Japan defeat turns into a lose-win situation for Irish fansGreen army joins home supporters’ celebrations – and learns how to cross the roadMon Sept 30 2019 - 01:00
Rugby World Cup: Hard to begrudge Japan moment in sunIrish supporters in good spirits despite defeat after friendliest of meetings off the fieldSat Sept 28 2019 - 15:57
Irish fans in Japan discover unexpected links with their hosts‘Fukuroi’ sounds like something Mick McCarthy might have said at another World CupSat Sept 28 2019 - 01:00
Irish fans outperform Scots as game turns into Irish sing-songOur ability to materialise on any foreign field must be in running for ninth wonder of worldSun Sept 22 2019 - 13:29
Planes, trains and an ageing car: Irish fans push the boat out to make World CupHong Kong airport becomes Limerick Junction of Asian air travel ahead of Scotland clashFri Sept 20 2019 - 19:38
Berlioz’s Siege of Ennis – Frank McNally on the French composer’s love of Ireland, Robert Emmet, and a Shakespearean actress from ClareWed Sept 18 2019 - 18:30
Bridge of Sighs – Frank McNally on the contrasting role of two Dubliners in an infamous battle of the second World WarTue Sept 17 2019 - 18:30
‘Ring a ring a rosy as the light declines’: Dublin revels in a rare oul’ timeFrank McNally: Kerry supporters not short of confidence before last walk to the groundsSat Sept 14 2019 - 20:59
Returning to Japan after 30 years for the Rugby World CupFrank McNally recalls lavish 1988 trip as he prepares to report on this year’s tournamentSat Sept 14 2019 - 09:00
Knees and the Man – Frank McNally on 1,000 years of war and peace in IslandbridgeFri Sept 13 2019 - 18:01
Channelling Clara – Frank McNally on the story of a celebrity German piano in DonegalThu Sept 12 2019 - 18:01
Of Berks and Burkeans – Frank McNally on foxhunting, the French Revolution, and BrexitWed Sept 11 2019 - 18:20
Year of the Drench – Frank McNally channels the 1798 invaders on a damp trek through MayoTue Sept 10 2019 - 18:20
A turn for the worse – Frank McNally on a street corner that changed the course of historyWed Sept 04 2019 - 18:01
At The Border, Cross – Frank McNally on the stresses of driving through the former YugoslaviaTue Sept 03 2019 - 18:01
Worldcon mad: a collision between science fiction and Flann O’BrienImportant principles from the catechism of cliché and a parallel developmentFri Aug 16 2019 - 18:00
Of dogs and dogma – Frank McNally on Orwell, Marx and history repeating itselfMarx repeated something his friend Friedrich Engels had just written about HegelThu Aug 15 2019 - 20:00
Irishman's Diary: An enigma of the Famine years in IrelandWas Polish Count Pawel Strzelecki a spy for the British government?Wed Aug 14 2019 - 20:00
Celebrities and sports stars tog out for annual hurling fundraiserHurling for Cancer Research brings more than 6,000 fans to St Conleth’s ParkTue Aug 13 2019 - 21:21
How workhouses contributed to the misfortune of the FamineGovernment decisions were in accordance with grim teachings of Thomas MalthusTue Aug 13 2019 - 18:00
A Win for the Ages – Frank McNally on why (some) old runners are still hard to beatThu Aug 08 2019 - 18:30
Happy Hutcheson Day – Frank McNally on the most influential Irishman you’ve probably never heard ofThu Aug 08 2019 - 09:53
Would a united Ireland see everyone together, standing tall?Frank McNally looks at the challenges that could arise if North and South joined forcesWed Aug 07 2019 - 20:00
Folklore Gaeilge-Béarla – Frank McNally on fear (and loathing) in Anglo-Irish relationsFri Aug 02 2019 - 18:20
Great White Fail – Frank McNally on going where few book-lovers have gone before and reading all of Moby DickTue Jul 30 2019 - 18:01
Hogan’s Heroes – Frank McNally on an Irish link to one of the 20th century’s greatest soccer teams, the “Mighty Magyars”Fri Jul 19 2019 - 18:01
At Swim-Two-Bobs – Frank McNally on the mysteries of numerology in the work of Bob Dylan and Flann O’BrienAt Swim-Two-Birds pays extended homage to the number 3 with three beginnings, three ends and a similar number of plots in betweenFri Jul 19 2019 - 00:01
Tripping out in Kilkenny – Frank McNally on the people you meet at rock concertsThu Jul 18 2019 - 00:01
Festival of Flann – Frank McNally on a big homecoming for Dublin’s funniest writerWed Jul 10 2019 - 17:45
The flutes, the flutes are calling – Frank McNally on Ireland’s most politicised musical instrumentTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:45
Blunt instrument – the Kilrush evictions of 1888 and the ‘Vandeleur ram’Evictions combined with advent of photojournalism brought ram under spotlightFri Jul 05 2019 - 18:00
Clare set: Frank McNally on two new books with a common threadIrishman's Diary: Musicians bumped into each other on my desk via respective booksThu Jul 04 2019 - 19:00
No dividing wall – Frank McNally on the US neighbouring towns of Derry and LondonderryAn Irishman’s Diary:Thu Jul 04 2019 - 01:00
Streets ahead: When an Irish street was named after a womanAn Irishman’s Diary: Frances Vandeleur was given Frances Street as a wedding presentTue Jul 02 2019 - 18:18
The hunting of the Earl of Rone – and the Irish connectionAn Irishman’s Diary: The festival was banned in 1837 after a man fell to his death during the debauchesFri Jun 28 2019 - 18:02
A twist of faith – Frank McNally on GAA supporters and the ‘Stockdale Paradox’Defining event of Stockdale’s life was the time he spent as a prisoner of war in VietnamThu Jun 27 2019 - 18:01
Medical militia – Frank McNally on the Irish presence at the Franco-Prussian warThe motivation for Irish participation was humanitarian, in large partWed Jun 26 2019 - 18:01
Young man in a hurry (x2): Frank McNally is misled by a ‘dangling modifier’When the start of a sentence loses touch with the endTue Jun 25 2019 - 18:01
General Practitioner – Frank McNally on Orangemen, “Blue Men”, and Americans in war-time ArmaghSat Jun 22 2019 - 00:01
