Tribal Diatribe – On Lafcadio Hearn and the Irish love of bad language

An Irishman’s Diary

Vanilla words of Ireland’s Call an unlikely antidote to bitter divide

Compromise anthem could run deeper than symbolism of All Blacks’ celebrated Haka

The Rugby World Cup A-Z: What to see, eat and do in Japan’s host cities

Bring plenty of yen, don’t tip the waiters and check out the Unesco World Heritage sites

At last canonical status is being conferred on author Lafcadio Hearn

These shocking and enthralling Japanese ghost stories have too long been underappreciated in the West

Galway Film Fleadh: ‘My spare liver is in my suitcase’

There was lots of comedy and a little Celtic misery at the famously bibulous festival

Culture Night 2018 unveils packed programme of events

Free all-island event includes arts, music, history, heritage and science for people of all ages

Japan’s heatwave puts its traditions to the test

Tokyo Letter: The country struggles to continue as normal as heat records tumble

Hodges Figgis: A 250-year-old story of selling books

‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’

The 13 scariest Halloween events for adults

Trick or treating may be for the kids, but there are plenty of spooky events for grown-ups

Waiting for Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about Samuel Beckett’s lost journalism career