The chariot heads quietly to the repair shop as Ireland cheers second placeSupporters in green did everything they could to provide the team with a 16th manSat Mar 18 2017 - 20:40
The tides of March: An Irishman’s Diary about the fall of the Roman empireIt was on March 17th in 180AD that the emperor Marcus Aurelius diedFri Mar 17 2017 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on Hiberno-Australian cricketI’ve heard of people blazing trails, but until recently never trailing blazersThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
Roman omen: An Irishman’s Diary about the Ides of March‘The lingering infamy of March 15th 44 BC may have been a factor in the UK amending its schedule for triggering article 50, which was originally planned for today’Wed Mar 15 2017 - 00:20
Conversion attempt – An Irishman’s Diary on the vexed relationship between Flann O’Brien and rugbyFri Mar 10 2017 - 00:01
Ars(e) Poetica – An Irishman’s Diary about things that get lost in translationWed Mar 01 2017 - 00:01
Storm Johnny blows away chances of French rugby teamWomen, under-20s, even parliamentarians got it on act by beating French counterpartsSun Feb 26 2017 - 19:45
Unusually buoyant French rugby fans take over DublinTide of blue a rare show of strength for visiting side and a boon for hospitality industryFri Feb 24 2017 - 21:30
Post-Traumatic – An Irishman’s Diary about US mail delivery, the music of Laurie Anderson, and Dublin taxi driversFri Feb 24 2017 - 00:01
Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman’s Diary about the Belfast film classic, ‘Odd Man Out’Thu Feb 23 2017 - 00:01
Sisters in Arms – An Irishman’s Diary about sibling rivalry in Ireland’s revolutionary yearsFri Feb 17 2017 - 00:01
Trimming One’s Sales – An Irishman’s Diary about customised pricing in the internet ageThu Feb 16 2017 - 00:01
Short arm of the outlaw – An Irishman’s Diary about an exhibition of Caravaggio and his followersWed Feb 15 2017 - 00:01
Under the Kilt – An Irishman’s Diary about Maria Edgeworth and Hiberno-EnglishFri Feb 10 2017 - 00:01
Postcard from the Edgeworths’ Town – An Irishman’s Diary about literary LongfordThu Feb 09 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary about bad grammar and HeisenbergUncertainty principle gave rise to ‘many worlds’ theory which may excuse BBC commentatorsThu Feb 02 2017 - 00:01
Brace Yourselves, Bridgets – An Irishman’s Diary on the case for a national holiday on February 1stWed Feb 01 2017 - 00:01
Trenchtown Warfare – An Irishman’s Diary on the little-known parallels between South Monaghan and JamaicaSat Jan 28 2017 - 00:01
Reversing the Bonus Onus – An Irishman’s Diary about a new kind of customer loyalty cardSat Jan 21 2017 - 00:01
Number Seven’s Son – An Irishman’s Diary about the cryptographer and friend of Joyce, John Francis ByrneFri Jan 20 2017 - 00:01
‘The man who lost America’ – An Irishman’s Diary about soldier and writer John BurgoyneWed Jan 18 2017 - 00:01
Hardship for Art’s Sake – An Irishman’s Diary about the Art O’Neill ChallengeBy the time you read this, this year’s participants should be near their destinationSat Jan 14 2017 - 00:01
Trips Down Memory Lane – An Irishman’s Diary about Timothy Leary, John Lennon and LSDFri Jan 13 2017 - 00:01
A bone to pick with Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about misuse of the word ‘literally’Thu Jan 12 2017 - 00:01
The Nifty Fifty at (nearly) Sixty: An Irishman’s Diary about the Honda Cub motorbikeWed Jan 11 2017 - 00:01
Gallant losers on the field, tournament champions off itNews review of 2016: Euro 2016 may well have been the Irish fans’ finest hourWed Dec 28 2016 - 00:59
Brexit, balls and lots of folly: Christmas carols for the year gone byThe Irishman’s Diarist conducts a carol service in traumatic memory of 2016Sat Dec 24 2016 - 06:00
Thrilled beyond belief – An Irishman’s Diary about the incredibly exciting 2016Sat Dec 24 2016 - 00:01
Santa Pause – An Irishman’s Diary about children growing up (and cats moving out)Fri Dec 23 2016 - 00:01
Light-bulb moments – An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen, Ludwig Hopf, and NewgrangeThu Dec 22 2016 - 00:01
Going Rome for Christmas – An Irishman’s Diary on the enduring appeal of SaturnaliaSat Dec 17 2016 - 00:01
Record Achievement – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’Fri Dec 16 2016 - 00:01
