Long day’s journey into Leitrim – Frank McNally on revisiting the scene of a 1983 tragedy

An Irishman’s Diary

General absolution: In memory of my friend, Steve Dunford

An Irishman’s Diary

Blue shirts are out as Richard 'Vladimir' Bruton sets tone for men’s autumn fashion

Frank McNally on a fashion for sticks, fear of statues and the craze of politicians taking shirts off

Year of the Drench – Frank McNally channels the 1798 invaders on a damp trek through Mayo

The 12 days that shook the west: remembering the 1798 rebellion

Vive la République (de Connacht): Frank McNally joins French tourists on a very special re-enactment

Jumping Jack – How Samuel Beckett’s favourite actor Jack MacGowran hit the heights

An Irishman’s Diary

Frank McNally: My sweaty weekend in the French revolutionary army

An Irishman’s Diary

In a word . . . Bilbao

‘Remember ’98’ should be the battle cry of Connacht people in Bilbao today

What are the strange artworks popping up all over Mayo?

An American architect from the Catholic University of America is building art around the county

Private Pike – An Irishman’s Diary about Franco-Hibernian relations

Going Postal – An Irishman’s Diary about the revolutionary history of the Post Office

Historic Westport House is facing a very modern threat

The 380 acre estate’s €10m debts are being sold by Nama, leaving its future in doubt

Miriam Lord’s Week: Áras garden party on moral high ground

Michael D Higgins wants his term to be a Presidency of ideas – recognising new paradigms of thought and action

Mock battles take place in the streets of Castlebar

Organisers delighted with ‘In Humbert’s Footsteps’, which drew thousands of participants