Claire Kilroy
Claire Kilroy is an award-winning Irish novelist known for her insightful and innovative storytelling that often tackles themes of art, identity, and societal issues.
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Among the writers portrayed are Claire Kilroy, Bernard MacLaverty, Disha Bose, Mike McCormack and Christine Dwyer Hickey.
Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-10-04
Claire Kilroy is referenced in the context of her work and is noted by Orlaine McDonald.
‘I felt a strong need to transcend that little working-class girl who had got herself up the duff’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-08
Claire Kilroy's novel narrates the story of a new mother navigating her identity.
Los 25 libros más esperados de abril | Babelia
Spain· 2025-04-02
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy moved down 13 places in the ranking.
Irish Times readers pick Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These as the best Irish book of the 21st century – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-26
Barnett mentions that she and a new mother comrade still greet each other as 'soldier', echoing Claire Kilroy’s brutally honest novel of early motherhood, Soldier Sailor.
Maternity Service by Emma Barnett review – a tour of duty in early motherhood | Society books
United Kingdom· 2025-03-16
Claire Kilroy’s nameless protagonist is an older first-time mother.
No 25 to No 1 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-15
Guests include Claire Keegan, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Micheál Ó Conghaile, Alan Titley, Jan Carson, Claire Kilroy, Léonor de Récondo, Azouz Begag, Véronique Ovaldé, Camille Laurens, Maram al-Masri, Éric Fottorino, Catherine Morency, Peter Sirr, Theo Dorgan, and Hugo Hamilton.
Kelly McCaughrain on Carnegie Medal shortlist – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-14
