9, 2006
The Land of Sod and Ale: New York Times, April 9, 2006
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Triumph for Banville, but McGahern misses out: Irish Independent, March 2, 2006

Darkest comedy of Ireland and terrorism: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 2006

It's an Irish Spring on Broadway: Newsweek, May 29, 2006

Tonys boost Irish plays on Broadway: Sunday Business Post, May 21, 2006

A happy haunting for Irish playwright: Newark Star Ledger, May 7, 2006

McDonagh's grisly `Lieutenant' puts terrorism in its place: Hartford Courant, May 4, 2006

He's still the cat's meow: New York Newsday, May 4, 2006

Buckets of Blood Means It's Curtains: Washington Post, April 13, 2006

breakfast with . . . Neil Jordan: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 17, 2006

Scenes from the life of Sam: The Guardian, February 26, 2006

A Matter of Happenstance: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, December 11, 2005
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Beckett, Master of the Bleak, Gets a Birthday Bash in Dublin: New York Times, April 15, 2006

Sam Beckett's schooldays: Daily Telegraph, April 13, 2006

At Beckett's Centenary, His American Discoverer Looks Back: New York Times, April 13, 2006

Beckett the Difficult, Beckett the Brash, Beckett the Prolific: April 13, 2006


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McGahern—harmonising with a damaged culture: Village Magazine, April 6, 2006

The mother lode: Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2006
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The Abbey Theater's Fiach Mac Conghail Takes a Cue From Yeats: New York Times, March 25, 2006

Farewell to rural Ireland's voice: The Observer, April 2, 2006

Talking with John McGahern Irish Novelist and Memoirist: New York Newsday, April 2, 2006

Flann O'Brien: Sunday Times, April 2, 2006

John McGahern: Daily Telegraph, March 31, 2006

Archbishop had him fired over 'obscene' book: Irish Independent, March 31, 2006

J. P. Donleavy Approaches 80, Anything but Gingerly: New York Times, February 11, 2006

A man amuck: Boston Globe, February 19, 2006
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'Mai': The Emerald Isle Now: Washington Post, March 17, 2006

Leaping Over Hurdles and Words in Ireland: New York Times, March 15, 2006
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Unlikely Abbey will ever stage McDonagh play: Sunday Independent, March 12, 2006

"Burning Bridget Cleary"—The witching hour in 19th-century Ireland: Seattle Times, March 10, 2006

Shadow play: The Guardian, March 8, 2006

A novelist of ideas: March 4, 2006

'Inishmore' Is Savage Satire: Washington Post, February 27, 2006

Oh, so bloody violent ... and it's a comedy, too: New York Newsday, March 1, 2006

Martin's big splash in the Big Apple: Irish Independent, March 1, 2006

Terrorism Meets Absurdism in a Rural Village in Ireland: New York Times, February 28, 2006

US hit TV series sparks new interest in Flann O'Brien's cult novel: Irish Independent, February 18, 2006

Of jazz, booze and thievery: Houston Chronicle, December 23, 2004
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Nick Laird's Utterly Monkey
• Nick Laird's 'Utterly Monkey' is a rollicking debut with slow patches: Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2006
• Fighting Irish: New York Times, February 19, 2006
• The green shows in this first novel: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 25, 2006
• Trouble drops by Danny's posh home: Miami Herald, January 31, 2006
• A Debut Novel Serves Up an Irish Stew in London: New York Times, January 6, 2006
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Page Turner: A Longford woman's redemption: Irish Echo, August 19, 2005
The Queen of Crooks: New York Times, January 8, 2006
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Our native sense of show: The Guardian, July 25, 2005

Elizabeth Bowen's 'Heart' Doesn't Miss a Beat: Washington Post, August 27, 2005
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Nasty, Brutish and Long: J. M. Synge, All at Once: New York Times, August 28, 2005

