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Book shows that even as Ireland has changed, its biggest problems remain ‘deep-rooted and historical’
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Book shows that even as Ireland has changed, its biggest problems remain ‘deep-rooted and historical’
Our series celebrating 50 years of women’s writing surveys the fiction, poetry and nonfiction of the early 1980s
To mark Nollaig na mBan, Alan Hayes salutes the life and legacy of the poet and feminist pioneer
More choice and fewer questions give students ‘vast desert’ of time in well-received exam
Review: Druid’s chronicle of Eavan Boland’s life and work overlooks myriad possibilities
Bord Pleanála approves plans following objections from authors, poets and An Taisce
An Irishman’s Diary
Geraldine Byrne-Nason’s preparations will intensify soon for January start
The late poet was the supreme archivist of hidden histories
Joe Duffy can’t believe his luck – er, sorry, ears – when callers splutter about Normal People
Poet, who returned last month from teaching at Stanford University, suffered a stroke
Brendan Gleeson, Eavan Boland, John Creedon and others pass on advice during this uncertain time
Sinéad Morrissey, John Banville and fellow writers salute a great man and a great poet
The Year in Review: Young Offenders and Red Rock among our television favourites
The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country
Opera version of the ‘Odyssey’ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in August
Treated as mere consumers, we are forced into a cult of predictable values
No unpleasant surprises in an exam which asserts the importance of literature
Royal Irish Academy admits 28 new members
Kinsella’s oeuvre includes some of the finest longer meditative sequences by any contemporary Irish poet
‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’
TV Review: Excellent documentary uncovers the impetus behind Boland’s poems
Josepha Madigan said the idealism of revolutionary generation was not fulfilled
Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have held it to account
Two days into the exam, Lauren Conway is getting into her study groove
‘A hugely important paper that celebrates literature as relevant, moving and thought-provoking’
The Irish media’s blanket coverage of the leaving cert is not replicated elsewhere
Since the foundation of the State, its relationship with the arts has been ambiguous
Senator David Norris declares himself “bored senseless” by Budget 2017 until talk turns to pay
The collective works in our series show how molten and defiant Irish artworks can be
The Dubliner grew up in the oral tradition of stories and singing – ‘a vivid, interesting and textured world’. However complex her poems may be, they never lose touch with the energy of a shout in the street
A round-up of upcoming events in the books world
Iowa deserves a more prominent place on the US cultural map thanks to two programmes for writers that ignore borders and backgrounds and help make impossible conversations happen
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices