Frank McNally: My 135km journey in Ireland without a car – The Irish Times
My decade-long experiment in not owning a car has been a success overall, with occasional complications during holiday…
From Homer to Heaney: Ray Burke on Ireland’s enduring connection to The Odyssey – The Irish Times
“There is a stranger outside your house,” writes classicist Emily Wilson in the final paragraph of her 91-page…
St Patrick’s Bed? – Frank McNally on spending All-Ireland final night in a Mayo bridal suite – The Irish Times
On Reek Sunday morning, I checked out of a B&B near Westport, leaving my bag and laptop, and…
To win just once: John Kelly on the All-Ireland and Mayo’s magical performance – The Irish Times
I was feeling a bit tender on Sunday morning after an enjoyable evening at the Forest Fest in…
Post script: Felix Larkin on Ireland’s stamps celebrating US connections – The Irish Times
An Post has recently marked the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence with a stamp…
What’s it worth? John Kelly on the ‘currency’ of All-Ireland medals – The Irish Times
All-Ireland medals have been the source of some discussion in the past week, both in these pages and…
Talking Italian: Frank McNally on Joyce, Beckett and 250 years of language studies in Ireland – The Irish Times
When James Joyce was promoting his “Work in Progress” (eventually to become Finnegans Wake) in 1929, he gathered…
The Irish photographer who put Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier at ease in early courtship – The Irish Times
She was a Hollywood actress meeting her prince for the first time, but how did an Irishman capture…
The eternal quest to find a pub showing Czechia v Ireland in Rome – The Irish Times
Flying into Rome on the night of Ireland’s recent World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic, I was…
A history of Ireland, as told through the medium of rain – part 2 – The Irish Times
“There were nights as if I was on a fishing boat at sea; house lights dipping through the…
Conor Brady on the brutal killing of a young garda 100 years ago – The Irish Times
Three days after Christmas, at one of the most scenic locations on the Wild Atlantic Way, a commemoration…
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…