The Divine Comedy songwriter on his journey from pop star to accidental country gent and why he’s ‘less willing to put on a happy face’
Time for hunting with hounds to follow other bloodsports into the history books
Designer James McGlynn Seaver has created wild but impeccably crafted costumes for An Ideal Husband at The Gate Theatre
Our senses lead a pathway to what’s going on in a story, says the bestselling author
Auctioneer says rare image of the Dublin author and playwright was a ‘lucky find’ by the seller
Matthew Malone and Caitríona Ennis star in Marc Atkinson Borrull’s revival of Oscar Wilde’s most political work
Baineann saothair liteartha Wilde níos mó le seomraí suite galánta Shasana ná le saol na hÉireann, cé gur Gael bródúil ba ea é.
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I suggested my guests look up Raglan Road on a well-known Swedish institution
The beautiful youth Wilde blamed for his downfall ended up a ‘stooped old man’ in Hove
The image was taken on the day Wilde died
Annual sale at Trinity College Dublin to include books owned by the late poet and professor of modern literature
Book by playwright’s grandson relates how public shame over Wilde’s downfall shadowed his family into the mid-20th century
Few people wanted to be seen with Irish playwright in his final days, actor Simon Callow says - but 125 years on, he is honoured
Despite editor Frank Harris’s reputation as a rogue, the Irish literary light trusted him, as he approached his death 125 years ago
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Sargent: Dazzling Paris, a sumptuous exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, tells the story of the artist’s formative decade in Paris
Plus: the thing Catherine Connolly and Keir Starmer have in common; the ‘lion’ on the loose in Co Clare; and a big job opening at the EPA
Pass was taken from Irish playwright following his 1895 conviction for gross indecency
Deary talks about his new book for adults, rebellion, the cushie present day, and ‘wanting to create something worthwhile’
A fearless explorer arrives on Earth, postwar childhood tales and classics to bewitch a new generation
Neil Bartlett’s play imagines Wilde’s meeting, just before his trial, with the society palmist Mrs Robinson
Many disabled artists would opt for the ‘humble’ option of requesting lesser or no payment for work. Reaching for the stars is too risky
To celebrate Bloomsday on June 16th, we explore spots that inspired famous writers to create their classics
The trial had its origins in the ‘Red Scare’ general election of 1932
The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writing
We know charm is routinely weaponised in politics, business and personal relationships. Still, we’re not always immune to charming people, and maybe we don’t want to be
A novel that rolls across continents on seas of emotion that find their form in glorious passages of writing
The good, the bad and the ugly parts of studying English through Irish eyes at Oxford
John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
The city is a soulful playground for the kind of people who have spectacles on their nose and autumn in their hearts
The southern and western sides lack any statues – moving or otherwise
The album, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s trip to Colorado, features luminaries of the Irish independent scene
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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