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Keep readingFlash fiction: The Squealing Pig
By Gary Quinn (839 words) Moments before the bomb fell, Anja knew her children were going to die. She knew she would die also, but she screamed for them. And when the screaming stopped and her body lay broken, she was still there – dead – but present nonetheless. She lay in the dark wondering…
Keep readingExcerpt: The micro distillery with giant ambition
In this excerpt from the Little Book of Irish Whiskey (Harper Collins), we meet Eoin Holmes, the independent micro distiller carving his very own niche in Co Mayo
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Islandmen reborn – capturing a Blasket gathering
A film about two American cousins who’d previously never met, on an island they’ve never been to – why does the story of ‘The Crest’ speak so vividly to us all?
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Electric Fence
A short story, originally published in the Book of Voices short story collection (Flame Books), to raise awareness and support writers in Sierra Leone
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Making the grade at Dingle whiskey school
This cover story from the Irish Times in 2013 joins a three-day trip to Dingle Distillery that proves the future is bright for Irish whiskey
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There are few pubs in Dublin that can match this great Victorian relic
Keep readingThe Little Book of Irish Whiskey
Published by Harper Collins UK, Gary Quinn’s essential guide to Ireland’s whiskey distilleries will bring you face-to-face with the passion driving this vibrant global drinks sector.
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Chasing ghosts in Connemara
Deserted islands, stunning landscapes and Atlantic swells bring the past to life off the south Galway coast, writes Gary Quinn
Barfly: Nora Murphy’s Bar, Brandon, Co Kerry
The view from its front door is beautiful and there’s always a great welcome inside

A walk on the wild side: meet the first woman to YoYo the Pacific Crest Trail
Dubliner Olive McGloin is the first woman to walk the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada – and back