Exercise in Rinkmanship – Frank McNally on contrasting figures who did the skates some serviceAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Aug 11 2021 - 19:01
End of the Line – Frank McNally on the dubious legacy of the last Earl of ClanrickardeAn Irishman’s DiaryTue Aug 10 2021 - 19:01
View from the Gods – Frank McNally on a forgotten photograph of a childhood worldAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Aug 06 2021 - 19:01
Piccadilly Circus – Frank McNally on the colourful, coded history of a famous London addressAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Aug 06 2021 - 00:01
Food for Thought – A menu of memories, from Marcel Proust to Melanie SafkaAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Aug 04 2021 - 19:01
A Malarkey in Clear Air – Frank McNally on an American war hero with a funny nameAn Irishman’s DiarySat Jul 31 2021 - 00:01
Churchyard Bard – Frank McNally on the lasting fame of Thomas Gray, who died 250 years ago on this dayAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jul 30 2021 - 00:01
The Jacks are Backdated – On the mysterious origins of a Dublin nicknameAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jul 28 2021 - 19:01
Full Circle: On the 200th birthday of one of Dublin’s most famous roomsAn Irishman’s DiaryTue Jul 27 2021 - 18:39
Rhyme Unreason – Frank McNally on Anglo-Scottish relations going from bad to verseAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jul 23 2021 - 19:01
Special Powers – Frank McNally with more on the origins of a famous Hollywood nameAn Irishman’s DiaryThu Jul 22 2021 - 19:01
Paws for Thought – On lion-taming for beginners, Ireland’s animal rights pioneer, and prevention of cruelty to Meath footballersAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jul 21 2021 - 19:01
Poetic Parishes – Frank McNally on a new book about Baggotonia and the new Kavanagh museum in InniskeenAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jul 16 2021 - 19:01
Mind the Gap – Frank McNally on a great Irish institution, the month’s mind, from Shakespeare to JoyceAn Irishman’s DiaryThu Jul 15 2021 - 18:01
Turbulent Priest – Frank McNally on John Ball, the Peasants’ Revolt, and the last of the English VillainsAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jul 14 2021 - 19:01
Home Thoughts from Abroad – Frank McNally on two emigrant stories, epic and otherwiseAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jul 14 2021 - 00:01
Football almost comes home, before booking a ticket to RomeIn Little Italy in Dublin, Italian fans were ready for another night at the operaSun Jul 11 2021 - 23:32
In the name of the fada: a much-politicised punctuation markAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jul 09 2021 - 18:30
Roaring Trade: On the highs and (occasionally fatal) lows of Dublin’s lion businessAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jul 09 2021 - 00:01
Enjoying Bulfin’s Ireland from the comfort of a carAn Irishman’s Diary: A roadtrip west in rainy JuneTue Jun 29 2021 - 18:30
True Colours – Frank McNally on the late Kenneth Kaunda’s Irish connectionsAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:01
Marching to a Drumlin Beat – Frank McNally on Brendan Behan’s ‘mad republican’ from MonaghanAn Irishman’s DiaryThu Jun 17 2021 - 19:01
Racing Uncertainty – Frank McNally on myths, mistaken memories, and the Ascot Gold CupAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jun 16 2021 - 19:01
Seconds Out – Frank McNally on the unexpected comeback of James Joyce’s semi-legendary boxer Myler KeoghAn Irishman’s DiaryTue Jun 15 2021 - 19:01
15,000 and counting – our record-breaking chess correspondent passes another major milestoneAn Irishman’s DiaryMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:01
On a Dilemma of the Horns – Frank McNally wrestles with the enduring mystery of a Bob Dylan song lyricAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jun 11 2021 - 19:01
(No) Danger Here – Frank McNally on how George Orwell got it badly wrong about footballAn Irishman’s DiaryThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:01
Baptism of Fire – Frank McNally on the Irish Free State’s incendiary originsAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:01
Cross-Border Beethoven – Frank McNally on a surprise connection between Beethoven and Big TomAn Irishman’s DiaryFri Jun 04 2021 - 19:01
Scotch Broth – Frank McNally on whiskey-soaked summer schools, the Lough Ness monster, and Flann O’Brien’s poetic mewsAn Irishman’s DiaryThu Jun 03 2021 - 19:01
Courting Controversy – Frank McNally on literary laundering, political beachball, and the history of an infamous streetAn Irishman’s DiaryWed Jun 02 2021 - 19:01
Seance of Scholars – Frank McNally on an event marking St Columcille’s 1,500th birthdayAn Irishman’s DiaryTue Jun 01 2021 - 19:01
Tribal Diatribe – On Lafcadio Hearn and the Irish love of bad languageAn Irishman’s DiaryFri May 28 2021 - 19:01
Paris Disagreement – Frank McNally on the fall of the Paris Commune, 150 years ago this weekAn Irishman’s DiaryThu May 27 2021 - 19:01
Russ in Urbe – Frank McNally on an existentialist question of Hiberno-EnglishAn Irishman’s DiaryThu May 27 2021 - 00:01
Thunder on the Mountain – Frank McNally on a busy weekend for Bob Dylan’s Irish disciplesAn Irishman’s DiaryTue May 25 2021 - 19:01
Swan Song – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of Molly (aka Polly) BawnAn Irishman’s DiaryFri May 21 2021 - 19:01
No Man’s Land Commission – Frank McNally on the case for opening Ireland’s ‘most important social archive’An Irishman’s DiaryWed May 19 2021 - 19:01
A time to bare arms – Frank McNally on an appointment with the vaccinatorsAn Irishman’s DiaryFri May 14 2021 - 19:01
Talking Funny – Frank McNally on the mysteries of foreign accent syndromeAn Irishman’s DiaryThu May 13 2021 - 19:01
Festooned with Saxons – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of a famous sporting phraseAn Irishman’s DiaryWed May 12 2021 - 19:01
A Turn for the Better – Frank McNally on the view from one of Dublin’s most dramatic cornersAn Irishman’s DiaryFri May 07 2021 - 18:45
Faithfull Friend – on the late Paddy Rossmore, a reluctant celebrity who revolutionised drug treatment in IrelandAn Irishman’s DiaryThu May 06 2021 - 19:01
