Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Some astounding new Bowie facts have come to light over the last year
David Bowie, George Michael, Terry Wogan and Frank Kelly feature among those in the montage tribute
Weblog: Ireland’s 2016 obsessions revealed in our year of Google search
Search engine reveals most popular topics among its Irish users in 2016
Trump, Marine Le Pen, Syria: nothing makes sense as Utopian ambition crumbles into atavistic nationalism
Scoil Sailearna has drawn up its own proclamation as part of celebrations
Ahead of the 20th-anniversary re-release of Neil Jordan’s hugely successful film Michael Collins, the director reflects on the ‘unique opportunity’ he got to make it
Older programmes on 1916 may have been better at bringing Irish history to life
The Scottish playwright has tackled topics as troubling as Anders Behring Breivik. So how did he get on in the strange world of Strindberg?
The outpouring of grief on Twitter and Facebook generates a good deal of cynicism
Donald Clarke on the late actor, a funny, warm man in person, who could never quite shake the whiff of brimstone on screen
Stephen Fry said late actor was ‘a man of such talent, wicked charm’
Hollywood star who shot to global acclaim as Hans Gruber in Die Hard was suffering from cancer
Canada trip is first out of Ireland for director, who has Motor Neuron Disease, since 2008
We’ll say. Stricken with MND and given four years to live, Simon Fitzmaurice has bounced back with a crowdfunded Film Fleadh world premiere starring Harry Potter fave Evanna Lynch
13th festival is last to have Jameson, which has supported event since its inception in 2003, as title sponsor
Kenneth Branagh, Julie Andrews and Russell Crowe lined up as part of festival bill
A year of Yeats. The return of the Gathering. The zaniness of TedFest. The muckiness of the National Ploughing Championships. The musical magic of Electric Picnic. The spectacular scenery of Earagail Arts Festival. And much more. Consider yourself told
Ireland will be among those remembering the ‘war to end all wars’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices