Colmcille Press

29/09/2025

Our great friend Hugh Gallagher has died this morning (September 29), after a long illness. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

Our great friend and most-talented colleague Hugh Gallagher has died this morning (September 29), after a long illness. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé. Over the past 40 years, Hugh had worked with virtually every publishing organisation in the North West, starting his media career as a volunteer, and lat...

24/09/2025

Our friends at Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter have launched a podcast series marking the tenth anniversary of their celebrated litfest. This year's event will be opened by Roy Greenslade and feature talks from Colmcille Press authors Jim Simpson and Patrick Mc Art.
More: https://www.colmcillepress.com/post/letterkenny-cathedral-quarter-launches-litfest-podcast

20/09/2025

"I have no specifics in regard to the spend between east of the Bann and west of the Bann, but let’s just say the evidence of neglect of the north-west is not up for discussion as it’s overwhelming.

"All this affects people’s lives in all sorts of ways."

Read Pat McArt: https://tinyurl.com/472uhnc4

20/09/2025

Historian Brian Lacey to launch new book - Cenél nEógain and the Donegal Kingdoms 800-1200AD - in Greencastle’s maritime museum

20/09/2025

Excellent piece, Patrick Mc Art, thanks for the plug.
Paul Gosling

19/09/2025

Author and statesman Pat Bradley dies aged 90.

Suaimhneas síoraí ar ár gcara mór, an t-údar Pat Bradley, a fuair bás inné. Our heartfelt condolences to the family of our friend and author Pat Bradley, who died in Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital yesterday aged 90. Pat was a one-man ambassador for democracy, for the Irish peace process and for...

19/09/2025

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'.

In the first of a new series of podcasts from Colmcille Press, Felicity McCall talks to Garbhán Downey about her new short story collection What We Did on Our Holidays. FelicityMcCall.mp4Many thanks to Declan McLaughlin (Music), Oisín Farrell (Production) and Derry City & Strabane District Council...

18/09/2025

Calling all Young Poets from across Derry & Strabane Creggan Enterprises Revival Shared Space Programme in partnership with Guildhall Press, Little Acorns Bookstore (Derry), Colmcille Press, The WRITE STUFF Kids Club invite all young people (18 and under) across the City/District to submit their entry to the Foyle Schools Poetry Competition 2026. See your poem published in a new book, with great prizes to be won. Submit your poem by 5pm - Friday 6th February 2026 - to [email protected] for a chance to win. Good luck!

Competition Details below:

Foyle Schools Poetry Competition 2026

Theme for Primary/ Key Stage 1 & 2: “Voices”

Theme for Post-Primary/ Key Stage 3 & 4; 16 +: “Choices”

Deadline for Entries 5pm Friday 6 February 2026

Submit entries to: [email protected] or drop in post to Creggan Enterprises, Rath Mor Centre, Bligh’s Lane, Derry, BT48 0LZ.

St. John's Primary SchoolRosemount Primary and Nursery School.Long Tower Primary School St Eugene's Primary School Model Primary and Nursery SchoolSteelstown Primary School and Nursery Unit St. Patrick's Primary School Sacred Heart PS DerryOakgrove Integrated Primary and Nursery SchoolOakgrove Integrated CollegeSt. Paul's Primary and Nursery SchoolNazareth House Primary School and Nursery UnitSt. Thérèse's Primary School, Lenamore Foyle College St Joseph's Boys' School St Columb's College Derry St Mary's College St Cecilia's College, Derry Lisnagelvin Primary School Lisneal CollegeSPBCollege Claudy Chapel Road Primary School Culmore Primary School St Columb's College Derry Model Primary and Nursery School Newbuildings
Primary School Bunscoil Cholmcille & Naíscoil Dhoire St Anne's Primary School Bunscoil Cholmcille & Naíscoil Dhoire Glendermott Primary School & Nursery Unit, Ardmore Glendermott Primary School & Nursery Unit, Ardmore Holy Child Primary School and Nursery Unit

18/09/2025

Autumn sees three literary festivals take place in Donegal - The Allingham Festival in Ballyshannon, the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Festival and the Frances Browne Literary Festival in the Twin Towns (Ballybofey-Stanorlar). Delighted to announce that Colmcille Press will be represented at all of them.

Autumn is becoming the season for literature in Donegal and we're delighted to say that our authors will be giving readings and lectures at the county's three keynote festivals over the next couple of months. The Ulster-Scots writer and poet Alan Millar (bottom left), who is currently working on a n...

18/09/2025

Inundated with queries about tickets for the Presidential Hustings on October 8.
To clarify, we will issue invitations and tickets AFTER we receive confirmation from the candidates – Catherine Connolly TD, Jim Gavin for President Heather Humphreys and any others subsequently nominated – that they intend to take part in the St Columb's Hall event.
They have until September 30 to reply.

Look at any map of deprivation and discrimination in Ireland - in any sector - and, invariably, Derry and Donegal are the deepest shade of grey.

15/09/2025

Díospóireacht uachtaránachta á reáchtáil ag Cló Cholmcille:

Tá Colmcille Press tar éis scríobh chuig na trí pháirtí is mó sa Deisceart agus chuig an neamhspleách Catherine Connolly, ag tabhairt cuireadh dóibh páirt a ghlacadh insan gcéad Toghchán Uachtaránachta an Tuaiscirt an mhí seo chugainn.Tá an ócáid ​​sceidealaithe do Halla Naomh C...

15/09/2025

Colmcille Press to host presidential hustings at St Columb's Hall.

Ireland’s presidential candidates have been challenged to join a hustings event in Derry to acknowledge the city’s right to take part in a campaign that has so far been “an exclusively southern process”.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yeyukxft