BOOKS Bríd Conroy reviews two books relating to Afghanistan, Edmund Richardson’s ‘Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City’, and Taran Khan’s ‘Shadow City’
Tales of adventures, treasures and travels
Staying In
A darkly compelling tale of injustice and strength
BOOKS Bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ by Victoria Mas
Reconnecting with nature
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘I am an Island’, by Tamsin Calidas and ‘Thin Places’, by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh
Lemonade Marinade release single for Mindspace Mayo
MUSIC Music collective Lemonade Marinade’s lastest single, ‘Yes, Love Has Found You Here’, is fronted by Ger Eaton
Pathways into Russia’s tumultuous past
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘A People’s Tragedy’, by Orlando Figes, and ‘The Borodino Field’, by Robert Kershaw
Nashville TV station to stream Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival
MUSIC Long-running festival kicks off this Friday and will be streamed live over three days from venues Westport, Cork and the US
Life and death, truth and fiction
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘Corpsing’, by Sophie White, and Frederico Falco’s ‘A Perfect Cemetery’
Nora Barnacle – a life less ordinary
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy on Nuala O’Connor’s ‘Nora – a love story of Nora Barnacle and James Joyce’
‘Cruinniú na nÓg’ 2021 to go virtual
ARTS The Linenhall invites families to get involved in Cruinniú na nÓg 2021, the national day of creativity for children on June 12
New single for Tourmakeady artist
Singer/songwriter Seán Finn reveals the inspiration behind his latest single ‘Old and Grey’
Fantasy, fact and historical fiction
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy picks three new releases from independent Irish publishers