The observations and war correspondence of an Irish journalist on one side and a subsequent giant of Russian literature are compared to interesting effect
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For the Irish, silence is a way of dealing with, and surviving, traumatic exile
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A summer series in which Irish Times writers go off the beaten track. Part 1: Blackhead Lighthouse is a perfect retreat in an almost perfect location; here, even bad weather takes on a strange sort of charm
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With the Ballymaloe Literary Festival taking place this weekend, here are 20 literary quotations to whet the appetite
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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