Though not a history of gritty realism in film and beyond, kitchen sink is certainly the prevailing mood

Reviews of Lagan Lights, The Bridge to Always and Wrong Women

Ann Taaffe died in December 2024, having been predeceased by her husband Toss Taaffe

A new work by Judy O’Kane

At the centre of the debate will be whether the Budget 2026 should include a cost of living package

Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting

The Pieta House founder and former senator ran for the presidency of Ireland in 2018

There’s nothing Disney about Alan Sheehan but he’s playing a lead role at a club that suddenly seem to be going showbiz

Senior Fine Gael politicians are confident former minister for social affairs will not be beaten if country gets to know her as they do

Prices are rising because the biggest buyer in the market is pushing them up. Who will benefit?

This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’

Organisation’s activities ‘risk misleading or exploiting citizens’, says elected Fianna Fáil figure

Honor has just given Sorcha her biggest shock since she found out her teenage pen pal was actually a death row inmate in Texas

These essays achieve that difficult goal, an academic discussion salted with oral testimony

The American academic succeeds in mitigating the sustained perception that reading Joyce is a challenging, intellectual exercise of great seriousness

Brian O’Doherty’s remark dates from his time as curator of the Limerick biennial. Will the 2025 edition ignite squabbles?

Something has gone badly wrong when, according to UK law, the author is deemed a ‘supporter of terror’

Two youths speak about fleeing occupied territories where tight surveillance, fear of kidnapping and assault are commonplace

The author’s latest novel, Katabasis, began as ‘a kind of silly satire – a romp through hell as a commentary on academia’

Philip Stephens describes the record of British political leaders with regard to Ireland as one of ‘insouciant neglect’