Frank McNally

Frank McNally

Frank McNally is an Irish Times journalist and chief writer of An Irish Diary.

Connacht Capitol - Frank McNally on Ireland’s little-known ‘Washington’

In support of its Washingtonian aspirations, it also has a White House

Hanging on every word – Frank McNally on a suspense-filled night at the theatre

The long drop

Prefixes and Postscripts – Frank McNally on American superlatives, souperism, and St Patrick’s Week hangovers

History haunts everything in Ireland, or nearly

Out and proud – Frank McNally on the many Irishtowns of Ireland

A telling vestige of the island’s history

Nangle of attack – Frank McNally on the BBC boycott, famous donkeys, and the Ides of March

Surnames and destiny

Standing Orders – Frank McNally on ovation inflation at the theatre

Only a few dissidents sit and applaud politely

Mountain Rescue – Frank McNally on a great Irish escape in wartime Europe

A daring journey in the Pyrenees

Hot bots and parking lots – Frank McNally on the ups and downs of technology

The chatbot signed off wishing me “an awesome rest of your day!”

Commemorating Kate Kennedy - Frank McNally on a belated memorial to a great American educator from Meath

Kennedy became the first woman to run for state office in California

Public House Premier – Frank McNally on the phenomenon of Tipperary publicans in Dublin

Public house pre-eminence

Cyclists on the footpath – Frank McNally on a permanently hostile debate

The debate over road and footpath use here is a permanently hostile one

The Ole Shooting Match – Frank McNally on how Ireland helped launch one of America’s most controversial organisations, the NRA

The story begins with an epochal event 150 years ago this summer

Monkey Business – Frank McNally on Enrico Caruso’s indecency trial, as immortalised by James Joyce

Famed tenor protested his innocence

Calming America – Frank McNally on how the Ronald Reagan shooting made a celebrity of an Irish-American doctor

Dennis S O’Leary became an unexpected celebrity

Stage Frights – Frank McNally on ‘Gentleman Johnny’ Burgoyne, GB Shaw, and Broadway’s biggest flop

Burgoyne displayed a comic talent for which some admirers believed posterity might forgive his military record