Una Mullally

Una Mullally

Contributor

Una Mullally, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes a weekly opinion column.

‘The Irish thing always sells over here’: a New York shop selling Foxford blankets, Guinness prints and Sinéad O’Connor totes

Dubliner Alison Doyle left her stressful job in tech sales to open Irish homeware and gifts shop Irving Green

“Dúirt mo chomhairleoir ar scoil liom gur cheart dom scor den scátáil.”

Is bunaitheoir agus stiúrthóir é Phili Halton ar Chumann Clárscátála na hÉireann (ISA).

Patti Smith in Dublin: The singer’s voice is peerless in an energetic, gentle performance

Awesomeness of album Horses is beautifully exposed as songs are contextualised with stories of their origins and inspiration

In Manchán Magan, Ireland had a writer whose words could light up the synapses

Magan was a wholly authentic force, full of awe and devoid of cynicism

“Ní raibh uaim ach an grá dorcha drúisiúil draíochtach a bhí idir Cathy is Heathcliff, caidreamh a sháraigh an bás féin.”

Is aisteoir agus scríbhneoir í Caitríona Ní Mhurchú a bhfuil ról aici sa dráma Beckett sa Chreig: Guth na mBan

If Dublin can pull out all the stops for the NFL, why not for the GAA?

Now that we’ve seen what can be done to welcome an American football event to town, let’s do it for homegrown sports

Katherine Zappone: ‘I didn’t really realise how crazy you can become with grief’

The former government minister’s memoir covers the pain of losing her wife and the joy of a new relationship, as well as various career controversies

Playwright Carys D Coburn on Bán: ‘Can we be real to one another and be family? Often the answer is no’

Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Coburn’s prowess is in addressing the space between what we say and what we know

What can you buy for 50 cent these days? A one-way air fare to New York

Flights from Dublin to JFK hit a ‘rock-bottom’ price of €15 in May – last week they were on offer at 97% off

Féasta amharclannaíochta ar ardáin na hArdchathrach

Tá Féile Amharclannaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath á reáchtáil ar fud na cathrach

“Déanaim cleachtadh laethúil as an gcruthaitheacht, ar nós mar a chuirim stocaí orm ar maidin, nó mar a ullmhaím béile san oíche.”

Seineann Jack Lawlor an dordghiotár sa bhanna Madra Salach. Eiseófar a gcéad singil, Blue & Gold, ar an 18ú Meán Fómhair

We need to learn the lessons from the US. We cannot accept political violence as inevitable

A Citizens’ Assembly could be one way to tackle the scourge of political and racist violence

Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room

Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them

10 things to make Dublin better, from public baths to scrapping gated communities

Open schoolyards at weekends, softer lighting and more places to sit down would help

“Tá ceol ag gach aon duine ach é a aimsiú”

Is ealaíontóir ildisciplíneach é Blue Niall. Trasnaíonn a chuid oibre an ceol rap, cultúr na méimeanna, craoladh raidió agus léirithe beo.

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