Let’s have a competition for a new national anthem
Militaristic, nationalistic language of Amhrán na bhFiann will have to go
Galway 2020: no sponsorship raised in six months and almost €130,000 spent on fees
Two Aosdána poets calling for artists to take over cultural capital project’s creative leadership
Galway 2020: Poet Rita Ann Higgins compares it to Dante’s Inferno
Higgins calls for team of local artists to be appointed to provide creative lead
Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questions
First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked
Argos goes green . . . but for a house in the garden, try a big red affair
Home Front: short of space at home but don’t want to move? A garden house is an increasingly popular option
Eighth Amendment is a relic of harsh times for women
Ireland cannot be said to be a different place until amendment is removed
Literary listings: Merriman Summer School, Yeats in Dublin, and Rebellion at Stinging Fly
A round-up of upcoming events in the books world
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
Louis de Paor’s unsentimental poems lead to a fresh treatment of old material
Alan Gillis is a master of catching his reader by surprise
President Higgins warns against any attempt to ‘erase the past’
New poetry trail in Letterfrack acknowledges history of former industrial school
Dermot Healy laid to rest in Sligo amid music, dance and poetry
Writer laid to rest yesterday in the company of poets and artists, musicians and singers, a president and, above all, his neighbours
Poetry of Rita Ann Higgins on Cúirt literary trail in Galway
Booker prize winning author among participants in week-long event
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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