An Irishman’s Diary on the celebrated Richard HaywardA writer, singer, actor and filmmakerMon May 26 2014 - 01:01
From Slatbeg to ‘Snob Hill’An Irishman’s Diary: Putting the Fair into FairmontTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
To the waters and the wildAn Irishman’s Diary: Nature-lovers celebrate 150th anniversaryFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe 1983 Fodor’s Ireland guidebook afforded a paltry 15 lines to the tourist contemplating a visit to DerryWed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE statistics are staggering: one million books covering 3,500 subjects in 70,000 square feet, and 450 employees.Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWHEN he worked at the BBC World Service – then called the General Overseas Service – in the 1940s, George Orwell, using his real…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWITH its ancient stone walls, limestone pavement and glacial erratics, the Burren in Clare has at last been awarded a prestigious…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE afterglow of a leisurely browse frequently lingers long after a bookshop visitThu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIRELAND’S literary luminaries are honoured at many festivals and a new one is being added to the listTue Dec 1 2009 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIn 1977 the landscape artist and sculptor Richard Long visited the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks in Co KerryMon Jul 6 2009 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWITH his goatee beard and lean outline he gazes from his statue in a small Pyrenean town, a legendary figure and mountaineer …Mon Feb 9 2009 - 00:00
Focus on an overlooked cityThere has been an explosion of interest in the history of Lisburn after many years of neglect of its past, as four new books …Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryFew may know or even care that the sand used to build the surface of Croke Park came from Lough Neagh - the largest inland stretch…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOn Christmas Eve, 1881, Oscar Wilde set sail from Liverpool for North America on board the SS Arizona for a year-long lecture…Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryA fascinating insight into the life and times of a Presbyterian nationalist who was friendly with Roger Casement and Douglas …Sat Dec 8 2007 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThis morning, as dependable as the leaves falling on Belfast's Malone Road, several hundred bibliophiles will queue up in disorderly…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00