Ireland has one of the world’s most distinguished literary traditions. In this issue, we showcase contemporary Irish fiction, memoir, poetry and photography.

Special thanks to Culture Ireland and Poetry Ireland for their support.

INTRODUCTION
Sigrid Rausing

THE RAINGOD’S GREEN, DARK AS PASSION
Kevin Barry

HERE WE ARE
Lucy Caldwell

OUT
Leontia Flynn

MR SALARY
Sally Rooney

DRAMA LESSONS FOR YOUNG GIRLS
Tara Bergin

MY LAST DAY AT SEVENTEEN: PORTRAITS FROM RUSSELL HEIGHTS
Doug DuBois

THE VISITOR
Colin Barrett

GREEN, MUD, GOLD
Sara Baume

THE BIRDS OF JUNE
John Connell

ALL WE SHALL KNOW
Donal Ryan

THE TRAVELLERS
Birte Kaufmann

A VISIT TO THE ZOO
Colm Tóibín

THE WONDER
Emma Donoghue

THE MOUNTAIN ROAD
William Wall

THROUGH THE NIGHT
Siobhán Mannion

OUR DAY WILL COME: LOYALIST, REPUBLICAN
Stephen Dock

KIDDIO AT THE WEDDING
Mary O’Donoghue

PARTY, PARTY
Belinda McKeon

THE BUTCHER
Stephen Sexton

SMILE
Roddy Doyle

BLACK ROT AND MILDEW
Leontia Flynn

BEFORE THEY BEGAN TO SHRINK
Nic Dunlop

MOTHER AND FATHER
Thomas Kilroy

THE IRISH WRITING BOOM: PUBLISHERS IN CONVERSATION

FIVE THINGS RIGHT NOW: SIOBHÁN MANNION
Siobhán Mannion

I USED TO GO FOR LONG WALKS IN THE EVENINGS
Stephen Sexton

IDIOGLOSSIA
Eimear Ryan

NUALA O’CONNOR AND SIOBHÁN MANNION IN CONVERSATION
Nuala O’Connor & Siobhán Mannion

EAT YOU UP
Kathleen Murray

SALLY ROONEY AND JOANNA WALSH IN CONVERSATION
Sally Rooney & Joanna Walsh

NAVIGATION
Lisa McInerney

SHIFTING GROUND
Una Mullally

FIVE THINGS RIGHT NOW: LUCY CALDWELL
Lucy Caldwell

BLUE HILLS AND CHALK BONES
Sinéad Gleeson

INSIDE THE HOUSE
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

PURE GOLD
John Patrick McHugh

OUR PRIVATE ESTATE
Dave Lordan
A DISCUSSION OF NEW IRISH WRITING

MAYO OH MAYO
Nuala O’Connor

REPUBLICANS
James Pogue

FIVE THINGS RIGHT NOW: TARA BERGIN
Tara Bergin

FIRST SENTENCE: MARY O’DONOGHUE
Mary O’Donoghue

CRACKING UP
Kevin Breathnach