@edelcoffey
Irish author and journalist
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Dubray: The Read Irish Women Event | Fri 10 Apr, 8pm - Pavilion Theatre
Dubray: The Read Irish Women Event | Fri 10 Apr, 8pm - Pavilion Theatre
Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival May 2026
Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival May 2026
Hinterland Festival Kells 27 June 2026
Hinterland Festival Kells 27 June 2026
Hinterland is an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival based in the spiritual home of the Book of Kells. Join us for events running from 25 - 28 June 2026
THE GLOSS
Edel Coffey, Author at The Gloss Magazine
Edel Coffey, Author at The Gloss Magazine
INTERVIEWS/REVIEWS OF MY WORK
Edel Coffey On How Writing Crime Fiction Is Her Source Of Escapism
Edel Coffey On How Writing Crime Fiction Is Her Source Of Escapism
Author Edel Coffey has published her third novel ‘In Glass Houses’.She joins Matt on The Last Word to talk about why writing crime fiction appeals to her...
NYC-set thriller 'In Glass Houses' with Edel Coffey | Oliver Callan - RTÉ Radio 1
NYC-set thriller 'In Glass Houses' with Edel Coffey | Oliver Callan - RTÉ Radio 1
Oliver is joined in studio by, award winning author, Edel Coffey to tell us about her latest thriller 'In Glass Houses'
In Glass Houses by Edel Coffey: New York City, murder, wealth and privilege make for truly gripping thriller | Irish Independent
In Glass Houses by Edel Coffey: New York City, murder, wealth and privilege make for truly gripping thriller | Irish Independent
‘In Glass Houses’ serves up an enjoyably pig-headed protagonist with a propulsive plot that looks at the long-lasting damage inequalities in power and privilege can bring
In Glass Houses by Edel Coffey: Another pitting of the haves against the have-nots – The Irish Times
In Glass Houses by Edel Coffey: Another pitting of the haves against the have-nots – The Irish Times
The New York setting is ideal for exploring the amorality of those corrupted by power, although the distinction between rich and poor is a little too neat
Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’ – The Irish Times
Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’ – The Irish Times
IRISH TIMES interview Edel Coffey: ‘We live in a very voyeuristic world … I wonder what that might be doing to our sense of contentment’
IRISH TIMES interview Edel Coffey: ‘We live in a very voyeuristic world … I wonder what that might be doing to our sense of contentment’
IRISH TIMES review In Her Place by Edel Coffey: Readers are sure to be obsessed with arguing about who is right and wrong
IRISH TIMES review In Her Place by Edel Coffey: Readers are sure to be obsessed with arguing about who is right and wrong
IRISH TIMES review Breaking Point by Edel Coffey: A future bestseller that conveys grief beautifully
IRISH TIMES review Breaking Point by Edel Coffey: A future bestseller that conveys grief beautifully
Listen back Edel Coffey: In Her Place RTÉ interview with Brendan O’Connor 23/03/24
Listen back Edel Coffey: In Her Place RTÉ interview with Brendan O’Connor 23/03/24
Watch Ireland AM TV interview - Monday, 25 March 2024
Watch Ireland AM TV interview - Monday, 25 March 2024
IRISH TIMES WOMEN'S PODCAST Perfectionism: ‘You could be winning an Oscar and still feel that you are imperfect’
IRISH TIMES WOMEN'S PODCAST Perfectionism: ‘You could be winning an Oscar and still feel that you are imperfect’
IRISH INDEPENDENT: Irish authors invite us into the spaces where they work: ‘Women can write anywhere – we fit into little pockets of time’
IRISH INDEPENDENT: Irish authors invite us into the spaces where they work: ‘Women can write anywhere – we fit into little pockets of time’
Edel Coffey on Breaking Point with Ryan Tubridy
Edel Coffey on Breaking Point with Ryan Tubridy
JOURNALISM
Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Technology is allowing us to become even more cowardly’ – The Irish Times
Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Technology is allowing us to become even more cowardly’ – The Irish Times
The author’s new novel centres on the relationship between a woman and an older man, and explores the themes of memory, time, love and loss - prompted by a series of events in her own life
