Latest articles about author Manchán Magan
Why is there so little talk of Ireland’s role in the foundation of Iceland? If we in Ireland have distant cousins living just below the Arctic Circle, shouldn’t we spend some time getting to know them?
From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
Visual art: Exhibition features 20 artists selected by guest-curators Miguel Amado and Valeria Ceregini
Christmas reads for everyone from little adventurers to teen romantacy fans
Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history
We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent
The presenter and self-described ‘oddball loner’ is bursting with energy despite his ‘more serious than normal’ prostate cancer
Television: Manchán Magan’s extremely watchable journey around the Continent is the first leg of a quest for atonement
In Ciseach, the choreographer Catherine Young shows how, by following the paths of our ancestors, we can repair our relationship with the land
What’s Next For?: Being introduced to the work of Harry Clarke led her on to iconography. ‘It’s all very bling’
What’s Next For?: Pair’s new 22-hour course features Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ola Majekodunmi and Louis de Paor, among others
Television: Irish landscape whisperer Magan addresses a singularly Irish subject – nobody does saintly relics like we do – with impressive gusto
March 10th-16th: From Is University Really Worth It? and The End of the World with Beanz to Italian-Spanish romance Un Amore
It’s hard to feel hopeful about the world right now, but these writers, broadcasters, entertainers, entrepreneurs, activists and conservationists are reaching for the light
Green Minister Pippa Hackett said this week wolves would be ‘shot’ if they were reintroduced, but how great a threat to farming would they be?
A landmark moment for the Irish language in pop culture is coming. Just you wait
We asked a range of people – including refuseniks – to tell us about the moments that make their season bright
Manchán Magan’s new book is a collection of Irish language words for women’s genitalia, reproductive organs, menstrual cycles and sex lives, wonderfully illustrated by women artists
Author of Thirty-Two Words for Field has a new book that takes in 18 magical landmarks
Canadian elders have many wise insights to share with the Irish about knowledge, mythology and cultural equivalence
Manchán Magan brings us on a journey into the wisdom of what lies beneath
It is as slanderous, scabrous and muck-mouthed a language as any you’ll find
Studio Donegal ignores looming globalisation in favour of handmade, local cloth
One Change: Switching over could significantly reduce your carbon footprint
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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