John McGahern's Memoir
• A man lit by serene acceptance: Boston Globe, April 16, 2006
• Safe in Her Shadow: New York Times, February 26, 2006
• Writer recalls a boy, country coming of age: Boston Globe, March 14, 2006
• First memoir is powerful tale of dark Ireland: Cleveland Plain-Dealer, March 14, 2006
• Dreamy days of mother blurred by memories of a raging father: San Francisco Chronicle, February 12, 2006
• The promise: The Guardian, August 27, 2005
• Memoir by John McGahern: The Sunday Times, September 11, 2005
• Memories from the shadows of the past: September 23, 2005
• 'I'm not a hero... I'm just a clerk': Irish Independent, August 27, 2005
• A family touched with madness: The Observer, August 28, 2005
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Powerful, feisty, successful ... maybe that's why the lady can't get a date: The Observer, November 6, 2005
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The long road home: The Guardian, November 26, 2005
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Delving into the man behind Narnia is also an adventure: Houston Chronicle, December 9, 2005

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His prose and style reflect an unmatched passion: Boston Globe, December 10, 2005

Echo Profile—A necessary woman: Irish Echo, November 18, 2005
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If you didn't find Narnia in your own wardrobe ...: The Observer, December 4, 2005

Narrow Booker victory for Banville: Daily Telegraph, October 11, 2005

Banville wins Booker Prize and £50,000 for 'The Sea': Irish Times, October 11, 2005

Booking Passage—We Irish & Americans by Thomas Lynch: The Independent, August 19, 2005
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Frank McCourt's Teacher Man:

• On hallowed turf: The Observer, November 26, 2006 (by Frank McCourt)
• Frank McCourt—It's the truth and nothing but: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 5, 2006
• McCourt eases into good life: Rocky Mountain News, February 11, 2006
• 'Teacher Man' McCourt looks back on school life: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 6, 2006
• 'Teacher Man': New York Times, December 4, 2005 (extract)
• What curriculum?: The Observer, December 4, 2005
• Frank McCourt learns as much as he teaches in America: San Francisco Chroncile, December 11, 2005
• Before Memoirs, He Wrote A's, B's, C's, D's and F's: New York Times, November 16, 2005
• The Last Word—Frank McCourt: MSNBC, November 21, 2005
• Passed/Failed—An education in the life of Frank McCourt, author: The Independent, December 1, 2005
• Many lessons to teach, more to learn: Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2005
• Many lessons in McCourt's self-conscious 'Teacher' ring false: Buffalo News, November 27, 2005
• Class Act: Washington Post, November 13, 2005
• A Storyteller Who Honed His Stories: New York Times, November 15, 2005
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'The nearest thing we have to genius': The Guardian, November 9, 2005

Bateman's fast self-pity: Toronto Star, August 7, 2005
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Tales from the confessional: The Guardian, July 2, 2005

Playwright digs into native soil: San Jose Mercury News, June 19, 2005

Angry man in the Van: The Guardian, May 28, 2005
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'I can't think of anything else I would rather have done': The Guardian, May 31, 2005

Fairies, farting fire Irish author's imagination: Boston Globe, May 30, 2005
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Back into battle: The Guardian, May 23, 2005
Home truths: Sunday Life, May 22, 2005
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Page Turner — Order from a higher power: Irish Echo, May 6, 2005
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Playwright follows 'great comic tradition': Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 18, 2005

The former people: The Guardian, May 7, 2005
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A green American tries settling in Ireland: Boston Globe, March 17, 2005
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Tale of Irish ex-cop in America turns into a spell-binding read: Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 10, 2005
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Irish plays are written by women, too: New York Newsday, March 13, 2005

Ireland by Frank Delaney

• Dublin Your Pleasure: Washington Post, March 16, 2005
• Tales of an ancient emerald isle: Christian Science Monitor, March 15, 2005
• 'Ireland' weaves country's past into mystery about man's birth: Grand Rapids Press, March 13, 2005

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Growing up in the Hudson Valley, author Maura D. Shaw heard of the struggles the Irish had against the English at her family's kitchen table countless times.: Troy Record, March 11, 2005
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An Accidental Author: Irish Echo, March 11, 2005
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The godmother of Irish literature speaks: Daily Ireland, March 10, 2005

Plumbing the convoluted Irish soul: Boston Globe, March 6, 205
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Irish soldier, trapped by conflicting loyalties: Baltimore Sun, February 27, 2005
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An Irishman in love: Glasgow Herald, February 7, 2005
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A Playwright Stakes Out New Ground Beyond Her Own World: New York Times, February 26, 2005

'Elizabeth Bowen'—A Fan's Notes: New York Times, February 20, 2005

She plumbed her Irish life for New Yorker tales: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 20, 2005

