Thwarted hotel development keeps doors closed at Dublin pub – The Irish Times
The curse of Leopold Bloom seems to be lingering at the lavishly recreated Burton Tavern on Dublin’s Duke…
Mountmellick embroidery has helped keep Ireland’s craft heritage alive for 200 years – The Irish Times
“Are you a stitcher or a knitter?” This is one of the first questions Dolores Dempsey asks visitors…
Ireland’s deep cultural connections with the French capital and France itself – The Irish Times
When it comes to a concrete example of the close links between France and Ireland, the Centre Culturel…
Laughing for Ireland? Frank McNally on Bobby Sands and Kneecap – The Irish Times
Driving up north recently, I passed a mural of Bobby Sands with his famous quotation: “Our revenge will…
Michael Dervan on how opera composer Gioachino Rossini and Ireland are intertwined – The Irish Times
The coastal Italian resort of Pesaro is one of those places with views of two seas. There’s the…
Anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass and his connections to Daniel O’Connell and Ireland – The Irish Times
“Our success here is even greater than I had anticipated,” pronounced Frederick Douglass a little while after arriving…
Waking Dream – Frank McNally on having intimations of mortality at a book launch – The Irish Times
I don’t expect to be a conscious participant at my own wake when the time comes. But in…
Tariffs were long a weapon of choice for Ireland as well as the US – The Irish Times
Tariffs are viewed by those who use them as an economic weapon, but those who are the subject…
Charles Bianconi, the Italian man who put Ireland on wheels – The Irish Times
He is known as the man who put Ireland on wheels and this month marks the 150th anniversary…
Skipping pages – Frank McNally on trawling through the discarded library of a lifetime – The Irish Times
I was at home minding my own business last Saturday afternoon when a friend texted about something he…
The Galway town and Ireland women’s World Cup squad – The Irish Times
There are few towns, not to mention cities or metropolitan suburbs, that can boast that they have contributed…
‘Colin Farrell’ and the jigsaw makers of Ireland head to the world championships in Spain – The Irish Times
Forget the Olympics, the World Cup and the PGA Tour. There is only one world championship that counts…