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Fond farewell for former State pathologist John Harbison
- Social Affairs
- December 21, 2020, 19:00
Former State pathologist John Harbison who died last Friday aged 84 was “warm, funny and humane ” recalled his daughter Isobel at his funeral service (...)

Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now
- Film
- October 10, 2020, 06:00
Savour canny acquisitions and ambitious original productions. And catch the classics while you can. They may not be there next month. There h(...)

‘I don’t like Jack Reacher that much’: Lee Child and fellow crime writers on their creations
- Books
- June 30, 2020, 08:10
“I’ve been doing it 24 years now and I couldn’t do it any more,” says Lee Child as he hands over the reins of his Jack Reacher series to his brother A(...)

Matt Williams: I’ll say a few rugby prayers that Gus Pichot pulls off a miracle
- Rugby
- April 25, 2020, 07:00
On Sunday, World Rugby will elect its chairman for the next four years. In the past, this event has held about as much interest for rugby people (...)

The Honjin Murders: Classic Japanese murder mystery
- Books
- December 21, 2019, 06:00
The Honjin Murders, the classic Japanese detective novel by Seishi Yokomizo, is the perfect read for this time of year. Short and compelling, it will (...)

In a Word . . .
- Culture
- July 10, 2019, 11:36
Bless my sweet soul but I nearly fell out of my standing the other day when I came across this latest piece of bumpf from Fáilte Ireland about my own (...)

Fighting arts: Tell me about . . . Wing Tsun
- Fitness
- June 25, 2019, 06:01
Each week, we are looking at a specific martial art – where it comes from, what the focus is, benefits, dangers, and where in Ireland it is practice. (...)

Haloed Fellow Well Met – Frank McNally on GK Chesterton’s claims to sainthood
- Opinion
- June 13, 2019, 17:46
The writer GK Chesterton was unusual for many reasons, ranging from his physical enormity – he stood 6 feet 4 and weighed more than 20 stone (130kg) –(...)

Could Sherlock Holmes’s true nemesis have been a mathematician?
- Science
- November 15, 2018, 00:00
A fascinating parallel between a brilliant mathematician and an arch-villain of crime fiction is drawn in a forthcoming book – New Light on George Boo(...)

Art and craft: how beer packaging got creative
- Art & Design
- November 10, 2018, 07:00
It’s no secret that beer has undergone a significant makeover in recent years. Far from the pints of plain on which we were raised, the discerning bee(...)