The Irish Times

Another Life: Foraging for mushrooms and natural psychedelics

Michael Viney locates psychedelic fungi in the context of culture, therapy and danger

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00

Coarse Notes – Frank McNally on the drunken parrots of ancient Rome and other surprise language lessons

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 19:01

Seeing is believing – An Irishman’s Diary on Samuel Johnson and Ireland

Mon Aug 24 2020 - 19:01

Trinity College lawns dug up to make room for wild flowers

Re-wilding of lawns at the entrance are an effort to address biodiversity crisis

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 13:29

Inspiring educators: How coronavirus has given us a new appreciation of teachers

Many of us see the levels of patience, persistence and personal attention that goes into the role of an educator

Tue May 12 2020 - 00:00

Trinity’s front lawns set to be wild-flower meadow

Public overwhelmingly supports bee-friendly proposal in an online vote

Fri May 01 2020 - 06:00

Trinity College plans wildflower meadow on College Green

University wants to transform prominent grassy area in response to biodiversity crisis

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 02:48

Longford primed for 10-fold tourism boost as Center Parcs set to open

Ballymahon and beyond transformed by €233m holiday village project

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 07:48

‘Brendan Kennelly’s words raised my spirits’

The Time of My Life: A poet’s work provides uplift and inspiration to a composer

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00

Hot prices for Irish art in summer sales

Big-hitters like Yeats, Henry and Osborne now fetching prices well above pre-sale estimates

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00

Monument men – An Irishman’s Diary on the Earl of Carlisle, Goldsmith and Burke

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 00:01

The disappearing world of French village life

The French affection for their little towns is tinged with guilt rooted in neglect

Tue Jan 02 2018 - 01:04

In a Word . . . Midlands

I propose that the new brand for our Midlands should be ‘Tranquillity Ireland’

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 00:00

His father’s son: Liam Cosgrave and ‘the boss’

WT Cosgrave and son shared a deep commitment to parliamentary democracy

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 09:28

Woodland retreat in Goldsmith country

Three-bedroom gate lodge at Newcastle House, Co Longford on market for €350,000

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 05:00

Irish Roots

Glory be to the Ordnance Survey

Mon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00

Walks: A Ramble in Glassan Village, Co Westmeath

Take time to walk some Westmeath country roads with a literary twist

Sun Apr 05 2015 - 06:00

The Times We Lived In: Goldsmith given a spruce-up at gates of Trinity

Published: August 2nd, 1978 Photograph: Tom Lawlor

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00

Culture Shock: Putting women’s writing on the wall

‘The Irish Times’ is publishing a poster of Irish women writers as a rebuke to the familiar men-only Irish Writers version. It’s a joke with a serious point

Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00

Theatre review: She Stoops to Conquer

David Pearse steals the show amid a cast playing to the gallery with diverting, shameless slapstick

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 16:24

Brought to Book: RTÉ’s Sinead Crowley on her debut novel and literary loves

I didn’t set out to write a book in a particular genre but there are a lot of ‘domestic noir’ books being written at the moment, psychological thrillers aimed primarily at women, and my book falls into that category

Mon May 12 2014 - 15:38

Thinking outside the squeeze box

By staying ahead of the technological curve, the Irish Traditional Music Archive has become a one-stop shop for anyone curious about our cultural heritage, as its director, Nicholas Carolan, explains

Sat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00