Paperbacks: our picks of the latest releasesOuThe Anatomy of a Moment, Stranded at the Drive-In: The 100 Best Teen Movies, When I Am Playing With My Cat, How Do I Know She Is Not Playing With Me?, Twisted Truths: Stories from the Irish, The Murdoch ArchipelagoSat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Loose LeavesStrange turning over Leaves without Caroline: It doesn’t matter how many times I catch a glimpse of my face grimacing out from…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryOUTSIDE the window, on one of the shortest days of the winter, I hear a sudden commotion: startled squawks and the beating of…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
After something eye-catching to put under the tree?PHOTOGRAPHY: STILL LOOKING FOR those tricky last-minute gifts? Look no further than your nearest bookshopSat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
The Times we lived inFreedom of speech Published on December 5th, 1966 Photograph by Jack McManusSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Arts sector raised €306.8m in tax revenues last yearTHE ARTS sector contributed €306Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Spotlight on a closed worldIN 1868 PHOTOGRAPHY was a new and fairly esoteric artWed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Write & shootWHEN YOU see the photograph of a writer on the jacket of their book, you don’t tend to wonder how it came to be thereThu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
The Times we lived inBaby Boomer Published March 20th 1974 Photographer Ciarán DonnellySat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryON October 16th, 1843 – a Monday – the mathematician William Rowan Hamilton was walking along the banks of the Royal Canal at…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Postcards from the cutting edge of cultural performance“SO IMAGINE if it was the size of a car and it smashed into your garden. What do you think would happen?”Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
'Then I thought, Oh. This is a bit dangerous . . .'It was a delight to choreograph the characters who danced into his latest novel, but naming one of them ‘Michael’ was probably…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryTHE trees are in their autumn beauty. The kids are back at school.Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
The two tales of 'One Day'IF YOU haven’t read One Day yet, you probably will soonWed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Relax first cook laterGO COOK: WE SIT around the big kitchen table, knives at the readySat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
'Writing is more than a one-issue thing'The Stranger’s Child, Alan Hollinghurst’s first novel since he won the Man Booker Prize, was yesterday longlisted for the 2011…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Making a Macnas miracleAn army of junk drummers, make-up mystics and animal artists spent yesterday preparing for last night’s annual parade in Galway…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Neil Simon's last laughNeil Simon is one of the great playwrights of our time, so he’s allowed be a little curmudgeonly while talking about his favourite…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Point - and wait - and clickTHE WOOD looks innocent – “green” in every sense of the wordMon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryTHE year my daughter was getting married, I signed up for a yoga retreatMon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Man on a missionDrummer, actor, writer and black belt Mat Fraser is also phocomelic, born with shortened arms after his pregnant mother was prescribed…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
If we can make it there . . .Taking on the US with a tiny staff and in the midst of a recession is no mean feat, but Culture Ireland has boxed clever in its…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Gabriel Byrne launches Imagine Ireland's new cultural programmeIT HAS been quite a week for actor Gabriel ByrneSat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Doing their talking off the pitchTHE Champions League final is almost upon us – and reading the steady drip of pre-match “analysis” that has been emanating from…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Nine music pieces to build a career onIn the final recital of his European Piano Masterworks series at the National Concert Hall, Hugh Tinney will perform the music…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Are we all a little bit evil?We describe all manner of wrongdoings as ‘evil’, but should we be focusing instead on our levels of empathy? Simon Baron-Cohen…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
A trip down memory lane needn't be so difficultHaving a memory like Rain Man’s is easier than it looks, according to US memory champion Joshua Foer, who comes to Dublin this…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Out with the auld, in with the newToday’s Dublin is a far cry from the city mapped out by James Joyce in ‘Ulysses’ – but, given how much it’s changed in recent…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
When islands put their heads togetherIt’s about two islands which have been on a similar trajectory coming together and going, ‘Okay, how can we creatively respond…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
The hero of retreatIn the 30 years since Spain’s failed coup d’etat of 1981 the event has been buried by lies, half-lies and legends, says Javier…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Irish film-makers earn their stripesWith the tiger population down to about 1,500 in India, an Irish film is helping conservation effortsSat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Time travel with an appThe iPhone app Dublin City Walls is a virtual tour guide of a kind that could transform our experience of historical sitesSat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryIN the bestselling US book Tuesdays with Morrie , the narrator gets intellectual and spiritual sustenance from a somewhat unlikely…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Animal magic at craft exhibitionTHE STUDIO in rural Louth where Frances Lambe dreams up her serene ceramic sculptures used to be a cowshedThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Bright star of the atheist universeHumorous and entertaining, Daniel Dennett is one of the few people able to do ‘philosophy in public’ – but when he comes to Dublin…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Window redressingA Christmas conflagration in 2009 appeared to have destroyed the magical Harry Clarke stained-glass windows at St Mel’s Cathedral…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Two actors in search of a play, a joke or even a drinkA quirky theatrical troupe that defies description has stripped performance back to its basic ingredientsWed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryTHERE was a time – not long ago – when saying the words “craft” and “Irish” in anything louder than a whisper was liable to get…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
The big job of creating small peopleIT’S A PRETTY big tale to stage. There’s a land of giants, a land of tiny people and a land of horsesThu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
'I don't feel that playing the piano for a living is a tremendous achievement'THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: JOHN O'CONOR: Even after retiring as head of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, John O’Conor is as passionate…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Affectionate homage to conflicted tenor CarusoTWO words you might not normally put into the same sentence: are “Caruso” and “earthquake”Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
