Strumpet City is the impossible Irish novel. The great master of the short story, Frank O'Connor, writing in 1942, claimed that it was simply not possible to write a social novel in Ireland. In Russia ...

Welcome to the very special St Patrick’s Day edition of the IrishCentral book club! This month, we decided to look back to a classic Irish book you may not yet have had the chance to read, picking up ...

British director Danny Boyle returns to his roots with sparky results in "Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise" and "Strumpet," two low-budget, DV mini-features set among the underclasses of Northern ...

Marianne Faithfull once described her career as "a triumph of style over substance abuse". Notorious Strumpet and Dangerous Girl brings the wisecrack irresistibly to mind. Jess Love performs Notorious ...

The award-winning Dublin: One City, One Book initiative "encourages everyone to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year". In The Works' package, Father Peter ...

Streaming platforms for Strumpet haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

I was sitting in the champagne bar of the hotel when I finally caught the baffling spirit of Kiev. Not that I had had much to drink. I was just thinking about the city and looking forward to a small ...

IF ULYSSESIS Dublin's odyssey, Strumpet Cityis Dublin's epic. James Plunkett's panoramic masterpiece is shaped by the Joyce of Dublinersbut also by the social realism of Dickens and above all, Zola.

Strayman, a spontaneous poet, is landlord to a pack of stray dogs. Unable to resist another of life's strays, he hooks up with Strumpet, a shy, homeless girl with an extraordinary gift for music.