Linguistic detectives believe Shakespeare would have said ‘divil’ instead of ‘devil’ and would have drunk a cup of ‘tay’

From October to April, the walls of Limerick glistened with the damp

Frank McNally sits in on a new production of Seán O’Casey’s play and revisits the ‘chaotic scenes’ that greeted it in 1926

It has rained in Ireland every day of 2026 so far. From Samuel Beckett to Flann O’Brien, the country’s literary heritage is awash with the stuff

‘I have long been slightly paranoid about seagulls and would not be surprised if they’re running night drills for an all-out attack on the civilian population’

In sharing a photograph of the redbrick terrace, I unearthed a hitherto unknown family connection

While most towns have squares, for some reason they’re called diamonds in the North – whatever shape they are

When Tottenham captain Danny Blanchflower was ambushed by Eamonn Andrews and his big red book in 1961, he turned and ran

He went to the Abbey Theatre to collect a rifle hidden under the stage and join the fighting

It all started in December 1965, when Revenue returned a cheque sent by the curmudgeonly Irish Times columnist

After the Easter Rising, her patriotic ballads struck a chord with the public

There was no violence at the ice hockey on Sunday, I’m happy to report

Unlike St Patrick, there is no historical record of her life, so her identity can be endlessly refreshed or reimagined

According to the pub’s official statement, Noel’s reign behind the counter was 49 years

Critic Joseph Holloway witnessed the chaotic scenes, where actors broke character to forcibly remove audience members from the stage