The cultural quotes of the year: madness, middle age and mother’s advice
A selection of the best, oddest and most memorable musings by some of the world’s artistic greats, as told to Irish Times writers
A selection of the best, oddest and most memorable musings by some of the world’s artistic greats, as told to Irish Times writers
Donna Leon’s much-loved crime series centring on nice guy policeman Commissario Guido Brunetti is 22 years old. The new novel discusses the very nature of books
Ian Rankin’s ‘Saints of the Shadow Bible’ and Lee Child’s ‘Never Go Back’ are two of this month’s new thrillers
Greece letter: Specific regional geopolitics lurk behind the goal of a unified Europe
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