Keith Duggan: Through the glories and the disgraces, we were all Maradona addicts
Maradona’s second goal against England in 1986 was one of the still points among all the chaos
Maradona’s second goal against England in 1986 was one of the still points among all the chaos
Stephenie Meyer has retold Twilight from the vampire’s point of view. It’s a popular ploy
The insurance salesman could not speak English, only read it, and plans for a revised edition sank in a plane crash
’There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book’
Oscar winner Bernardo Bertolucci was one of Italy's great post-war directors
Eighth Amendment needs to be finally uprooted, not fertilised with yet more equivocations
That’s Maths: Mathematical concepts influenced the structure and style of many of Jorge Luis Borges’ short stories
Coming back to Ireland for good is hard. People tell you this. It is not a secret. But it is still a shock.
Letter from Buenos Aires: Joyce and Borges at heart of double commemoration for Irish
Ireland isn’t exactly ‘just another place’, but it isn’t home anymore, either
The difference between the reality of the men of 1916 and the way they are being used is ‘enormous’, says David Rieff
The city’s main arts festival has helped transform a suburb. With a changing of the guard can it also alter its own identity?
Anthony Cronin, begetter of the first Bloomsday celebration in 1954, organised one of Dublin’s greatest literary events to mark the centenary of James Joyce’s birth in 1982
Michael Smith: September 1st, 1942 - November 15th, 2014
‘Learn the word for everything and remember them. Learn the rules and forget them’
A new companion to the work of the great fabulist conveys the richness and depth of his writing
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices