An Irishman's DiaryToday marks an important milestone in the memory of a man widely regarded as the worst poet in the history of EnglishFri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe 2006 Ryder Cup was an organisational triumph, no question. Congratulations are due to everyone involved at the K ClubTue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI don't know what I ever did to encourage them, but the people at Marketing magazine send me a free copy of their publication…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryOne of the glories of France - at least if you're touring it with children - is that every self-respecting town has a carousel…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIn the Protestant cemetery of my home town, there's a gravestone to a man who died in the 1930sThu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI'm sorry I missed the Electric Picnic. It seems to have been the music festival of the summerWed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryAs chance would have it, one of the books I read on the family holiday was Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad, his account of a trip…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThose depressing Leaving Cert results took some of the gloss off what has been a very exciting week for mathematics, with the…Thu Aug 17 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryBertie Ahern deserves understanding rather than scorn over his controversial appearance at the building site of a new Kerry hotel…Fri Aug 11 2006 - 01:00
Why pray to one saint when 14 are listening today?Feeling a bit queasy after the long weekend? Tense and irritable because of queues at Dublin Airport? Driven out of your mind…Tue Aug 08 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIreland's yogic flyers have picked an auspicious week to advertise their latest initiativeWed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryScientists are well-meaning, on the whole, but they never know where to stopTue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Galloping greenThe Last Straw: Amid stiff competition, the prize for the most aptly-named horse at Cheltenham this week went to Lough Derg, …Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe Sugar Club on Dublin's Leeson Street occupies the site of the old Irish Film Theatre, which you used to enter around the …Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryCongratulations to Chris Storm from Texas, who I see has won the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest at Sloppy Joe's, …Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI see this year's cool new toy for children is something called the BiliboFri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe grey squirrel is an object lesson in the value of public relationsThu Jul 13 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThis is a bad week for the old saying that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI watched the World Cup final at the old home place in Monaghan, where my brother now runs the farmTue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryAs another Dáil year ends, I see that the Government has accused the Opposition of having "no policies", while the Opposition…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt's a timely move by the Government to request that name-plates at future EU meetings should refer to this country as "Éire …Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe Inis Oírr International Bodhrán Summer School is a metaphor for the recent economic history of IrelandWed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTo stage a play outdoors in Ireland is a major logistical challengeTue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIf there were ever to be a national day of commemoration for Irish emigrants, it would surely have to be on June 23rd, the date…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryCharlie Haughey and James Joyce had at least one thing in commonFri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryYou can measure your life out in World Cups. In fact, these days, I find it the only reliable measureFri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThere's a famous photograph of John F Kennedy in the Oval Office: the world's most powerful man at work while his infant son …Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryRock music has been more or less respectable for decades, I know, but 2006 could be the year it finally went genteelFri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMy apologies in advance for being morbid, but that recent warning on the hazards of gypsy skirts has reminded me of the sad fate…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryProbably the most remarkable thing about the whole Munster rugby phenomenon has been the willingness of the province's Cork component…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWhen President McAleese visited Butte, Montana this week, she appears to have missed out on the city's most famous feature, even…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Bruce the Bush-whackerThe Last Straw: Thanks to Bruce Springsteen, I've been going around all week singing Ballad of Jesse James, with its insanely…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Listeners at sea as Bertie's bounty knows no boundsDáil Sketch: For a while yesterday, it looked like we were witnessing a Mutiny on the BountyWed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Ned meets Joyce as the Kelly story comes back homeJames Joyce's aunts must be turning in their gravesMon May 08 2006 - 01:00
World Cup exit moneyThe Last Straw: In one of his safer predictions, the great economist JK Galbraith expressed confidence that, even in the long…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
Competition for soldiers to become officersNon-commissioned soldiers will have a more chances of attaining officer rank following a decision by Minister for Defence Willie…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
Spring clean at Guinness heir's home nets €2.6mThe mother of all garage sales raised an estimated €2Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Gone in 45 minutesTheLastStraw: I know it's the chicken nuggets most people worry aboutSat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Party to target health and crimeFine Gael will target public fears about crime, healthcare and the perceived waste of taxpayers' money in a new series of anti…Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:00
Priest's role in peace process recognisedThe North's unionists are "the greatest asset Ireland has", peace campaigner Fr Alec Reid has saidSat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
Lost in the 'J Zone'TheLastStraw: If being a man means anything, it means you never, ever, ask directionsSat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
RTÉ drama to depict chaos following Sellafield disasterA new RTÉ docu-drama depicts anarchy in Dublin and a mass flight from Ireland's east coast after a nuclear disaster at Sellafield…Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
Racing's hot propertiesTheLastStraw: I'm sure every Irish sports fan rejoiced in the success of Numbersixvalverde at AintreeSat Apr 15 2006 - 01:00
Cliches of our timeTheLastStraw: Forty years after his death, the greatest tribute we can pay Myles na gCopaleen is to say that, thanks to his …Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
Guns blaze on the Aer Lingus frontDáil Sketch: For two self-confessed socialists the Taoiseach and Joe Higgins rarely appear on the same side of an argument.Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
There are no flies on Dermot AhernDáil Sketch: The plight of the undocumented was dramatically illustrated in the Dáil yesterday when Fine Gael's Bernard Allen…Wed Apr 05 2006 - 01:00
Be warned - if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isPeople who respond even once to an e-mail, letter or telephone scam are liable to feature on "suckers lists", attracting increased…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
A slow burnerTheLastStraw: Posterity will decide whether this newspaper's 16-page supplement to mark the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Star chef gives a flavour of Dublin's gourmet festivalTo some Irish food producers, Richard Corrigan is about as popular as a fox in a henhouse.Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
