Covid-19: The EU’s response to the pandemic has been slow, stingy and fearful
Javier Cercas: Coronavirus is a dangerous test of the EU’s ability to keep nationalism in check
Javier Cercas: Coronavirus is a dangerous test of the EU’s ability to keep nationalism in check
Engrossing and beguiling, the Czech capital offers visitors a glimpse of its rich and glorious past
The Oxford English Dictionary’s newest entries include more than 100 film-related terms
Imaginative new spins on old concerns take the stages this week
St Vincent plays Olympia while Josephine K and the Algorithms comes to Abbey Theatre
In Stacey Gregg’s new play, the forces that push us around are creatures of our own creation
Daria Martin intrigues with short movies while Camille Norment resonates
Hopdance review: Stewart Parker’s posthumous memoir novel captures figments of a lost year
Huge bill issued in Germany for badly sorted rubbish highlights bewildering process
Party conference told Sinn Féin must ‘get real’ on issue of continued IRA existence
‘Strange and random’ happenings await the recent arrivals in an ill-prepared Europe
Hilary Mantel’s short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher caused outrage with its recent publication in the Guardian, but it’s not the first and won’t be last piece of fiction to raise hackles
Opponents of referendum stay away from poll they consider fixed
From Jane Eyre’s madwoman in the attic to Captain Ahab in Moby Dick and Francie in The Butcher Boy, madness is a recurring and compelling theme in literature
García Márquez emulated his grandmother’s storytelling ways
Gabriel García Márquez: March 6th, 1927 – April 17th, 2014
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CDU demand removal of Nazi picture ahead of opening of new parliament
Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Born: June 2nd, 1920; Died September 18th, 2013
A series of films offers a fascinating picture of an unsung chapter in literary history when prose and photography combined
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices