Liam Stebbing

Sebastian Barry, Elaine Feeney, Paul Lynch and Paul Murray join nine other authors in the running for the literary award

The airline’s airport-transfer service has been quoting some eye-watering Irish prices

Ron Galella’s relentless pursuit of his subjects made him one of the United States’ best-known paparazzi

Iron Pig steels, made by Tim Rowe in west Cork, will make your bases pleasingly puffy

A sudden illness brings home the importance of community – and of the privilege of belonging

It’s not just for health reasons. We can live with the financial hit if it helps our communities

Dismissal of the Belarusian jury over a rules breach means the UK now has fewest points

Simon Garfield has written a punchy, entertaining overview of typography, from the Gutenberg Bible to Barack Obama’s campaign posters

Ireland gets its first Ikea on Thursday, when the Belfast store opens. It’s a great place to buy a kitchen in theory, but plenty can go wrong