Joseph O'Connor

The book I want for Christmas: Paschal Donohoe, Alison Spittle, Joseph O’Connor and more

Seven well known readers and writers share the books they'll be giving and getting this Christmas

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 05:00

Art couple’s lifelong collection for sale – but they’re not done with buying

A house move is prompting Patrick and Antoinette Murphy to sell a trove of Irish art

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 00:00

Popular Dublin restaurant Beaufield Mews to close after 70 years

Stillorgan institution calls it a day: ‘We wanted to finish on a high ... this is the best way to go’

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 18:00

The two best theatre shows on this week

Redemption Falls in An Taibhdhearc in Galway, The Same at Galway Airport

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00

Redemption Falls review: A story and ensemble not to be missed

An unpredictable, captivating tale of redemption and revenge

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 11:35

Would women make better husbands than men?

The great English actor Ellen Terry's harshest thoughts were directed at husbands

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 06:01

‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'

The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 12:10

Shadowplay: An enthralling Dracula backstory from Joseph O’Connor

Book review: A brilliant novel exploring the tensions between Bram Stoker and his contemporaries

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00

‘When I socialise, my pain is hidden’

The fun-loving, carefree image I present to the world hides the relentless thumping pain and crippling exhaustion

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 07:01

Keepers of the Flame: An education in revolutionary Ireland

With tricky commemorations ahead, Nuala O’Connor’s documentary is nicely measured

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:00

Garda found with child porn to be sentenced in January

Joseph O’Connor (58) claimed man who came to his home for sex ‘corrupted’ laptop

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 12:54

‘Somebody else’ downloaded child porn onto laptop, accused claims

Joseph O’Connor, a garda, denies five counts of possessing child pornography at his home

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 18:43

Child pornography films and images found on garda’s laptop, trial told

The 58-year-old man pleaded not guilty in court to possession of child pornography at his home

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 13:54

Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021

Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 06:00

Former director of Tyrone Guthrie centre dies in Catalonia

Bernard Loughlin ran artists’ retreat at Annaghmakerrig in Co Monaghan for 18 years

Sun Oct 21 2018 - 10:54

‘After the Celtic Tiger, maybe even ordinary people became a little more brutal’

Paddy Breathnach on making a film about a homeless family with Roddy Doyle

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 06:15

Feast Days by Ian MacKenzie review: A truly convincing female voice

The astute, captivating story of expat life of an American woman in Brazil

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00

Shelfies with Irish writers: how the literati keep their libraries in order

Self-confessed shelf addict John Boyne checks out how fellow authors like to stack

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00

WB Yeats ‘showed Ireland wasn’t just about the Famine’

DVD of Bob Geldof’s documentary on poet has been released

Tue Feb 06 2018 - 13:25

First-half goals set up Fermanagh win over Offaly

Conall Jones and Aidan Breen strike at Brewster Park

Sun Feb 04 2018 - 17:17