Forget the guide book: Immerse yourself in these location-based novels
From Elena Ferrante in Italy to Hervé Le Tellier in France and Orhan Pamuk in Turkey, enrich your travelling experience with works immersed in your chosen setting
Elizabeth Bowen
Bookish breaks: Get inspired with these literary destinations, from Castletownshend to the French Riviera
To celebrate Bloomsday on June 16th, we explore spots that inspired famous writers to create their classics
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Distinctively Irish, creatively modern: Roy Foster on Sarah Purser, the most successful portrait painter of her day
The artist is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hugh Lane, the Dublin gallery that she helped to inspire
Writer Maggie Armstrong: ‘I wanted to be a wastrel. I had no ambitions ever, for anything. Is that a symptom of the age?’
Maggie Armstrong, a former journalist, was always a ‘bit envious’ of the people she interviewed. She reflects on her decision to take her writing seriously
Elizabeth Bowen back in the big house as Doneraile Court returns to its former splendour
The ancestral Co Cork home of the St Leger family is reopening with an extended exhibition about the noted writer
When a ‘dungeon’ on Leeson Street cost £2 a week and swarmed with literary life
A new book explores Dublin’s literary past, an active part of living or working in the city
Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922
Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere
Rare carved walnut suite dating from 19th century
Furniture was created by Strahan for Viscount Doneraile of Doneraile Court
Name and Shame – the plaques of Dublin what they do and don’t tell us
Irishman's Diary: The many plaques of the capital tell little of the story
Decimal coinage – on pedantry, punishment and poems of regret
An Irishman’s Diary: What does decimate really mean now?
Dublin City Council begins action against Shelbourne Hotel for removing statues
‘Shelbourne Four’ must be ‘freed and reinstated’ – Senator Michael McDowell
Shelbourne statues: Will we ever see them on St Stephen’s Green again?
It would be regrettable if we found new reasons in the 21st century to destroy what’s left of old Dublin
Shelbourne Hotel statues do not depict slave girls, says leading art historian
Catalogue from which the statues were chosen calls them Egyptian and African women
How we’ve been helping the Irish in Britain during lockdown
Icap therapists have been working with 200 clients each week by telephone and Zoom
Strict rules on queuing as Dublin shops prepare to reopen
Owners must ensure queues do not exceed length of shopfront under council protocols
Great reads: 20 books to unwind with this summer
From established talent to rising stars, here is our reading guide for the months ahead
Elizabeth Bowen’s Blitz love affair reimagined
Eibhear Walshe on fictionalising the famous novelist’s wartime love rectangle
Immoral, indecent and obscene, or timeless portraits of Ireland?
Picture Post was wildly popular with readers but appalled the Irish church and censor
I’ve been embracing social distancing with great enthusiasm since 1998
Donald Clarke: Nobody dares hug you now. The chances of a fraternal kiss are slimmer still. It’s great
What kinds of films will we watch in the post Covid-19 era?
Stories will need to establish whether they are set before, during or after the pandemic
State millions and good memories: Bringing a grand house back to life
After a careful refurb, Doneraile Court is open to visitors after being closed for decades
‘When I moved here four years ago, I quickly felt Dublin was my spiritual home’
Four poets on how they take ‘home’ with them wherever they go
Elizabeth Bowen, the Big House heiress with the ‘constricted mind’
Extraordinary Emigrants: Writer was a chronicler of her class in its dying days
The splendid and tragic history of Irish country houses
Maynooth conference takes in the Gibtons, Laval Nugent and Elizabeth Bowen
The ultimate literary bucket list: ‘1,000 Books to Read Before You Die’
US author James Mustich says the book that took him 14 years to write should be thought of as a kind of imaginary bookshop
Colm Tóibín walks the ‘intense, haunted’ streets of Dublin
The city is full of ghosts ... in the house where Wilde grew up, the library where Yeats studied
Annes Grove: Saying goodbye to the family pile after 400 years
The Annesleys have been at the Co Cork estate since the early 1600s but as the OPW takes over, it’s time to move on
Editor who published Julia Child and Anne Frank’s diary
Obituary: Judith Jones, editor, born March 10th, 1924; died August 2nd, 2017
In praise of Jennifer Johnston
Irish Times Blook Club: Novelist has chronicled the family across a century of troubled Irish history
BBC rejected Waiting for Godot as ‘too Irish’
The BBC, formed in the same year as the Irish Free State, became an imaginary homeland for Irish writers from Yeats and MacNeice to Beckett and Bowen
Spreading the word about our best-kept hospitality secrets
‘The Hidden Ireland’ book shows 20 country houses evolving elegantly to meet modern needs
'Marriage was a licence for sex': Ireland and women in 100 quotes
The Women’s Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with 100 quotes by and about women in Ireland
A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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