The News from Dublin

The News from Dublin comes to Dublin… A master of understated emotions, the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island returns to ILFD with a beautiful new collection of short stories.

“A subtle, intelligent and deeply felt writer. ” Guardian

A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia…There are few authors more attuned to human yearning than Colm Tóibín. In The News from Dublin he delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.

Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and its sequel Long Island , and The Magician , and three collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Between 2022 and 2024 he was the Laureate for Irish Fiction.