The Grind

‘Sensationalised TV dramas may seem to have cornered the mainstream market for depictions of the Dublin underclass Karl Parkinson writes about. But Parkinson’s underrated story collection provides a different window into this world, with stories that portray nihilistic violence and addiction as universal themes, best grasped through visionary poetry and myth.’

Aiden O’Reilly Criticism 8th May 2024

🔒 David Wheldon

Aiden O’Reilly RE:fresh Issue 36, Volume 2: Summer 2017

🔒 Self-Assembly

Aiden O’Reilly Fiction Issue 15, Volume 2: Spring 2010

🔒 Words Spoken

Aiden O’Reilly Fiction Issue 4, Volume 2: Summer 2006

🔒 Japanese Row

Aiden O’Reilly Fiction Issue 3, Volume 2: Spring 2006

🔒 Hanging Around

Aiden O’Reilly Poetry Issue 17, Volume 1: Winter-Spring 2004

Aiden O’Reilly

Aiden O’Reilly’s debut short story collection Greetings Hero was published in 2014. He studied mathematics and has worked as a translator, a building-site worker, an IT teacher, and a property magazine editor. He won the biannual McLaverty award and his fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in The Dublin Review, The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly, Litro Magazine, The Missouri Review, Winter Papers, The Dublin Review of Books, and many other places.