Part of Féile an Phobail
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One of the most exciting and engaging writers to emerge in recent years is Ballymena-born Jan Carson whose books include Malcolm Orange Disappears (2014), Children’s Children (2016), Postcard Stories (2017) and Postcard Stories 2 (2020), the brilliant The Fire Starters (which won the EU Prize for Literature in 2019), and The Last Resort (2021, publ. Doubleday Ireland). Set in an Antrim seaside caravan park The Last Resort examines complex family dynamics, ageing, immigration, gender politics and the decline of the church. The Irish Times described it as a work of great empathy and imagination which ‘has Jan Carson’s hallmark combination of pithy Northern-Irish wit, profoundly imagined characters, spiced with the off-kilter and deliciously mad.’
Tá Jan Carson, arb as an Bhaile Mheánach di,Jan Carson ar dhuine de na scríbhneoirí is iontaí agus is suimiúla le teacht chun cinn le blianta déanacha anuas. I measc na leabhar atá scríofa aici tá Malcolm Orange Disappears (2014), Children’s Children (2016), Postcard Stories (2017) agus Postcard Stories 2 (2020), an leabhar iontach The Fire Starters (a bhain Duais Litríochta an AE in 2019), agus The Last Resort (2021, foilsitheoir, Doubleday Ireland). Scrúdaíonn The Last Resort an dinimic choimpléascach teaghlaigh, dul in aois, inimirce, polaitíocht inscne agus meath na heaglaise, agus é suite i bpáirc carbhán cois farraige in Aontroim. Rinne The Irish Times cur síos air mar shaothar an-bháúil agus an-samhlaíoch a bhfuil ‘Jan Carson’s hallmark combination of pithy Northern-Irish wit, profoundly imagined characters, spiced with the off- kilter and deliciously mad.’ aige.
Former West Belfast MP and subsequently Louth TD Gerry Adams is one of Ireland’s best-known political figures. He was also the founder of Féile an Phobail now in its thirty-third year. Author of a number of non-fiction books and a noted pamphleteer, he is also a published writer of three previous book of short stories. His latest book, Black Mountain & Other Stories (O’Brien Press, 2021), is being launched during Féile. They are stories of love, politics, war and of friendship; portraits of Ireland, and especially Belfast, old and new, in times of struggle and in times of peace, showing how our past is always part of our present. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always moving, these are stories of ordinary people captured with wit, with heart and with understanding.
Tá iarFheisire Parlaiminte Iarthar Bhéal Feirste agus iarTheachta Dála Lú Gerry Adams ar dhuine de na daoine polaitíochta is cáiliúla in Éirinn. Ba bhunaitheoir Féile an Phobail, atá tríocha is trí bliana ar an saol anois, é fosta. B’údar roinnt leabhar neamhfhicsin agus phaimfléadaí aitheanta é. Tá trí leabhar gearrscéalta scríofa aige chomh maith. Beidh an leabhar is déanaí atá scríofa aige, Black Mountain & Other Stories (O’Brien Press, 2021), á sheoladh le linn Féile. Is scéalta faoi ghrá, pholaitíocht, chogadh agus chairdeas, phortráidí d’Éirinn go háirithe de Bhéal Feirste, idir shean agus nua, le linn amanna na streachailte agus na síochána iad, a léiríonn an dóigh a bhfuil an t-am atá caite mar chuid den am sa lá atá inniu. Brónach in amanna, greannmhar in amanna, tochtmhar i gcónaí, is ea iad. Is scéalta faoi ghnáthdhaoine iad ina bhfuil nathaíocht, misneach agus tuiscint.
What is there to say about the great phenomena that is Cork’s prolific Tadhg Hickey! He is creative director of the critically-acclaimed comedy troupe, CCCahoots, and wrote, directed and starred in the RTE sitcom, The School. His satiric Brexit video, Loyalism, but in a house share in Cork, clocked up more than one million views online and he is currently working, Brexit, but it’s a house share in Cork—The Musical. His satires take on racism, sexism and homophobia in Ireland, Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, US imperialism and its ‘War on Terror’ and a range of ‘Histories’ and other videos. Tadhg will talk about his life, the role of a comedian in society and the creative impulse behind his writing. And—he is also not a bad singer! ‘Outstanding physical and comedic performer’ - The Scotsman
Cad é is féidir leat a rá faoin fheiniméan iontach bhisiúil Chorcaíoch Tadhg Hickey! Is stiúrthóir cruthaitheach an chompántais choiméide ardmholta, CCCahoots, é agus scríobh sé, stiúir sé agus bhí príomhpháirt aige sa dráma grinn suíomh The School ar RTÉ. Amharcadh ar a fhíseán aorach ar Bhreatimeacht, Loyalism, but in a house share in Cork, breis agus milliún uair ar líne agus tá sé ag obair ar Brexit, but it’s a house share in Cork—The Musical faoi láthair. Tugann a aortha faoi chiníochas, ghnéasachas, homafóibe in Eirinn, an dóigh a gcaitheann Iosrael leis na Palaistínigh, impriúlachas na SA agus ‘a Chogadh in aghaidh na Sceimhlitheoireachta’ agus réimse ‘Startha’ agus fhíseáin eile. Labhróidh Tadhg faoina shaol, ról an fhuirseora sa tsochaí agus faoin spreagadh chruthaitheach atá taobh thiar dá chuid scríbhneoireachta. Agus—ní drochamhránaí é chomh maith! ‘Outstanding physical and comedic performer’ - The Scotsman