The Irish Times

Bon appétit: Steve Coronella on a tasty tale by fellow Medfordite Paul Theroux

An Irishman’s Diary

Sun May 15 2022 - 20:01

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – A remarkable documentary

Film review: It may not be innovative, but this biography is still extraordinary

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 05:00

Louis Theroux: ‘I worry about giving offence, being judged, not coming up to scratch’

Amid the worries of everyday life, ‘making a documentary is like a vacation from yourself’

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 06:00

Train of Thought – Frank McNally on riding the rails with Paul Theroux and Van Morrison

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 19:12

Paul Flynn: how to cook the perfect potato rosti

A ski trip to Switzerland pre-coronavirus restrictions yielded lots of inspiration for hearty, warming comfort food

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 06:15

Louis Theroux: My guilt about Jimmy Savile

When Theroux met Savile’s once-underage ex, he thought, That’s what happened in the ’60s

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 06:00

We have lift-off: Irish cultural calendar 2015

A year of Yeats. The return of the Gathering. The zaniness of TedFest. The muckiness of the National Ploughing Championships. The musical magic of Electric Picnic. The spectacular scenery of Earagail Arts Festival. And much more. Consider yourself told

Wed Dec 31 2014 - 03:00

Brave book of lost souls in Joseph Kony’s Africa

‘Thirty Girls’ isn’t perfect. But this compelling fictional account of the abduction of 139 girls from their school in Uganda is an important, consciousness-raising novel

Sat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00

Festival Fit: Thoroughly entertaining Theroux

Listening to travel writer Paul Theroux at Immrama in Lismore, Co Waterford, was enlightening – and what a great tattoo

Fri Jun 21 2013 - 00:00

Radio: A taste of women’s suffrage, then it’s back to the locker room

Miram O’Callaghan interviewed the great-granddaughter of the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst on RTÉ while the sports stars on Newstalk indulged in boorish male banter

Sat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00