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Irish author Emma Donoghue on Booker shortlist
Emma Donoghue, author of Room, is among the six writers shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.READ MORE »
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National Campaign for the Arts latest video
The National Campaign for the Arts has posted a new video about the National Day of Action which takes place on 17th of September 2010.READ MORE »
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Kevin Barry at the European Short Story Festival, Zagreb, 2010
Irish short story writer, Kevin Barry, attended the Festival of the European Short Story in Zagreb this year.READ MORE »
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Irish Poetry in Translation on the Web: Clarification
It has come to the attention of Ireland Literature Exchange that misinformation has circulated in certain territories of the world in relation to ILE's position regarding the posting/publishing of Irish...READ MORE »
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Dublin Named UNESCO City of Literature
Dublin has become only the fourth city in the world to be named a UNESCO City of Literature.READ MORE »
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Hans-Christian Oeser wins translation award
Prolific and renowned translator of Irish literature Hans-Christian Oeser has been awarded the Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Prize for his contribution to translations into German from the English language, and notably...READ MORE »
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Harry Clifton named Ireland's Professor of Poetry 2010–2013
ILE would like to congratulate Harry Clifton who has been appointed Ireland's next Professor of Poetry, a position he will hold until 2013.READ MORE »
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Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin wins the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry 2010
ILE extends warmest congratulations to the Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, who was named the International winner of the tenth annual Griffin Poetry Prize.READ MORE »
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Siobhán Parkinson becomes Ireland's first Laureate for Children's Literature
ILE would like to extend our warmest and most hearty congratulations to Siobhán Parkinson, who became Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg at a special event at the Arts Council on Monday,...READ MORE »
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Recent Additions to the ILE Archive
Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture, translated into Croatian by Mia Pervan and published by Profil, Zagreb.READ MORE »
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Brendan Kennelly receives the Irish PEN Award for Contribution to Irish Literature
Brendan Kennelly has been announced as the 2010 recipient of the Irish PEN Award for Contribution to Irish Literature.READ MORE »
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Colm Tóibín & Colum McCann: Literary Prize Winners
Congratulations to Colm Tóibín and Colum McCann for their recent literary prizes. Colm Tóibín picked up the Costa Novel Award on 4th January for Brooklyn, a book which the judges said was 'poised,...READ MORE »
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First ILE Chinese Catalogue
ILE is proud to announce the publication of its newest catalogue, Literary Treasures from Ireland. This bilingual Chinese-English catalogue presents biographical and bibliographical information on a dozen of Ireland’s most feted...READ MORE »
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New Writing from Ireland 2009/10 Available
Our annual rights catalogue, New Writing from Ireland, has a fresh new look for 2009/2010. For the past five years the catalogue has featured the work of renowned Irish artist Seán McSweeney and...READ MORE »
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