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Rob Doyle’s Cameo skewers literary celebrity in the culture‑war era — I.guim.co.uk

Rob Doyle’s Cameo skewers literary celebrity in the culture‑war era

Rob Doyle’s new novel Cameo is a perky book‑world send‑up that cartoonishly dramatises the ups and downs of creative life in the culture‑war era, centred on a gazillion‑selling Dublin novelist named Ren Duka. The book takes the form of a vertiginous hall of mirrors: summaries

DS Fia Lucey is seconded home to investigate a missing woman in Blackshore — I.guim.co.uk

DS Fia Lucey is seconded home to investigate a missing woman in Blackshore

At 9pm on BBC Four the new drama Blackshore stars Lisa Dwan as DS Fia Lucey, an Irish detective temporarily seconded from Dublin to her rural home town and put on the case of a missing woman. According to the programme preview, Lucey immediately ruffles feathers on her return and,

Adharanand Finn ran 1,400 miles around Ireland in just under 10 weeks — I.guim.co.uk

Adharanand Finn ran 1,400 miles around Ireland in just under 10 weeks

Adharanand Finn, a long-distance runner who had just turned 50, ran roughly 1,400 miles around the island of Ireland, starting and finishing in Dublin and completing the route in just under 10 weeks while averaging over 20 miles of running a day. He set off from Dublin, ran through