Podcast

Mercier Press Podcast: The Voice of Irish Publishing

From our cosy bookshop at 82 St Luke’s Cross, Cork City comes the sound of Ireland’s oldest independent publishing house. Pull up a chair as Mercier Press brings you the voices behind our books – authors reading their opening pages, sharing the stories behind their stories, and live streams from our buzzing literary events. Hear firsthand from the writers shaping Irish literature today. Listen to the excitement of book launches and the thoughtful discussions that happen in our historic Cork shop. Each episode offers a genuine slice of Ireland’s literary scene – unfiltered and authentic. For readers, writers, and the curious alike – this is your backstage pass to Irish publishing. Drop in and listen to what’s happening at Mercier Press, where we’ve been championing the joy of reading since 1944.

Translator talks! All About Books

A chance encounter with a psychoanalyst in Berlin’s Kastanienallee sparks this radically original work of autofiction. Mercier translates this 2023 Wilhelm Raabe Prize winner. https://mercierpress.ie/books/wed-have-told-each-other-everything/

Town Talk

I hr 38mins in – listen to Mercier author Winnie Clarke aka Ann Devlin speak about her fabulous new book children’s book The Friendship Cup, based on a true story of a Palestinian Irish soccer exchange https://mercierpress.ie/books/the-friendship-cup-palestine-to-ireland/

Spring Seaweed on RTÉ Radio 1 – Arena

Mícheál Ó hAodh talks about his translation of essays by Máirtín Ó Direáin