Austin Taylor: ‘I found it so fascinating and poignant how we portray women in the media, especially powerful women who make mistakes’
Austin Taylor: ‘I found it so fascinating and poignant how we portray women in the media, especially powerful women who make mistakes’
The writer outlines the inspiration for her successful debut novel, Notes on Infinity, and explains why she’s going back to university to study law
Interview with Chris Whitaker: ‘I sometimes wonder if the road I went down was linked to this violent act that happened when I was a kid’
Interview with Chris Whitaker: ‘I sometimes wonder if the road I went down was linked to this violent act that happened when I was a kid’
A chance discovery in a library helped Whitaker overcome the trauma of a brutal stabbing and set him on the path to becoming a writer
Paul Lynch: ‘The idea of not being around for my children was the most distressing feeling I’ve ever had’
Paul Lynch: ‘The idea of not being around for my children was the most distressing feeling I’ve ever had’
Booker Prize 2023: Irish author is celebrating being cancer-free as well as being longlisted for Prophet Song
Interview with Madeleine Thien: ‘The big questions we ask as children don’t go away’
Interview with Madeleine Thien: ‘The big questions we ask as children don’t go away’
Interview with author Kit de Waal on storytelling: ‘You’ve got to be as good as Martin Scorsese’
Interview with author Kit de Waal on storytelling: ‘You’ve got to be as good as Martin Scorsese’
AI and Irish writers: ‘I fear my life, in a strange way, is also being appropriated’
AI and Irish writers: ‘I fear my life, in a strange way, is also being appropriated’
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: A Kafkaesque world of unknowable rules
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami: A Kafkaesque world of unknowable rules
‘It’s a very hard time to be young’: Interview with author John Patrick McHugh on male adolescence
‘It’s a very hard time to be young’: Interview with author John Patrick McHugh on male adolescence
‘What’s it like to be a girl in a band?’ - The Liverbirds; Whatever Happened to Birdie Troy; The Future of Songwriting reviews
‘What’s it like to be a girl in a band?’ - The Liverbirds; Whatever Happened to Birdie Troy; The Future of Songwriting reviews
Interview with Elaine Feeney: ‘I was shocked at what boys were expected to do from a young age’
Interview with Elaine Feeney: ‘I was shocked at what boys were expected to do from a young age’
Interview with Amor Towles: ‘Trumpism is absolutely tied to the failure of the American Dream’
Interview with Amor Towles: ‘Trumpism is absolutely tied to the failure of the American Dream’
Show Me Where It Hurts by Claire Gleeson: A multi-faceted and compelling story about the society we live in
Show Me Where It Hurts by Claire Gleeson: A multi-faceted and compelling story about the society we live in
Hooking up in a modern world: ‘Is a smile enough’ to convey consent?
Hooking up in a modern world: ‘Is a smile enough’ to convey consent?
COLUMNS
The female television detective: A role model for ageing women
The female television detective: A role model for ageing women
They show radical self-acceptance and free up huge headspace to do their work
Is motherhood the place where sexiness goes to die?
Is motherhood the place where sexiness goes to die?
Adding status of mother to your identity is like adding saffron to a recipe
Edel Coffey: Needing a parent never really grows old
Edel Coffey: Needing a parent never really grows old
A parent’s love doesn’t necessarily die with them, but can continue in other ways
I have realised perfectionism is a form of self-sabotage
I have realised perfectionism is a form of self-sabotage
I can panic-clean an entire house in 10 minutes flat
I can panic-clean an entire house in 10 minutes flat
I had to apologise to the friend who had told me yoga makes you cry
I had to apologise to the friend who had told me yoga makes you cry
What I’ve learned about trying to make friends in adulthood
What I’ve learned about trying to make friends in adulthood
CONTACT
MY AGENT
MY AGENT
Edel is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. She lives in Galway with her husband and children.
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Edel Coffey | Substack
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