Sally Rooney: ‘I often think it would have been better if I had published my work under an assumed name’
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Carlo Gébler: ‘I want Irish unification and Northern Ireland in Europe. We do not belong in a UK that is not in Europe’
The Golden Road by William Dalrymple: India at its most influential was open, tolerant and receptive to ideas
One of the most dignified and powerful political speeches of the entire election year has been somewhat lost
Churches are half-empty. So why does the Catholic Church still control so many of our primary schools?
‘We are starting to see a bit of fruit’: Ireland’s win over Australia shows squad’s significant strides