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England can win next World Cup, says 1966 hero Sir Geoff Hurst

Sir Geoff Hurst believes England have the players to win the next World Cup and said Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp should be the new manager. The 82-year-old, who is the last surviving member of the team which won the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 07:49

Local News

New book explores Limerick's links to the White House

A NEW book by a Limerick journalist explores the shared history and unique position of influence Ireland has held at the heart of the White House. Lynne Kelleher's interest in Irish-American Presidents was sparked when her first job straight ...

13 Mar 2022 at 21:00

Local News

Listowel literary festival is a clarion call to all aspiring writers

LISTOWEL Writers’ Week, one of the oldest and longest running literary festivals in the country, is always first off the blocks in the New Year. And this year is no different, with an open invitation to writers to submit work to one of the ...

15 Feb 2019 at 06:02

Local News

‘We are all in her debt’: Limerick writers pay tribute to 'fearless' Edna O’Brien

Tributes are continuing to pour in for Edna O’Brien, the pioneering Clare writer, who died aged 93 after a long illness. Best known for her sharp observations on the repression of women in a conservative society and the erotic adventures ...

29 Jul 2024 at 15:42

National News

Deciding on 2025 Booker Prize shortlist was ‘real agony’ – Sarah Jessica Parker

Sex And The City actress Sarah Jessica Parker has said finalising a shortlist for the 2025 Booker Prize was “real agony” and that there was “nothing casual” about letting a book go. The Hollywood star, 60, who launched her own imprint, ...

23 Sept 2025 at 20:00

Local News

Limerick lecturer translates Shakespeare's sonnets into Irish

A LECTURER at University of Limerick has translated William Shakespeare’s sonnets into Irish using iambic pentameter. Dr Sorcha de Brún, UL lecturer in Modern Irish Language and Literature, has translated several of Shakespeare’s ...

12 Feb 2025 at 13:00

Breaking News

Limerick faces choose their top literary favourites for 2017

WELL-KNOWN Limerick people share their library experiences for the past 12 months: McLysaght’s and Breen’s book about people we all know Radio and TD presenter Muireann O'Connell It’s been a few years since I found a book that I ...

01 Jan 2018 at 14:00

National News

2023 Booker Prize longlist ‘defined by its freshness’ as nominees announced

A novel written from the perspective of a neurodivergent protagonist is among the 13 books making up the 2023 Booker Prize longlist. The prestigious prize recognises pieces of fiction from around the world. This year a third of ...

01 Aug 2023 at 11:54

National News

Edna O’Brien remembered as ‘brave writer’

Tributes have continued for acclaimed Irish novelist Edna O’Brien following her death at the age of 93. The author died peacefully on Saturday following a long illness, a statement from her agent and publishing house said. ...

29 Jul 2024 at 13:52

National News

New literary work to 'cross boundaries and build bridges'

A LITERARY pamphlet will celebrate the exploration of gender, identity, memory and form - just in time for Limerick Pride Weekend. Produced by Poetry Ireland and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, Trumpet 12 was ...

04 Jul 2023 at 13:10

National News

More political leaders should read Prophet Song: Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said she wishes more UK political leaders would read Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song. Ms Sturgeon, a former Scottish first minister, also said she wishes that more political ...

19 Aug 2024 at 09:36

Local News

Jason Corbett’s daughter Sarah writes book to help children cope with grief and trauma

THE DAUGHTER of Jason Corbett has written a children’s book detailing how she overcame the grief of losing her father at such a young age. Thirteen-year-old Sarah Corbett Lynch was orphaned aged just eight when ...

30 Nov 2019 at 12:52

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