Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922
Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere
Aosdána names five newly elected members
Writer Anne Enright and visual artist Amanda Coogan among association’s new members
Going to My Father’s House: Deeply personal story by a pioneering historian
Review: Patrick Joyce’s memoir offers an authentic and urgent examination
The best books of 2021 so far: Novels, memoirs, short stories and more
Authors and critics choose the books that have moved and impressed them this year
Family and friends bid final farewell to Seamus Deane
Mourners hear of ‘a very indulgent father to all his children’ and ‘devoted Celtic fan’
Derry struggles with how to honour local hero John Hume
Covid-19 complicates community desire to pay respects to man who gave city so much
The deepest of human longing: A crucible of reason strengthens faith
Notre Dame-Newman Centre project aims to honour legacy of inquiry
Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state
Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’
SDLP’S Colum Eastwood ready to reboot ‘most successful party in Irish history’
At 32, Derry-born successor to John Hume and Mark Durkan is charged with his party’s resurrection
Patrick Magee: my Troubles with fiction
Brighton bomber Patrick Magee wrote his PhD thesis while in jail on the portrayal of republicans in fiction. As a novel about the bombing is published, he explains his views
Fintan O’Toole: The truth according to Brian Friel
For the late playwright the past and our images of it were slippery and treacherous. Truth lay not in public facts but in private fictions
Stephen Rea to receive Irish Times Special Tribute Award
Award is part of the celebrations at this year’s Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
A friend who realised his destiny in full
A gift and the fulfilment of its promise is a rare thing, but Seamus Heaney achieved it
Poet laid to rest under shadow of sycamore trees
Priest says Bellaghy honoured that Heaney had chosen to be interred in his home town
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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