Why should you take an interest in this particular railway journey?” the narrator of Emma Donoghue’s new novel asks the ...

Jean-Luc Diquelou first visited Ireland in 1979. The Breton documentary film-maker has regularly returned to the West Coast ...

Luc Diquelou explains his near 50-year passion for the people and the natural beauty of the west coast of Ireland ...

Roe & Co. Irish Whiskey This brand pays homage to George Roe, a well-known whiskey maker of the 19th century. Released in March 2017, Roe & Co. is described as a “non-chill filtered Irish whiskey.” It ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, author Gregory Maguire plans one of his few “Elphie: A Wicked ...

April Fools’ Day dates back hundreds of years and is a time for people to play pranks on each other every April 1. But where did it begin and why do we observe it? Here’s everything you need to know.

A stunning lakeside Galway cottage with panoramic views of Connemara mountains has been put up for sale this week. Described as a ‘haven of tranquillity’ and a ‘home away from home’, the ...

Nineteenth-century art critics were troubled by vampirism and gender ambiguity in Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.

Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be held accountable for frequenting brothels Jenna Deep “As the first ...

Historian Jason Burke charts the life of the Belfast-born man, best known for My Lagan Love, whose life was a blend of artistic endeavours and political significance Back in 2020, while searching ...

The perseverance of the Irish people in maintaining their language, history and values created a world of oral tradition ...

The Gladness Stakes was last won by a British trainer in 2004, when the Bryan Smart-trained Monsieur Bond justified 3-1 favouritism, but Karl Burke has a big chance to bridge that gap with Poet Master ...