Ernest Hemingway

The glass is both half empty and half full in Thomas Vinterberg’s fascinating, funny film

If the French cannot play a good game against Germany, can they excel against anyone?

Mayor of Spanish city suspends week-long events due to risk of coronavirus spreading

An Irishman’s Diary

An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks

Mansplaining illuminates a much deeper problem than the bore of patronising monologues

America’s greatest living mystery writer does not refer to the US president by name

James Joyce liked his food and drink but had little time for ‘vegetable philosophy’

The Dublin-born educator and boxing coach left a huge mark on his adopted city

Paris Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinement

There are counties named after Antrim, Clare, Roscommon and Robert Emmet

Writers have often used drink or drugs to ‘see beyond’ reality. Or was it all an illusion?

Klopp’s 2018 signings made the difference, while Pochettino signed no one that summer

World View: Two studies are under way to plan for potential changes from UK’s exit

Despite US threat of sanctions, international firms from 30 countries exhibit at the event

Antimeria sounds like a female relative of a certain age who bosses everyone around

The Chinese president channels early struggles into ascent to leadership

A century after the Armistice of 1918, we are still living in the world it created

Book on Trump’s first 18 months in office includes incendiary comments

Spanish bullfighting industry and fans criticise comments ahead of bull-running festival

In Conversation: Entrepreneur David McCourt lives in The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, where Peter McCann is the general manager

Conchs win the day against Irma – recovery in the Florida Keys is stunning