Mary Peters has been part of an incredible 18 #CommonwealthGames: 5 as a competitor – winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver – and the rest as a patron and supporter. Her trust has also funded 80% of #TeamNI. Discover more about her extraordinary journey in her autobiography. #CWG #Glasgow26

🐇 Join our 'Rathlin, A Wild Life' author Ruby Free for a 'Writing the Irish Landscape' accessible #naturewriting workshop. 🐇 On 8th Aug 11am–1.30pm at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's during #FleadhCheoilnahÉireann Book here: www.seamusheaneycentre.com/Events/Trust...

As featured on #bbcgreatestgardens The inspiring story of how the Salisburys, enthusiastic but amateur gardeners, transformed an unloved rural wasteland into a thriving, renowned wildlife garden. #wildlifegarden #gardening #hughfearnleywhittingstall #irishwildlife #irishgardens

For our North American readers. For those closer to home 👉 blackstaffpress.com/moving-about...

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Brilliantly observed, witty, and full of hard-won truths, this collection of stories shows how borders, movement and history can change and transform people’s lives. 💻️: https://tinyurl.com/4umrmw5t #shortstories #novellas #EvelynConlon

Happy publication day to the 2027 editions of our Yearbooks! Packed with essential advice on the writing and publishing process and 1,000s of industry contacts, they are a must-have for all budding creatives. Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/44fuFju

From roaring engines to racing heroes, relive the thrills of the Ulster Grand Prix in Norman Windrum's definitive history of one of the world's best-loved races. #ulstergrandprix #ugp100 #roadracingireland #liambeckett #roadracing #sundaylife #dundrodanddistrictmotorcycleclub #roadracers #motogp

Monica McWilliams broke the mould in so many ways, as a woman, as an activist and as a politician. In her frank and fascinating memoir, 'Stand Up, Speak Out', she tells her extraordinary story: blackstaffpress.com/stand-up-spe... #WomenInPolitics #northernirelandwomenscoalition #PeaceProcess

Based on almost 100 interviews with politicians, former paramilitaries, victims & survivors, business people, religious leaders, community workers, young people & others, & told with Susan McKay’s trademark passion & conviction, 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground' is essential reading.

Congratulations to our member Monica McWilliams who is emeritus professor of women’s studies at the @ulsteruni.bsky.social Elected in 2023, she took part in this year’s Admittance Day. Learn more about Admittance Day 2026 and read the citation for Prof McWilliams: www.ria.ie/2026/05/22/2...

The powerful 'Shooting the Darkness' documentary by @broadstonefilms.bsky.social is back on iPlayer. Based on the film, our book highlights the incredible work of these photographers who were thrust on to the front line of daily shooting, bombings and murders throughout the years of the Troubles.

Still looking for the perfect Father's Day gift? We've got three! The 'A Force Like No Other' trilogy by Colin Breen tells the real stories of the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles. #Thelastshift #forcelikenoother #northernireland #thetroubles #RUC #police #bluelights

⚽ 🏆 🎁 Hoping to score a perfect goal this #FathersDay ? We’ve got you covered. ⚽ 🏆 🎁 blackstaffpress.com?s=evan+marsh... #fathersdaygifts #happyfathersday #footballgifts #worldcup #worldcup26 #football #GAWA

Relive the remarkable stories of the 1958 and 1982 World Cup teams through Evan Marshall's 'Spirit of '58' and 'Fields of Wonder' – two books that capture the drama, pride and achievement of Northern Ireland's finest footballing history. #WorldCup2026 #worldcup #northernireland #GAWA

🥇 Mary Peters: My Story 🥇 From Belfast to Olympic gold, discover the incredible journey of a sporting legend, national hero, and tireless advocate for young athletes. #MaryPeters #OlympicLegend #Olympics #athletics #memoir #inspiration #kellyholmes #sport #damekellyholmes

Congratulations to our 'Homebirds' author Dot Blakely on receiving the President’s Award for Outstanding Voluntary Action by RSPB Northern Ireland. From leading walks and mentoring volunteers, to 11 years of dedication at Belfast WOW, Dot has inspired so many. #birding @rspb.bsky.social

Thrilled that this reprint has arrived! Hailed by Anne Enright as ‘the best book about The Troubles ever written’, The International by Glenn Patterson – the Bafta-nominated writer behind the Good Vibrations film – spans three decades of #Belfast history. #thetroubles #goodvibrations #baftas

Our Swifts in North Down North Down Museum |23 June | 7–8pm | £2 Join 'Homebirds' author & birdwatching expert Dot Blakely for an engaging look at the Common Swift – a remarkable summer visitor known for its speed & distinctive calls. www.ticketsource.com/andculture/m... #bangor #birding #swift

The 'A Force Like No Other' trilogy by Colin Breen tells the real stories of the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles. Available now from #blackstaffpress and local bookshops. #Thelastshift #forcelikenoother #northernireland #thetroubles #RUC #police #bluelights

Creative Writing: 2-Morning Workshop in the Short Story With Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Creative Writing: 2-Morning Workshop in the Short Story With Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

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The Island of Imagination – A Literary Tour of Ireland. The Laureate for Irish Fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne will be joined by Caitriona Lally in a conversation about her fiction writing and her most recent novel ‘Wunderland’ ( 2021). Read more: artscouncil.ie/events/the-i...

Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, 'A Time to Speak' tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust.

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 27: A book with an animal companion Homebirds tells the inspiring and often funny story of Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely's birding adventures around Northern Ireland. @bto-ni.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatchers #BirdwatchingUK #birdwatchingireland

Cuckoo Land 11th - 26th April 2026 'This high‑voltage piece of gig theatre, based on real political transcripts and lived experience, smashes open the true story of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition.' For booking information, visit: kabosh.net/productions/...

📚BOOK EVENT 🕡Fri 24 April @ 6.30pm 📍Wexford Book Centre are hosting WEB Women's Writing Group, with authors reading from their own works including Catherine Dunne, Liz McManus, Mairide Woods, Shauna Gilligan and Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. All welcome!! #readirishwomenchallenge

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 21: A book with element of #fantasy, #mythology or #fairytale Jane Talbot’s 'The Faerie Thorn' will draw you into a world of fairy tales & magick, devilish debts, trysts & trades, broken bargains & unjust trials, quick-wittedness, hoodwinking & revenge. #shortstories

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 18: A book with a green cover 'Selected Stories' by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne A beautiful collection of short stories that demonstrates the breadth of The Laureate For Irish Fiction's achievement across her writing career. @bookaneer808.bsky.social #irishwriters #shortstories

#readirishwomen Day 16: a book about looking for a place to belong Brilliantly written, witty, and full of sharp observation, 'Moving About the Place' brings together some of the best of Evelyn Conlon’s work to show how borders, movement and history change and transform people’s lives.

And we're live! Check out our 2026 line-up. Priority booking for Festival Friends opens 10am on 7 April. General booking for workshops at the same time and then general booking for all other events at 10am on 14 April. Hope to see you all in Bantry 10-17 July 📚❤️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...

Anna Lo MBE tells her incredible story of a life straddling two cultures and two continents, taking her far from the conventional life mapped out for her into political activism and finally all the way to the Northern Ireland Assembly. #equality #inclusivity #annalo #belfast

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 15: A book set in the world of the arts - Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne #readirishwomenchallenge #readirish #femalewriters #irishwriters #femaleirishwriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @blackstaffpress.bsky.social