On this World Down Syndrome Day in memory of my mother Patricia Farrell (1914-2004) and dear brother Brian Farrell (1948-2014), for whom she founded St Michael’s House in 1955. –Antony Farrell, Publisher    

The Lilliput Press regrets the loss of this vibrant figure: friend of the Press, founder of Claddagh Records, patron of poets, traditional Irish music lover, bibliophile and bon viveur. Luggala, a Petit Trianon, near Roundwood in County Wicklow, was his seat of entertainment where he hosted the great and not-so-good across art’s spectrum. We celebrate his life and the gaiety it afforded, while mourning the passing of a chief amongst men. Thank you for the days, Garech.  

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, The Lilliput Press reached out to three of our most esteemed female fiction writers; Rosita Sweetman, Elske Rahill and Caroline Preston. Each one of them provided fascinating insights into the historical and generational importance of feminism. Elske Rahill, author of 2013’s Between Dog and Wolf and 2017’s In White Ink, spoke on what it means to be a feminist writer: ‘Feminism is about much more than ‘add women and stir’. It is not about coveting existing positions. Being a feminist writer means changing the parameters of literature – changing what counts as meaningful, interrogating power structures, writing silences, and ultimately destabilising the prism we have been taught to look…