The Irish Times

Room to Disimprove – Frank McNally on the demise of the drawing room and other social tragedies

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 19:30

When communists took over the Rotunda to fight for Dublin’s unemployed

Liam O’Flaherty led the armed four-day occupation 100 years ago this week

Sat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00

Dubbed over: Frank McNally on the missing accents in English war commemorations

An Irishman’s Diary for 'They Shall Not Grow Old' and the missing voices

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 17:50

The island priests: piety and poitín on the edge of Ireland

Nowhere was the relationship between the clergy and parishoners more sharply observed than on offshore islands

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:30

A walk for the weekend: Wild, misty splendour of Inis Mór

Unforgettable views and a magical detour to the natural wonder of Poll na bPeist

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 13:00

Galway’s only 1916 Rising fatality remembered

Sinn Féin expressed opposition to the event in memory of Constable Patrick Walsh

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 13:22

From Bram to Brooklyn: 10 great films adapted from Irish literature

Lenny Abrahamson’s Room and John Crowley’s Brooklyn vie for the best picture Oscar this weekend. They are part of a grand tradition

Wed Feb 24 2016 - 06:00

Scandalous Harry Clarke window goes on display in Dublin gallery

Naked woman artwork rejected by Irish government in 1930

Thu Mar 12 2015 - 12:49

Greek literature risks getting lost in translation

Bureaucratic and fitful support for translators risks hampering authors

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00

Baiting the censor: 10 books they tried to suppress

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

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00

The War of the Sexes

An Irishman’s Diary about suffragism and the white feather campaign

Thu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00

Aran writer Liam O’Flaherty the focus of new summer school

Career of brother and journalist Tom O’Flaherty will also be studied at Inis Mór event

Thu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00

Taoiseach’s stance on abortion legislation praised by Connemara cleric

Catholic hierarchy stance that of the ’idealist’

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 11:14

State’s first banned book to be published for first time in 80 years

Liam O’Flaherty’s novel a tale of gombeenism

Wed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00