A Brave New Ireland: How dystopias can reflect the state of Ireland and the West
It’s commonly believed that our future will become more digitalised, but it’s equally possible that nuclear war would allow a complete reset
Cormac McCarthy
Latest articles about Cormac McCarthy
Sally Rooney: ‘I think I should have read more at university’
Intermezzo author explains how she treats quotation marks in her writing
Obituaries of 2023: Five notable figures on the world stage who died this year
Matthew Perry and Tina Turner were among those who died in 2023
The Caretaker: Beautifully written fable of how powerful try to bend those of integrity to their will
Ron Rash’s spare prose delivers a yarn of suspense, love and friendship set against the war in Korea and 1950s Carolina
Cormac McCarthy obituary: Stripped-down novels mirrored his dislike of trappings of success
Away from the limelight, he forged a remarkable, intense and singular career
Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023): a great writer who evokes the terror of nihilism
Cormac McCarthy’s fiction constitutes a reckoning with the Age of Aftermath
A guide to Cormac McCarthy’s best books: stark, merciless stories of misfits and the apocalypse
The writer was renowned for his stark and violent novels. These seven novels comprise the best of McCarthy’s work
Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road and Blood Meridian, dies aged 89
Celebrated American author, who also wrote ‘No Country For Old Men’, died of natural causes in New Mexico
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh reinvents Ireland’s biggest songs
The Kerry singer’s new record melds traditional songs and orchestral arrangements
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Irish Chamber Orchestra: Róisín Reimagined – Surprises from the past
A revelatory collection and a high-water mark for a singer with a fathoms-deep voice
New York’s Irish Arts Center gets a new lease of life
The centre’s new home is on the site of an old tyre shop in Hell’s Kitchen
Ennis named overall winner of Tidy Towns competition
Abbeyleix, Glaslough, Kilsheelan and Cobh all win awards across various categories
Cormac McCarthy (not) tweeting has been highlight of my summer so far
Karlin Lillington: Platform’s most recent stumble has given publications a delicious silly season angle
Former Ulster Bank CEO Cormac McCarthy dies suddenly aged 58
McCarthy was First Active’s chief and presided over its sale to Ulster Bank
Michael Palin, Mike Leigh and Christy Moore: This week’s unmissable online events
Celine Byrne and Robert Webb also among the virtual attractions over next seven days
Ulster Bank’s timeline: From backing linen merchants to Celtic Tiger builders
Over the course of 160 years, Ulster Bank grew from a small regional presence to being a major property lender in the Celtic Tiger boom years
A vaccine strategy inspired by the movie ‘Contagion’? Not Britain’s worst idea
Films, books and television often get the future right, writes Hugh Linehan
Arthritis drug could be effective in seriously-ill Covid-19 patients
UCD study finds evidence supporting monoclonal antibody therapy is growing
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
The Offload: Lost Season Awards recognise Stander’s outstanding performances
Earls makes plea to listen up, Ian Madigan steps back into Ireland frame and planning must go on
Martin Hayes: ‘Retirement is a terrible disaster if it’s something you love doing’
The Gloaming fiddler continues eternal musical quest with The Common Ground Ensemble
The best traditional gigs between February 23rd and 29th
Get tickets for Dónal Lunny, TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, Ímar and Kern
Auction results and forthcoming sales
Yeats wedding tokens, diamonds and a William Scott for €150,000
A Yeats love story in a trunk comes to light – and to market
A Victorian trunk inscribed with the name Jack B Yeats held sentimental mementos including the artist’s wife’s wedding shoes
Acting out the apocalypse – in dustbins
The cast of Pan Pan’s upcoming Endgame talk about Samuel Beckett’s enduring relevance
The Old Man and the Sea and the Boy
An off-shore wind farm in the near future grounds this tale of loss and survival
Cathal Coughlan: ‘Microdisney ran its course. Let’s just leave it’
The songwriter on the end of the group, his solo work and Cork’s ‘human architecture’
The Great British Bake Off subtly prepares for post-Brexit living
The show’s idyllic setting sits outside the common market, part of no customs union
Donald Trump seeking to close door on all immigration to US
Janan Ganesh: Cutting number of legal immigrants will be next
Former Ulster Bank, Paddy Power executive lined up for retail REIT IPO
Cormac McCarthy expected to be named chairman as planning for IPO firms up
Is Cork still the best place to survive the apocalypse?
When nuclear war loomed in the 1960s, Cork was deemed the safest place to be
My Absolute Darling: A compelling debut about horribly tainted love
A remarkable California teen comes to a realisation about her predatory father
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices