Churchyard Bard – Frank McNally on the lasting fame of Thomas Gray, who died 250 years ago on this day
An Irishman’s Diary
Thomas Vinterberg: ‘We were fascinated with the dark side of drinking’
Danish director of Another Round on creativity, destruction and temptation of money
‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’
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In praise of Autumn: Ireland is not a summery nation
As everything turns a deathly brown, it feels unpatriotic to favour any other season
Tolstoy, TS Eliot and CS Lewis: the writers inspired by Easter
As well as the religious symbolism of Easter the idea of becoming new is very potent
The Seven Year Switch: it's just Wife Swap in the sun with better teeth
‘The Seven Year Switch’ is not the groundbreaking, radical experiment it constantly trumpets itself as
Kieran McGeeney and the triumph of self-improvement
Armagh boss has enjoyed a remarkably driven career as both player and coach
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Corfe Castle and the Isle of Purbeck are settings for much of the author’s work
Teenage brothers on the run with an addict father
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London Letter: David Hockney a rare Brexiteer among British cultural giants
Most British writers today are Remainers. Which side would past literary giants take?
The Living and the Dead TV review: beautifully shot, utterly chilling
Northern Irish actor Colin Morgan gets to grips with spooky goings-on in this eerie BBC drama
Gavin Cummiskey: Welsh ready as Irish fans descend on Cardiff
Communication a pivotal part of the game, though sometimes not with journalists
Leaving Cert Diary: Bono, and other unexpected eggs
Emily Kane moves through the paper and finds some good news – it suits her very well
Leaving Cert English 2: Most user-friendly choice 'in decades’
Higher level exam judged to be a good test of students’ abilities overall
Matthias Schoenaerts: ‘I have a very interesting problem with authority’
He hates being told what to do, but Carey Mulligan’s costar in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ joined the film world nevertheless – and is now Hollywood’s intense, go-to period hunk
December Bride: A grim masterpiece about life in an unforgiving place
25 years after the release of the film version of Sam Hanna Bell’s book, Eileen Battersby examines one of Ireland’s finest novels
Is the infant Jesus an ally in reducing the cultural influence of Christianity?
Private sector piety is incompatible with faith in the adult Christ
Dylan Thomas 100 years on – still beguiling readers with his ‘eloquent fury’
Centenary of the birth of the Welsh poet, who ‘manages to juxtapose the sonorous tones of the pulpit with the intimate squeak of a mouse’
Jhumpa Lahiri: A serious voice that comes from nowhere
‘It is not easy to like,’ the candid author says of her latest novel, the Booker-shortlisted ‘The Lowland’
Obituary: Heaney ‘the most important Irish poet since Yeats’
His books sold and continue to sell in the tens of thousands, while hordes of ‘Heaneyboppers’ flocked to his readings
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