One-way graphic – Frank McNally on the south-facing statues of Dublin’s main street
An Irishman’s Diary
Leaving Cert English 2: Most user-friendly choice 'in decades’
Higher level exam judged to be a good test of students’ abilities overall
The writing ritual: from blank page to Booker contender
Doughnuts and cigarettes or blindfold, earmuffs and earplugs? Writers can have odd ways of getting ready for their working day – or night. Gavin Corbett, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Henrietta McKervey, Thomas Morris and Paul Murray take us into their creative worlds
Theo Dorgan wins Irish Times-Poetry Now award
Cork-born poet takes €2,000 prize for ‘Nine Bright Shiners’ collection
Classical Music: The odd imbalance of ‘Ten Thousand Miles Away’, and the place of period performance
The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s collaborative concert was strong on Irish writers but weak on our composers
Waking into ecstasy, escaping into books, buzzing into death
Peter Sirr: The Rooms; Martina Evans: Burnfort, Las Vegas; Miriam Gamble: Pirate Music
Poetry Now shortlist for best single volume by Irish poet
The five shortlisted writers for the award being given on March 21st have strong track records
From animated alphabets to cakes in space and on to degrading Dublin
‘Splintered Light’ is an intricate, ingenious novel, bringing together the stories of three British teenagers when they are sucked into the unsavoury world of adult criminality
Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony
Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice
Dennis O’Driscoll’s rich legacy recalled at prize ceremony
Celebration was tinged with a shared sadness at the loss of an original voice
Poetry prize for O’Driscoll last collection
Poet died last December and award will be presented to widow
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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