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Advises parishes ‘to be courageous in moving beyond ways that no longer work in the Ireland of today’
What Albert Camus can teach us about friendship
Unthinkable: Can you be friends with someone whose politics you oppose?
Long, hot summers: The danger and drama of heatwaves in literature
Under a burning sun, forbidden desires are ignited and there is a slow melting of rules
Micheál Martin wants us to have ‘a meaningful Christmas’ – but what does that mean?
Unthinkable: Perhaps existentialism can help us navigate the Taoiseach’s suggestion
Ghost of Juliette Gréco lingers over Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris Letter: Performer sang of her beloved city, of amour, rebellion and fleeting pleasures
Seán Moncrieff: Laundry is the ultimate absurdist pursuit
Laundry and Camus both have a lot to teach us about our weird life cycle. Think about it
Ten philosophers to help us through the coronavirus crisis
Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too
Book quiz: ‘A plague on both your houses’ is from which Shakespeare play?
Welcome to The Irish Times book quiz: 10 questions to test your literary knowledge
Every aspect of rugby needs overhauling in the aftermath of coronavirus
North versus south, club versus country and the developed versus developing
Put down The Plague, a novel by De Maistre is more hopeful
In lockdown for 42 days in 1794, author finds pleasure ‘in travelling round one’s room’
‘Why did God let this happen?’ People of faith can be people of action
Rite and Reason: The problem of faith in the midst of a plague of biblical proportions
Paris Letter: Precious little liberté, égalité and fraternité in coronavirus France
CRS riot police and some public workers have threatened strike as they feel inadequately protected against Covid-19. What could be more French?
When a force of nature attacks, our only response must be kindness
When all is lost – lives, homes, jobs – history will remember what we did in response
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