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Edna O’Brien in 2013 by photographer James Davies.

Remembering Edna O’Brien

The Irish Writers Union's official statement on the ethical use of AI in literature.

IWU STATEMENT ON AI

Day of European Authors

MEMBERS OPEN MIC NIGHT – SUNDAY MARCH 3RD

The Irish Writers Union's message advocating for peace and justice in Gaza

IWU STATEMENT ON WAR IN GAZA

Ukrainian Writers and Poets

We Stand With Ukraine

Far Right Library Protest Challenged by FORSA

Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America

An Open Letter to Mosab Abu Toha

Statement by Irish Writers Union on the Attack on Salman Rushdie

IWU Submission on the EU Copyright Directive Articles 13 – 17

Irish Writers Union Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine

Some Publications By Our Members

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WE REPRESENT the INTERESTS of IRISH WRITERS WHETHER BORN in IRELAND or ELSEWHERE