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By Walter Lawler  Introduction: We entered the new millennium with an Olympics that year from 15 September until 1st October.  Throughout this and the following four Olympics standards increased, and …

As Niamh takes a well earned rest today, we’re putting together all her Tuesday’s Writer posts here for you to look back over! From animation to historical fiction, there are …

By Walter Lawler  Introduction: It’s unusual to be looking forward to a Summer Olympics in an odd year, but circumstances we’re all too aware of have dictated so.  Given to …

‘Charlotte Brontë’s connection with Offaly holds a personal resonance for me…’ #writingtips #publicationjourney #charlottebrontë #authorinterview #debut #irishwriters #novel #laoiswriter  #IWCnovelfair This Tuesday we’re delighted to welcome award winning author Pauline …

Julie Ann Shead- Stradbally Library April is an important month for the vegetable garden. Now that the days are longer and warmer plants grow stronger and faster. Sowing outdoors can …

‘Writing is so good for the soul and it’s free therapy.’ #tuesdayswriter #fertilityjourney  #writingtherapy #writersgroups #inktankcreativewritersgroup #journaling #thefemcast #podcasts Tuesday’s writer is delighted to welcome Anita Whyte. Based in Kilcullen, …

Alan Hartnett Your first Library and what do you remember about it? My first library was Portlaoise Library. I remember the excitement of getting my first library card and how …

Our Primary and Secondary schools did very well to stay in session from September to December. Following the abrupt finish to the traditional school year in March, it was very …

  ‘Just remember those Disney shows and Marvel comic book artists that you love, are made in Ireland… and artists like Declan Shalvey and Will Sliney are working for Marvel …

It is a truth universally acknowledged that, as an Austen fan, it is impossible to avoid all the many adaptations, sequels and prequels that her novels have inspired. They really …

By Walter Lawler   I think when you have a background in History you tend to live in the past quite a bit.  There are pros and cons to this.  …

‘I describe myself as a household bard, a woman of stories, with the washing up to do. I do both…’   This week we are chatting with Suzanne Power, author …

Elena Fairchild is a teacher, a mother of two daughters Anne and Freddy and married to Malcolm, the man who invented the system of Q marking . Mixed ability schools …

By Walter Lawler  Since the observations and comments of sport’s stars, and sports commentators, have been recorded, we’ve had some unique statements.  They’ve ranged from funny, bizarre, witty, oxymoronic, moronic …

Angela Keogh is a writer, director and actor. Her novel ‘The Winter Dress’ (The Harvest Press) was an Irish Writer Centre Novel Fair Winner.  I was delighted to interview Angela …

Longer sunnier days usually arrive by mid-March and we have more opportunities to get into the garden and perform some much-needed tasks. March is the time when growth begins, and …

By Walter Lawler  Kilkenny’s Carnegie Library I begun my library career with Kilkenny Libraries in June 2003.  I needed work experience before I started my postgrad in Library and Information …

‘There are so many untold stories that need a voice and a light to be shined on them, this keeps me going, I need to tell these stories.’ (Sheila Forsey) …

I was having one of those “beached whale afternoons” over the recent festive period. You all know the one: sprawled across the couch, totally stuffed but still managing to find …

The fourth and final film in our online season of classic films is the 1947 crime thriller ‘Kiss of Death’. Arguably (in this writer’s opinion at least!) the best film …