The literary crowd recalls a gift to American letters: Irish Echo, February 11, 2005

A sweeping saga of 'Ireland' that's mostly blarney: Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2005

A strong cast fails to redeem Friel's new play: Irish Independent, February 3, 2005

Wee play, long journey: Irish Echo, February 4, 2005

Brendan Kennelly — The poetry confessor: The Independent, February 4, 2005
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A City Poet's Long Road Home: Irish Voice, January 28, 2005

Scots Irish Used in Discrimination Case: Irish Voice, January 28, 2005

Ulster Scots poised for a return to US: Belfast Telegraph, January 25, 2005

Belfast Blues

• Journey From Northern Ireland to Southern California: New York Times, January 21, 2005
• A troubled girlhood: New York Daily News, January 20, 2005
• Dark hues in 'Belfast Blues': Newark Star-Ledger, January 21, 2005
• On the Aisle—War stories from the Peace Line: Irish Echo, January 21, 2005

When Irish eyes aren't smiling: Toronto Globe and Mail, January 14, 2005

Heaven Lies About Us, by Eugene McCabe: The Independent, January 7, 2005
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A chill in the heart: Daily Telegraph, January 9, 2005
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Crisp writing, unforgettable character jazz up 'Oh, Play That Thing': Boston Globe, January 5, 2005
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A Hero and His Heroin: Washington Post, December 20, 2004
Irish spells for Harry Potter: BBC, December 16, 2004
A song – short story by Colm Tóibín: The Guardian, December 18, 2004
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The writing game, in Gothic style: Boston Globe, December 12, 2004
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Brass and brogue: New York Newsday, November 30, 2004
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Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre is becoming an international player: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 3, 2004
Roddy Doyle: Westchester Journal News, November 28, 2004
The Abbey controversy rolls along: Chicago Sun-Times, November 25, 2004
Irish rebel on crime road in America: Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 21, 2004
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A sweeping look back at America through Irish eyes: Milwaukee Journel Sentinel, November 14, 2004
Rocky Mountain News: Adventures put into 'Play': November 5, 2004
'Tis a grand tale of Irish history McCourt spins in latest work: Boston Herald, November 6, 2004
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Heaney digs for beauty, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 25, 2004
Edna O'Brien put the ire in Ireland: Chicago Tribune, October 28, 2004 (reg. required)
Yuk of the Irish: Washington Post, October 11, 2004
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Terrific tales by a master of the form: Newark Star-Ledger, October 3, 2004
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'A Bit on the Side: Stories' by William Trevor: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 3, 2004
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Michael Donaghy: Daily Telegraph, October 1, 2004
Liverpool honours Irish literary giant: Irish Post, September 21, 2004
BBC documentary films Irish identity: Notre Dame Observer, September 15, 2004
Wildean farce at Dublin theatre: The Guardian, September 15, 2004
Ireland: a novel by Frank Delaney: The Independent, September 10, 2004
The alternative tradition, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 9, 2004
'Sexy Dublin? It's a con': The Guardian, September 6, 2004
Spellbound by the tell-tale heart of Emerald Isle's imagination: The Scotsman, August 29, 2004
The bard of Belfast: The Guardian, August 11, 2004
He likes us! He really, really likes us!: Toronto Globe and Mail, July 21, 2004
Irish Cultural Activist Elizabeth Solterer Dies: Washington Post, July 21, 2004
The Irish Love for Writers Goes Beyond a Pint and a Peat Fire: New York Times, June 26, 2004 (reg. required)
The portrait of a genius: San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2004
The Master by Colm Toibin (excerpt): Denver Post, June 13, 2004
Marian Keyes: The stroppier, the better: The Independent, June 4, 2004
Ireland lays itself bare, revealing humanity: Denver Post, May 23, 2004
'Agenda': an Irish celebration: The Independent, May 28, 2004
The Irish-American Dream: Irish Echo, May 12, 2004
Author's second act is first-rate tale: Chicago Sun-Times, May 10, 2004
Editor's Choice | 'This' or 'that'? The answer may be atop Mount Brandon: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2004
Power Couple: Nantucket Island Inquirer, May 14, 2004
'Heaven Lies' – the endurance of Ireland's agonies: Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2004 (registra