The Irish Times

Bly’s Spirit – Frank McNally on a pioneering journalist with an Irish sub-plot

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 19:01

No dogs, no beer, some Irish. A Limerickman makes Iceland home

Outdoor swims in geothermal waters and seeing the Aurora Borealis light up the sky

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 06:00

Godzilla vs Kong: Monster mash-up a cut above the rest

In a puzzlingly uneven franchise, this one’s worthy of the price of admission

Fri Apr 02 2021 - 05:00

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

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 07:00

Show a little bit of leg

Best in Class: Taking its cue from mid-century classics, furniture shows more legs this season

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 00:00

Style on the high seas: The golden age of ocean liner design

Ocean liners were showcases of style, produced by some of the great artists of the age

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 06:00

Avengers Infinity War: Overlong, overcrowded and over here

Review: It’s not a good film, but it is clogged with star actors and good jokes

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 23:00

Sinead Kane aims to be first blind athlete to complete World Marathon Challenge

Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days begins in Antarctica

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 17:55

Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything...

Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism

Wed Aug 24 2016 - 12:04

Pension pots and superyachts make a big splash

Can rich people find undisturbed lesiure only aboard an oversized boat?

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 16:49

Microsoft goes underwater for a data centre solution

Tech giant is carrying out tests in a bid to eliminate expensive air conditioning costs

Mon Feb 08 2016 - 09:00

Miriam Lord: Lacklustre Burton fails even to attract protesters

Heavy security but no hint of the ‘forest of placards’ predicted by Gilmore five years ago

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00

Volvo Ocean race: Broken iceberg means there are dangerous ice chunks in ocean

Soon we’ll be able to focus on our Cape Horn approach, writes Justin Slattery

Thu Mar 26 2015 - 04:00

Servitude, sex and slavery: decoding old magazine ads

A Vintage Summer: A trawl through old ads is funny, but also a jarring reminder of past social truths

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00

Irish designer of the submarine remembered on the Boyne

John Philip Holland taught as a Christian Brother in Drogheda school

Sat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00