Basic Income for the Arts: What happens next?

We asked three writers and a visual artist to share their experiences of being part of the pilot scheme and tell us what they’d like to see happen next.

Interview 7th August 2025

An interview with Lisa McInerney

Author and academic Tim Groenland talks to our incoming editor Lisa McInerney about reading submissions, the magazine’s editorial process, and keeping up with an ever-changing publishing landscape.

Tim Groenland Interview 18th May 2023

Act Now: An Interview with Una Mullally

"I don’t think I’ve ever felt as motivated about anything in my life. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, and this is a real battle."

The Stinging Fly Interview 17th May 2018

Autonomy: An Interview With Kathy D’Arcy

"If people are okay with the right to travel, then like it or not they’re okay with abortion – they just don’t want it happening here, and that’s cruel and ridiculous."

The Stinging Fly Interview 10th May 2018

🔒 Interview with Sean O’Reilly

Ahead of the publication of his latest collection, 'Levitation', we look back at a 2003 interview with Sean O'Reilly from the magazine's archives.

The Stinging Fly Interview Issue 15, Volume One: Summer 2003

Fly Roundtable: The short story and the novel

Alan McMonagle, Billy O'Callaghan and Ethel Rohan have all published their first novels this year. Here they discuss the challenges of moving from the short story to the longer form.

The Stinging Fly Blog Post Interview 30th May 2017

Interview with Mike McCormack

Ian Maleney Interview Issue 34, Volume 2: Summer 2016

Q&A With Giuliana Zeuli

The Stinging Fly Interview Issue 25, Volume 2: Summer 2013

🔒 Interview: Claire Kilroy

Declan Meade Interview Issue 5, Volume 2: Winter 2006-07

🔒 Interview: Colum McCann

The Stinging Fly Interview Issue 9, Volume 1: Spring/Summer 2001

🔒 Oral History: Mary Byrne

Terry Fagan Interview Issue 8, Volume 1: Autumn/Winter 2000

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