Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan: a timely and powerful book
A fresh and sensitive perspective on an awful period in Ireland’s collective history
Donald Clarke: The B&B paperback is dead
Up to the 1980s, every Irish B&B had bookshelves stuffed with books left by guests
‘Ten of the best books set in Ireland’: Does the Guardian get it right?
In this article the paper says novels by Sally Rooney and Colm Tóibín will transport you here
The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order
Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises
Flight of the Doves deserves to be a national institution
Donald Clarke: We need a campaign to put the film at the heart of Saint Patrick’s Day
Alma mater to honour centenarian music trailblazer
Anne Byrne made her first recordings in 1954 using a tape recorder she had bought in New York
NUI Galway’s oldest graduate 101 . . . and still not out
Anne Gannon left university during Europe’s darkest hour, as tide of fascism was rising
Crubeens, creativity and commemorations at Cúirt literary festival
New plaques celebrating Yeats, ‘The Kasbah’ and Ó Conaire to be unveiled in Galway city
Galway ‘West’ quarter remembers past 100 years with exhibits and street party
Close links with Connaught Rangers and RIC and raids by Black and Tans remembered
Remembering my grandmother: ‘She understood a child’s deep thirst for justice’
Eilís Dillon wrote almost 40 children’s books – now, 20 years after her death, it’s great to see her influence reflected on our modern bookshelves
Brought to Book: Sheila Agnew on Middlemarch’s wisdom and the title that brought her home
The rewards of being a writer outweigh the wages she earned as a Manhattan lawyer
Irish theatre a delicate balancing act for Taibhdhearc’s new artistic director
As she takes the helm of the national theatre for the first language, Anne McCabe aims to preserve our heritage while being modern and inclusive
Revisiting Walter Macken’s Connemara
An Irishman’s Diary: Menacing depths lie behind the physical exterior
Actor and director on both sides of Atlantic
Vincent Dowling: born September 7th, 1929; died May 10th, 2013
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