Colmcille Press
Publishing house in northwest Ireland, celebrating 1500 years of great writing from Derry and Donegal. Gaeilge agus fáilte.
SUMMER 2025: The Handy Wee Guide to Derry (digital edition) is available for just a quid from: colmcillepress.com
- A lot of new followers or users of Bluesky might find this useful: go.bsky.app/N4TnmPLat://did:plc:4hv2deprg543wa2rn7nobdg7/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lazk4d5zsg2w
- Leagan álainn agus uathúil Éireannach agus Gearmánach den charúl Nollag is cáiliúla ar domhan. Beautiful, unique version of Silent Night, in Irish and German, by Risteard Mac Gabhann. For full lyrics, Irish, German & English, and some history of the song: www.colmcillepress.com/post/ceacht-...
- Nollaig Shona Daoibh! Signed books from Derry - the perfect Christmas present.. colmcillepress.com/so/ebPi8Vxoi...
- 'What unfolds is a finely-wrought portrait of survival, memory and the long reverberations of institutional trauma.' Terrific piece on Conor Bowman's new fiction The Half Life of Edith Hopkins, centred on the Tuam Mother & Baby Home, in today's @irishnews.com. www.irishnews.com/life/barrist...
- Tá muid an-bhródúil as ár nduaiseanna ó Ghlór na nGael. Maith sibh.
- Many hanks to the Derry Journal for this feature on our quiz book. There are, of course, rounds in it about the North West media: 'What infamous Derry Journal columnist was interviewed by the BBC wearing a paper bag over his head to disguise his identity...?' www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...
- Great chat with quiz legends Brian Mullen and Martin Bradley on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson Show at lunchtime. For many years, quizzes were the only entertainment in Derry, providing their own drama, casualties, and deathbed confessions... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
- Launching, singing and signing... Pre-Christmas diary date for @mor_rath. www.colmcillepress.com/post/pre-chr...
- Terrific interview by in today's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk with barrister Conor Bowman, whose fiction collection focusing on the Tuam Mother & Baby Home is being launched in Derry next week. Conor will be at the Hive Studios, Ráth Mór at 5.30om on December 5. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/books/b...
- Fresh off the boat! The Handy Wee Derry Quiz Book - a perfect stocking filler - has landed back from the printers in record time and will be in the shops over the next few days. Copies available now from: www.colmcillepress.com/product-page...
- Terrific launch for Felicity McCall’s short story collection. www.colmcillepress.com/post/full-ho...
- Foghlaim Gaeilge trí sheanamhráin/Learning Irish through old songs. Ceacht 5 le fáil anois ar/Lesson 6 up now on: www.colmcillepress.com/post/ceacht-...
- Quick reminder of today's launch, 2pm at Derry Central Library. Jim Simpson (True Colours) will be chairing proceedings - arrive early to get a seat! Meabhrúchán gairid faoin seoladh inniu. Beidh Jim Simpson i gceannas ar na himeachtaí - bígí ann go luath le suíochán a fháil.
- Final book of the year away to the printers this morning. In the shops December 1.
- B'fhéidir gur dhúirt muid cheana é, ach is iontach an rud é dúiseacht i dtír inar féidir leat a bheith bródúil as d’Uachtarán. May have said it before, but it's great to wake up in a country where you can be proud of your President. *Clúdach iontach ar imeachtaí an lae inné ar @nuachttg4.bsky.social
- Legendary Derry photographer and writer Hugh Gallagher, RIP. www.colmcillepress.com/post/hugh-ga...
- Excellent column by Pat McArt in today’s @irishnews.com. Many thanks for the mention of @paulgosling1.bsky.social’s book A New Ireland: A Five Year Review.
- Author and statesman Pat Bradley dies aged 90.
- In the first of a new series of podcasts from Colmcille Press, Felicity McCall talks about her new short story collection What We Did on Our Holidays.
- Authors to give talks at the Allingham Arts Festival, the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Festival and the Frances Brown Literary Festival.
- Díospóireacht uachtaránachta á reáchtáil ag Cló Cholmcille:
- Colmcille Press to host presidential debate at St Columb’s Hall on October 8.
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- Note - Creggan Street, where the horse was spotted, is not actually in Creggan.
- A few pictures of @paulgosling1.bsky.social’s recent launch.
- ‘For many close observers, abolition of Stormont is the single most attractive element of Irish unity.’ @paulgosling1.bsky.social writes about his new book in today’s @irishtimes.com.
- Referendum expert Professor John Doyle will be at Rath Mor tonight for this launch, chaired by Catherine Pollock. @paulgosling1.bsky.social's third volume in this series looks at the practical realities of reuniting the island. A how-to rather than a 'why/why' not manual. Doors open at 6.45pm.
- 'New Ireland' will be launched at the Hive Studio, Ráth Mór, next Thursday at 7pm.
- Inniu, léann an t-iar-Aire Gaeltachta, Éamon Ó Cuív, 'Na Gaeil ar an Fharraige' ó Dorn San Aer le Paul Laughlin. Tá brabúis ón leabhar á bhronnadh ar Chumann Faoisimh Leighis na Palaistíne. Today, the former Minister for the Gaeltacht, Éamon Ó Cuív, reads from Paul Laughlin's Dorn San Aer.
- A public holiday for Colmcille - across the island - makes perfect sense. Derry, as the original Columban city, needs to be part of this.
- This weekend on Highland Radio's Business Matters programme, @paulgosling1.bsky.social will be talking to presenter Chris Ashmore about his just-published book 'A New Ireland'. The book investigates the economic case for Irish unity and the work needed to prepare for a referendum.
- Visiting northwest Ireland or hosting guests here in Summer 2025? Get your complete 'Handy Wee Guide to Derry' and Inishowen on your phone for just a quid.
- Our weekly reading from Paul Laughlin's poetry collection, Dorn San Aer. Today, it's Siubhán Nic Amhlaoibh from the Derry Cultúrlann. Tá brabúis ón leabhar á bhronnadh ar Chumann Faoisimh Leighis na Palaistíne. Nasc anseo: wix.to/4el7OQ9
- Inniu, seolfaidh muid ardán nua filíochta bunaithe ar Dorn San Aer le Paul Laughlin. Today we launch a new feature showcasing well-known figures reading poems from the recently published collection Dorn San Aer by Paul Laughlin. Proceeds from the book go to the Palestine Medical Relief Society.
- Tá ár gcara mór Mary Murphy ar slí na fírinne. Derry will miss and mourn a wonderful teacher, actress and broadcaster. But she provided us such joy and inspiration whenever she was with us. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam uasal.
- Culdaff swimmers send love to Palestine. #RunCycleSwim4Gaza
- Heartbreaking.
- Thursday May 1 at the Guildhall, the City of Derry Jazz Festival kicks off with the launch of broadcaster Colum Arbuckle's musical memoir. MC is @markypblue.bsky.social with Guest Speaker @lilianseenoibarr.bsky.social. Starts at 5pm - and the former Toejam man is bringing his guitar!
- Heartiest congratulations to ‘War, Peace and the Derry Journal’ author, Pat Mc Art, on this much-deserved award from the new Atlantic Technological University. Comhghairdeas leat from all at Colmcille Press!
- Agallamh iontach ar BBC Gaeilge le Paul Laughlin ag tabhairt réamhairc ar sheoladh ar a leabhar 'Dorn San Aer' De Sathairn seo chugainn ag An Ceathrú Póilí. Great interview on Blas le Dáithí with Paul Laughlin, looking forward to the Belfast launch of his book 'Dorn San Aer' this Saturday.
- Spire-spotting on the morning commute. Nothing beats Derry in Spring.
- Beidh seoladh Bhéal Feirste ar siúl ag 1.00in Dé Sathairn seo chughainn ar An Ceathrú Póilí. Is aoichainteoir í Sue Pentel, le ceol ó Cormac Buzz Ó Briain. The Belfast launch will take place this Saturday at 1.00pm at An Ceathrú Póilí. Guest speaker Sue Pentel, music from Cormac Buzz Ó Briain.
- Just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. You can sign here: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
- Isn’t it time we added ‘Doire’ here? (Gan focal amháin Gaeilge le feiceáil taobh istigh nó amuigh.)
- Lots of Northern names mentioned here - Jarlath Burns, Michelle O’Neill, Peter Casey, John Finucane and Frances Black. High time we were allowed to vote for them.
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- Get a Simpson’s themed chess set and restrict the time they can play on it. They’ll think it’s subversive.
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- Ár leithscéal - fógra gan naire!
- Ag súil go mór leis an seoladh anocht, 7.30i.n sa Chultúrlann Dhoire. Very much looking forward to the launch tonight at 7.30pm in the Derry Cultúrlann.
- Via Donegal Live www.donegallive.ie/news/deaths/...
- On March 7, Iconic Media, which owns the Derry News, will take over National World, which already owns the Derry Journal and the Londonderry Sentinel. In his Irish News column, Pat McArt explains why local ownership of independent media was vital for the North West community.
- Via Donegal Live www.donegallive.ie/news/deaths/...
