Getting our oar in: Frank McNally on the perils of linguistic imperialism
Their eccentricity might be charming if it wasn’t for the assumption that everyone else speaks that way
William Shakespeare
Haunted by Hamlet: The sad story of Ireland’s greatest Shakespearean scholar
When Belfast-born William John Lawrence died in penurious English exile at the start of the second World War, his manuscript on the origins of Hamlet was lost too
Why experts believe Shakespeare may have had an ‘Oirish’ accent
Linguistic detectives believe Shakespeare would have said ‘divil’ instead of ‘devil’ and would have drunk a cup of ‘tay’
Morfydd Clark: ‘Hamlet is about the suffering of many to make a few people very wealthy. That felt painfully relevant’
The Welsh actor on playing Ophelia in a new modern-day take, how bilingualism has shaped her, and the evergreen relevance of Shakespeare
In floods: Colette Sheridan braves the storm for Hamnet
The portents were not good: grey clouds and enveloping darknessnd enveloping darkness
Hamnet country: A stroll through Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
With cinema-goers flocking to Hamnet, about the life of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, Stratford-upon-Avon is bracing itself for an influx of visitors
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley: ‘There was an undeniable energy and chemistry between us’
The stars of Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s Oscar-tipped film, talk Shakespeare, acting and growing up in different Irelands
Hamnet review: Five stars for Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal’s devastating film
In Chloé Zhao’s beautifully shot, cruelly raw feature, the Irish actors play the grieving Shakespeares
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley on their new film Hamnet: ‘I only want to make films as brave and as human as this’
Film adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel of the same name has received rave reviews
Ruff justice: is Shakespeare being cancelled?
Not exactly, although not everyone believes his work should retain compulsory status in higher-level English for the Leaving Cert
The Irish Times view on Shakespeare and the Leaving Cert: hang on to the Bard
Why would any educatior wish to reduce exposure to
And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
I’m sorry if reading Shakespeare is getting in the way of your kayaking lessons
What kind of 'experience' do we expect our students of English literature to have if not reading Shakespeare?
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