The Hand of God: Paolo Sorrentino’s love letter to Naples

Movie has tragedy at its heart but more than anything else it is one of the great ‘city films’

Howya – An Irishman’s Diary on greetings

A midsummer like no other, with a nod to St John and flash of Star Trek

An Irishman’s Diary with the theme of a classic Irish ballad for this time of year

The National: I Am Easy to Find review – A bold ambitious collision of the past, present

Band’s eighth studio record interrogates and takes apart what brought them together

Pope comes to Ireland: Here's our ready-made nostalgic article full of gems about the 1979 visit

Want cultural references and a killer payoff? I am here to help you

An Irishman’s Diary on Laurie Lee’s centenary

Tales of the lad from Slad

Prolific writer who blossomed late in life

Endurance is all: a letter from Elizabeth Jane Howard

Once, while trying to heal a cruel wound, I wrote to Howard. The reply came as a shock