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Colmcille Press authors in the headlines
It has been a busy time for Colmcille Press authors, whose new books have been making waves in regional and national media this week. Financial journalist Paul Gosling has been writing about the island's readiness for a referendum in The Irish Times and has also featured in an extended interview on Newstalk . Royal Literary Fellow Felicity McCall was interviewed on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson Show (@40 mins) and also featured in both the Derry Journal and Derry News .
Colmcille Press
Oct 24


McCall's 'beautiful little' collection now in the shops
Felicity McCall featured on the Mark Patterson Show, on BBC Radio Foyle.
Colmcille Press
Oct 22


Anne Craig: An Appreciation / In ómós dár gcara dílis Anne Craig
Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí ar anam Anne Craig, ár gcara mór a fuair bás ar 18 Deireadh Fómhair. Anne (née O'Leary) and her husband Jim were the backbone of the Derry Theatre Club for more than twenty years - they actually met at a club rehearsal in the early 1970s, when they shared the bar of the Aga range in Seán McMahon's kitchen. Jim heard the southern brogue - Anne was born and reared in the South - and was smitten. They married and were devoted to one another for more th
Colmcille Press
Oct 20


PODCAST: 'True Colours' author Jim Simpson
Colmcille Press author Jim Simpson took time out from finishing his new novel to host the opening night of this year's Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival, which runs until Sunday October 19. In this podcast, the Belfast-born adopted-Derryman talks to Garbhán Downey about how he developed a highly-successful second career in the arts after retiring from the Health Service. Many thanks to Declan McLaughlin (Music), Oisín Farrell (Production) and Derry City & Straba
Colmcille Press
Oct 17


PODCAST: In the run-up to his hometown litfest Pat McArt reflects on war and peace - and the Derry Journal..
In the second in the series of interviews with authors from northwest Ireland, former Derry Journal editor Pat McArt talks about life at the coalface in the 1980s and 1990s.
Colmcille Press
Oct 11


Packed line-up for tenth annual Letterkenny Litfest
ANDREA CARTER, Roy Greenslade, Pat McArt, Paul Charles, Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo, and Deirdre Hines are just some of the big names guesting...
Colmcille Press
Oct 8


The debate that didn't happen
For decades, Irish citizens in the North have argued that they should, by right, be included in the selection process for the Irish head of state. People in Donegal, of course, already have a vote. But their friends, neighbours and co-workers in Derry - which for centuries has been Donegal’s traditional county town and which, since the border has become fully porous, is the de facto regional capital - are excluded.
Garbhan Downey
Oct 3


Hugh Gallagher: Author, Lensman, Creggan Champion
The late Hugh Gallagher, on left, with Kevin Hippsley, at the launch of A Foyle Tale at Ráth Mór in 2019 . Our great friend and...
Colmcille Press
Sep 29


Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter launches litfest podcast
Our friends at the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival are producing a series of podcasts to mark their tenth anniversary,...
Colmcille Press
Sep 24


A Giant of Democracy, RIP
Suaimhneas síoraí ar ár gcara mór, an t-údar Pat Bradley, a fuair bás inné. Our heartfelt condolences to the family of our friend and...
Colmcille Press
Sep 19
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