Tag Archives: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

The Flowering

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Lia Mills

Look! It’s a Woman Writer!: Irish Literary Feminisms 1970-2020, edited by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and published by Arlen House is an anthology of essays by 21 Irish women writers who were born in the 1950s. Ní Dhuibhne gave contributors (full … Continue reading →

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DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA: London Vigil

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Lia Mills

One year ago today, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist who exposed corruption and criticized the Maltese political establishment, was assassinated. She had received several death threats; fires had been set near her home; her dog had been killed. She … Continue reading →

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Worth Less? Some thoughts on the devaluation of writing by women

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Lia Mills

This piece was first broadcast on Arena (RTÉ Radio One) on 27th October 2015 * Recently I asked a friend what she thinks about anthologies of writing by women. Wouldn’t they be worth less than other anthologies? was her – … Continue reading →

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Liz McManus: Interview

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Lia Mills

  Liz McManus’s first novel, Acts of Subversion, was published in 1992 and was shortlisted for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times award. Then she was elected as a TD for North Wicklow. She was a TD for 19 years, a Minister … Continue reading →

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Can creative writing be taught?  Should it be taught?  

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Lia Mills

The latest issue of the Dublin Review of Books is online at http://www.drb.ie/ with my review of Imagination in the Classroom: Teaching & Learning Creative Writing in Ireland, a recent collection of essays on the topic edited by Anne Fogarty, … Continue reading →

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“Modern Ireland has Nothing to Inspire Modern Writers” (2)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lia Mills

Thinking about responses (both verbal and online) to the previous post, “Modern Ireland has Nothing to Inspire Modern Writers”, I realised that I had more to say on the topic.  Too much, probably, so I’ll confine myself to what seems … Continue reading →

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