Irish Book Awards: Brenda Fricker, Leo Varadkar, Manchán Mangan and Andy Farrell shortlisted
Awards ‘remain the cornerstone of Ireland’s literary calendar’ and will be held on November 27th in Dublin
Manchán Magan
Writer and presenter
‘We were viewed as the weirdos’: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up in an Irish-speaking family
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Why is the Government delaying publication of the land use review?
Fears around the report are misplaced and it is long past time for it to be published
Colún na marbh: Manchán Magan - Siúlach scéalach a rinne iontas den dúchas agus den dúlra
Manchán Magan, scríbhneoir, craoltóir. 20 Lúnasa, 1970 – 2 Deireadh Fómhair, 2025.
Manchán Magan obituary: Writer, broadcaster and explorer of deep-rooted connections between language and landscape
His writing, live shows, radio and podcast work radiated infectious curiosity, cultural nuance and a sense of the mystical undercurrents in life
Jim Gavin omnishambles: Jack Chambers ducks responsibility, Éamon Ó Cuív twists the knife
RTÉ Drivetime and Newstalk Breakfast propel a week of political theatre as Fianna Fáil’s presidential race implodes
Manchán Magan was a great man for a video message. You’d never know what you might get
One of the most precious gifts cancer has given me is a deep friendship with this extraordinary Irish man
Manchán Magan found wonder everywhere, mourners hear at funeral full of music and poetry
Writer and broadcaster, who died at 55 of cancer, was ‘fire-starter’ who will be remembered for ‘spirit of abundance’
In Manchán Magan, Ireland had a writer whose words could light up the synapses
Magan was a wholly authentic force, full of awe and devoid of cynicism
In pictures: A unique view of the world from Achill Island
Husband and wife Francis Van Maele and Hyemee Kim founded Red Fox Press on Achill Island in 2000
The Irish Times view on Manchán Magan: a singular expressive voice
Ireland has lost a communicator of rare talent
Manchán Magan tributes: ‘He arrived in this life like a comet, ablaze with purpose’
Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Kathy Scott and Seán Ronayne among the artists, musicians, writers and film-makers paying tribute to the late journalist, author and TV presenter
RTÉ host Colm Ó Mongáin goes nuclear on rudderless Liveline
Radio: Fabled phone-in show is drifting despite talents of guest host, while Brendan O’Connor underlines his interview skills
Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish: could it actually be true?
Manchán Magan has set out to collate as many weather words in Irish as he can. Bear in mind that it will rain hard if a leprechaun of the ditch comes into the kitchen
Listen to the Land Speak review: A meandering love letter to a half-forgotten Ireland
Television: Manchán Magan’s latest documentary is set against the backdrop of his stage four cancer diagnosis
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
July 14th-18th: including The Last Irish Missionaries, The Couple Next Door and The Veil
Escape from the city to a rural refuge in the magical, mystical Burren
Aoibheann McNamara has transformed a 1930s Land Commission cottage on a high plateau in the Burren into a 21st century self-catering retreat
Manchán Magan: The deeper you dive into Icelandic culture, the more of Ireland you find
Why is there so little talk of Ireland’s role in the foundation of Iceland? If we in Ireland have distant cousins living just below the Arctic Circle, shouldn’t we spend some time getting to know them?
RTÉ Folk Awards 2025: The freewheeling spirit at the heart of Ireland’s trad resurgence
From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
Periodical Review 14: A Language to Shout In - Transformation and deterioration preoccupy Irish contemporary art
Visual art: Exhibition features 20 artists selected by guest-curators Miguel Amado and Valeria Ceregini
Eight books by Irish authors for children and teenagers, all perfect for Christmas
Christmas reads for everyone from little adventurers to teen romantacy fans
Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars review – Innovative look at the tumultuousness of Irish history
Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history
Manchán Magan: India and Ireland share many features that show remarkable commonality. What’s going on here?
We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent
Manchán Magan on his cancer: ‘Death is something I’ve always been very comfortable with’
In this 2024 interview, the late presenter and self-described ‘oddball loner’ was bursting with energy
Manchán’s Europe by Train: An alternative to jetting off on holiday that doesn’t send us all on a guilt trip
Television: Manchán Magan’s extremely watchable journey around the Continent is the first leg of a quest for atonement
Aoife Cawley: ‘I hope to make a living from all this weird art about saints. It’s bold, bright, crazy, funny’
What’s Next For?: Being introduced to the work of Harry Clarke led her on to iconography. ‘It’s all very bling’
‘The Famine led to distrust of the land, because it didn’t serve us. Is that why we are disconnected from our own culture?’
In Ciseach, the choreographer Catherine Young shows how, by following the paths of our ancestors, we can repair our relationship with the land
Scoil Scairte: Manchán Magan and Kathy Scott’s home hedge school could plug you back into the Irish language
What’s Next For?: Pair’s new 22-hour course features Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ola Majekodunmi and Louis de Paor, among others
Ireland’s holy wells: Manchán Magan reminds us why traditions should be cherished
Television: Irish landscape whisperer Magan addresses a singularly Irish subject – nobody does saintly relics like we do – with impressive gusto
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch this week
March 10th-16th: From Is University Really Worth It? and The End of the World with Beanz to Italian-Spanish romance Un Amore
Blindboy, Naoise Dolan, Bressie, Ailbhe Smyth and more on what’s giving them hope for the year ahead
It’s hard to feel hopeful about the world right now, but these writers, broadcasters, entertainers, entrepreneurs, activists and conservationists are reaching for the light
Should wolves be reintroduced to Ireland? We asked Irish wolf experts what they think
Green Minister Pippa Hackett said this week wolves would be ‘shot’ if they were reintroduced, but how great a threat to farming would they be?
Manchán Magan was one of the people who helped me appreciate my mongrel Irish
A landmark moment for the Irish language in pop culture is coming. Just you wait
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