Experts say farming must change to save the Golden State’s precious groundwater supply

‘Never give out about anybody’ is the secret to a long life from 100-year-old Madge

25 years after the release of the film version of Sam Hanna Bell’s book, Eileen Battersby examines one of Ireland’s finest novels

First Old Firm game in three years comes with all trappings of security clampdown

If you’re here for a degree, you’re in the wrong place. College is all about having fun and learning about yourself

The Overnighters is a beautifully crafted piece of storytelling - and as an important snapshot of the new Great Depression.

‘Kate O’Brien was one of the great successes of the Censorship Board in that they succeeded in driving her out of the country into penury’

Hilary Mantel’s short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher caused outrage with its recent publication in the Guardian, but it’s not the first and won’t be last piece of fiction to raise hackles

Kenny-loyalist credited with helping defeat Richard Burton’s leadership challenge

The Cripple of Inishmaan, which was nominated in six categories, failed to secure a prize

In broader European and American literature, it is easier to find genuine marriages of philosophy and fiction

‘Outside Mullingar’ nominated for best play

“Shops are part of our culture,” says photographer Paul Tierney who has captured their expressive windows for an exhibition at the Irish Architectural Archive

Whether in his outstanding debut, ‘The Motel Life’, or his latest novel, ‘The Free’, the American writer – and key member of Richmond Fontaine – understands the marginalised lives that his characters endure

Pieces of advice are positioning statements that tell the world about the values the issuer would like it to think they hold

Cinema needs clear thinkers like Selfish Giant director Clio Barnard. Trained as a visual artist, she brings a critical eye and a seriousness of purpose to her film-making. She talks to Donald Clarke

Being in college means being in the know about all things music, art, film, food and politics, so here’s a cheatsheet to start you off

Jim Crace is one of the finest English novelists of the past 20 years - so why has he written his final novel?