The Irish Review is a short but significant publication with a wide focus, mainly covering Irish literature and education. The journal is particularly notable for a very high level of literary content, including poems and prose from a number of eminent authors, such as George Moore, W. B. Yeats, Thomas MacDonagh, and Emily Lawless. The quality of the material which appeared 1912-1913 has been described as 'astounding - no Irish magazine could touch it, and only a few from any era have come close'.