The Irish Times

Junior Cert music covers U2, Ella Fitzgerald and John Lennon

Teachers say both the higher- and ordinary-level papers were ‘very fair’

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 19:10

Television: Daniel and Majella having a lark in the great Irish B&B off

Review: Daniel and Majella’s B&B Road Trip; The Great Irish Bake-off; Jekyll and Hyde

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 14:00

An A-Z of stories of the sea, from Conrad to Cervantes, Defoe to Patrick O’Brian

Norman Freeman got a taste for maritime yarns studying for his radio officer’s certificate in Kevin Street. As his own book comes out, he explores the classics of the tradition

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 17:37

Paul Durcan: the most playful poet in Ireland

His latest book contains 67 poems on such disparate topics as the weather forecast, the Syrian war, a visit to the GP, retail therapy, clampers and Seamus Heaney. There is sadness, illness, anger and trademark humour

Tue Mar 17 2015 - 05:00

10 scary stories for Halloween

You may be too old to go trick or treating, but are you brave enough to read one of these tales before you go to sleep tonight?

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 07:08

In a word

kidnap

Mon Sep 22 2014 - 01:00

More than one direction for Fiona Bevan

She co-wrote ‘Little Things’ for One Direction with Ed Sheeran and has been mentored by Adam Ant – but now singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan is going it alone with her own brand of “pop in disguise”

Fri Apr 18 2014 - 00:00