Waiting Games – Frank McNally on the origin of the ‘Irish Olympics’, 100 years ago

An Irishman’s Diary

‘A Nation Under the Influence’ – Lara Marlowe on Joyce-inspired events in Paris

An Irishwoman’s Diary

Ulysses for cheats, chapter by chapter (feel free to skip the first three)

Frank McNally: Skim, slice and dice James Joyce’s masterpiece, from opening to climax

Wooden heart – Frank McNally on the dark horse in Joyce’s Ulysses

An Irishman’s Diary

Playwright of the Western World – Frank McNally on 150 years of JM Synge

An Irishman’s Diary

An Artist Drawn to Ireland – Frank McNally on Cesca Chenevix Trench

An Irishman’s Diary

The Irish Times view on sea-swimming: December dip

After the initial shock the body settles into a state of grudging, tingling acceptance, though feet and hands tell a story of the numbing cold

Was it for this? Fintan O’Toole on the existential questions facing the Abbey Theatre

If the national theatre is not world class or keen on Ireland’s dramatic canon, what is it for?

In a Word . . . Ulysses

We began our day at the Martello Tower in Sandycove where ‘Stately plump, Buck Mulligan’ began ‘Ulysses’

Still Life With Liffey – An Irishman’s Diary about art, literature, and internet celebrity

Painting “slashed” by IRA during the Civil War restored and up for auction

Portrait shows privileged children of Oliver St John Gogarty at Connemara holiday home

Video

Bloomsday: If you haven’t read Ulysses yet, start here

Eileen Battersby details five good reasons to dive into a truly great work of fiction

Bloomsday: What would Molly Bloom make of Joyce and ‘Ulysses’?

Eileen Battersby imagines what the central players of Joyce’s Ulysses think about the novel that made them famous and how they feel about the man who wrote it

Bargains are back at Dublin auctions

Pre-summer art auctions at Adam’s and Whyte’s mark a return to more affordable prices