Irish Fiction

Two IRA detectives attempt to solve the murder of a young boy during the Irish War of Independence in 1920

An emotional psychological drama from the author of the critically acclaimed novel What She Never Told Me

These sixteen stories from an award-winning fiction writer and poet follow a cast of characters destined to navigate a world that is by turns perplexing, intriguing, threatening.

A novel by Jim McVeigh, set in Ireland and the US, that draws on both the mother and baby homes and the Boston clerical abuse scandals.

The Summer 2020 issue features new fiction from Louise Hegarty and Niamh Campbell, poetry from Nidhi Zak and Manuela Moser, and an essay on K-Pop from Lisa McInerney. The Stinging Fly magazine was established in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing.

Two days, one year apart. Four lives changed for ever.