The five-decade love story of a forgotten Irish literary power couple
Padraic Colum’s death made front-page news in the New York Times in 1972, while F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway feared his wife Mary’s rapier wit
New York
Exit Party author Emily St John Mandel: ‘I cannot overstate how stressful the US is at the moment’
The bestselling Canadian writer returns with a near-future vision of the world – well, two of them
9/11: Could its disastrous legacy have been avoided?
In the News podcast: Even as 9/11 fades from living memory, we are still living in a 9/11 world
My funny Irish-American mother would be appalled by the things done in her name since 9/11
A post on Facebook informed me the 9/11 families were petitioning to prevent my mayor, Zohran Mamdani, from attending the 25th anniversary commemorative event. I hate this time of year
9/11 anniversary: Fr Mychal Judge to be remembered in father’s home village in Leitrim
Franciscan friar recognised as first fatality of terrorist attacks 25 years ago on New York’s Twin Towers
The firefighters of 9/11: They were eating breakfast when the call came. ‘They all left’
New York firefighters still honour fallen colleagues who stayed on duty once the call came to the World Trade Center
How US response to 9/11 attacks reshaped the world
From Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay to mass surveillance and populist politics, the response to the attacks transformed far more than US foreign policy
9/11 was the last day of my New York summer. It will never leave me
After turning on CNN, we watched in horror as the second plane hit the South Tower
‘The city covered it up’: New York grapples with 9/11’s toxic air legacy
Mayor says survivors and families were failed as newly released documents shed fresh light on the toxic legacy of the attacks
Intercountry hurler scores big in New York construction sector
Wild Geese: Jer McCarthy, a Cork man in the Big Apple, recalls building his business amid ‘days when I don’t remember eating or sleeping’
Reviews in brief: Fledgling and Exhibition
Josh Holton delivers an impressive autofictional debut; Alex Hyde creates a portrait of two very different artists
25 years later: ‘A couple of days before every 9/11 you get that sick feeling in your stomach’
New York braces itself to again remember the diabolical awfulness of the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001
Who was Bartley Madden, Croke Park’s last Irish boxing headliner?
This weekend it is Katie Taylor’s turn but 100 years ago a New York-based Irish heavyweight was the big draw at GAA headquarters
US announces thousands of arrests in New York immigration operation
Immigration arrests reached a record high of 49,000 in July, nearing Trump’s goal of 2,000 daily arrests
More than €16,000 spent on accommodation for Irish delegation at Davos summit
Bill of €7,000 for 18-night stay at swish New York hotel during UN General Assembly
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
The artist became one of the world’s best-known contemporary figures after decades living in a psychiatric hospital
The Castle by Jon Ronson: A great attempt to unpick modern masculinity in the digital age
This insightful exploration of how masculinity is being shaped by current trends will linger long after you’ve closed the final chapter
If CMAT’s at it, it must be cool: The ever-growing appetite for food-themed fashion
Is a desire for authenticity behind our growing love of food-themed clothes and bags? Or do we just want to be ‘different’?
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in healthcare CEO case
Mangione is scheduled to go on trial on September 8th on state murder charges
From classic to static: J Crew tries to recapture its sense of style
High debt, management turmoil and Trump tariffs hinder Anchorage Capital’s turnaround plan
Director Oscar Boyson: ‘An indie film can be a lot more fun than a big Marvel movie’
The provocative satire Our Hero, Balthazar is the debut feature of a filmmaker who has ‘a fear of boring the audience’
Family of Irish woman found dead on yacht in New York file wrongful death proceedings in US
The 33-year-old fashion designer, originally from Co Carlow, was found dead on a yacht in New York in August 2025
An Irish architect in New York: ‘In the US, it’s much more focused on the bottom line’
Wild Geese: Alexander Buckeridge, New York
Hong Kong’s revival contrasts with crackdown on last remaining independent bookshops
As the financial hub regains confidence, police action against small booksellers highlights continuing limits on dissent
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: Violence, humour and sharp social criticism
Final novel in two-time Pulitzer winner’s Harlem Trilogy traces evolution of its ageing crook characters and of New York itself
I got ‘the call’ from home. Dad’s days of wandering New York’s streets were over
Dad whispered I should leave, so he could sleep: ‘I want to dream about my children’
Why all the anti-Dublin bias?
Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?
Irish woman in NYC: ‘The Irish don’t celebrate our wins like New Yorkers’
Amie Wiley has learned Irish people are not very good at ‘talking about ourselves or our achievements’
Knock on the wall: A vision of Irish America in New York’s St Patrick’s Cathedral
Rite & Reason: A new mural at the cathedral was commissioned by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, retired archbishop of New York, and is by the American artist Adam Cvijanovic
US woman murdered in Killarney died from suffocation, postmortem finds
Gardaí say main suspect in Killarney murder inquiry has fled Ireland as they liaise with foreign police forces
New York unveils $5 billion plan to finish Brooklyn mega-development
More than 20 years after it was announced, though, the project remains unfinished, a symbol of broken promises and the pitfalls of taxpayer-subsidised megaprojects
Donald Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with extraordinary attack
US president tells supporters communism is ‘the enemy of July 4th, 1776′ during Mount Rushmore address
Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce in dress designed by Irishman Jonathan Anderson
Actor Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony and the couple chose their siblings to stand in as man of honour and best man
Podcast: Ken Early in New York, Kevin Kilbane in Canada, explaining the snickometer, and the delirium of Paul Howard
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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