Lady Gregory

Ireland's 'pint diplomacy' goes digital for pandemic St Patrick's Day

Part influence operation, part branding exercise, diplomatic parties are key to Irish soft power

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 21:00

A portrait of the artist as poet – An Irishman’s Diary on James Joyce

Biden saluted Joyce the poet

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01

The misunderstood, useless and brilliant artists of the Irish diaspora

Post-Famine identity and the diaspora are the focus of a book rich in anecdote and detail

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 05:00

‘There’s this magical performance that’s nothing to do with drugs’

As he retires, Mick Egan looks back at 30 years working with addicts in art and drama

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 05:00

Black and Tans: ‘Half-drunk, whole-mad’ and one-fifth Irish

Diarmaid Ferriter: The terrorising Black and Tans had no monopoly on brutality in 1920

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00

Have yourself a very vintage Christmas: antique gifts for all

The most sustainable choice of all could also be a good investment

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 00:00

Tom MacIntyre: Writer who spoke to world from island off west of Ireland

Late poet and playwright was a storyteller who used his own silence to listen

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 10:20

Browser review: Lady Gregory’s rich legacy revisited and illuminated

Laetitia Colombani’s new novel, the lives of three women deliver tales of resilience

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 00:00

Cliff at Lyons to open new restaurant ‘inspired by the Irish larder’

Travel Bag: James Joyce suite reopens at the Intercontinental Hotel, and TUI revamps its booking app

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 05:00

In the auction rooms: Bowie masks, hares and stags

Theme of natural world features in forthcoming auctions

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 00:00

State papers: Ireland has ‘moral claim’ to paintings, UK’s National Gallery admits

Paintings at centre of 100-year-old row are part of Hugh Lane’s contested will

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 17:27

Helena Molony: A persistent fighter for working women

Vote 100: The life-long trade unionist advocated for improved conditions and representation for women

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 00:00

Colm Tóibín walks the ‘intense, haunted’ streets of Dublin

The city is full of ghosts ... in the house where Wilde grew up, the library where Yeats studied

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 10:15

Last Post – Frank McNally on Seumas O’Kelly, writer, journalist, and victim of the 1918 Armistice

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 18:10

Is this a golden age for children’s theatre? Oh, yes, it is

Work made for children used to be rare, but there's now a rich bounty of shows

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 05:00

Like the book? Why not visit the author’s home?

For a book tour with a difference, visit some of the literary world’s most interesting homes

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 00:00

Children of Lir: Loudest Whisper revive folk opera to mark 50-year career

Show first staged in 1973 and Polydor Records signed Fermoy combo to record album

Sun May 13 2018 - 20:45

‘Those that I fight I do not hate’ – An Irishman’s Diary on Robert Gregory

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 00:01

Germ warfare – An Irishman’s Diary about Maj Robert Gregory and the Spanish flu

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 00:01

Susan McKay: Brexit is ripping open old wounds

Attitudes in Border regions returning to brutal psychology of Troubles mistrust

Mon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00