Queen for a day – Anne Boylan on Strumpet City and Peter Ustinov

An Irishwoman’s Diary

First look: Bewley’s on Grafton Street reopens after €12m renovation

The buns are back, but the big mugs of milky coffee are gone

Bus Éireann Derry to Dublin route ends but memories endure

‘I remember people getting the bus to Dublin just to go to McDonalds. It was regarded as exotic’

Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman’s Diary about the Belfast film classic, ‘Odd Man Out’

Culture Shock: Stephen Rea on his belief in the cleansing power of theatre

An edited extract of the award-winning actor’s acceptance speech at the ‘The Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards

West Cork farmhouse for €640,000

Land of Lyre is set on three acres and has been refurbished extensively

Gifted actor of RTÉ soaps and notable stage productions

Daphne Carroll: November 15th, 1923 - February 8th, 2015

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Brooks & Co on Baggot Street: winding down in curiosity shop where time stands still

Bits and pieces of Dublin history can be found at the shop on Baggot Street. It’s now available for letting

Romance endures in Leitrim ballroom

Hall immortalised by writer William Trevor now reinvented as tourist attraction