What’s in a name? Charlie Flanagan on a sense of place
An Irishman’s Diary
An Irishman’s Diary
Principal hopes remote working as a result of Covid might encourage families to relocate
Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film
Whatever the obstacles to social change in modern Ireland, money is not one
Covid-19 has changed Connemara’s season, removing the people that are its lifeblood
Monaco is filthy rich and hasn’t much of an army. I think we could take it in a fight
Robinson has followed Mairéad, his wife and collaborator, into the list of Covid-19 fatalities
President Higgins pays tribute to author and artist who died two weeks after his wife Mairéad
Woven Shades of Green is a ‘a generous treasury of Irish nature poetry and prose’
Roscrea sale offers lots from several large houses and Galway bookseller’s warehouse
Republic of Ireland international picked up two yellow cards in as many minutes
As the climate changes the 400,000km of stone walls in the Irish countryside need care
Teacher, author, translator and co-founder of Sean Nós Cois Life
Concerns are growing about a wider trend of violence at matches across the UK
High Island is home to 7th-century monastic settlement and thousands of birds
While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them
Luibin Garumna is a new trail that explores this less-visited Gaeltacht region
‘Song of Granite’ says as much about the experience of emigration as it does about sean-nós
Clifden Arts Festival also pays tribute to artist and writer Tim Robinson
Loch Con Aortha residents say they have given up hope of being saved as population plummets
Take the boreen over the bawn, and beyond the esker to the cladach
Michael Viney: Rare plants and fauna are a feature of Ireland’s hard-water lakes
‘The Dirty Dust’ and ‘Graveyard Clay’ offer insight into Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s romp
Alastair Cook’s 30th Test century gives tourists platform to push for win in Rajkot
Michael D Higgins says words used about migrants similar to those used during Famine
A chance to go back in time and explore the Burren’s monastic sites
Limestone formed when Ireland was still down near the equator, its deserts and dunes flooded by warm and shallow seas
Anglicising Irish words sapped them of meaning. Let’s reclaim our mother tongue so that it can cast its spell on us again
The challenge in translating the greatest Irish-language novel is capturing something close to Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s linguistic energy in English
Robinson has won international acclaim for his detailed maps of Connemara, the Burren and the Aran Islands
Nicolas Fève’s new book of photographs is a response to Tim Robinson’s work on Connemara. This is one of several new essays the writer has contributed to it
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices