Messiah hits the right notes for John Major in DublinThat night ‘was once of the most treasured memories of my years in office’ says former British prime ministerWed Dec 29 2021 - 03:26
Wind farms, turbines and landslides: the fears of localsProposed sites trigger terror in residents over home and environmental damageWed Dec 29 2021 - 01:00
Official called Bob Geldof ‘fairly has-been’ when considering Nobel nominationGovernment considered putting singer’s name forward for the peace prize a second timeWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:05
Plan for ‘Irish knighthoods’ system fell flat, files from 1991 showStephen Roche, U2 and Bob Geldof could have been included in proposed honours listWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:02
Áras unsafe ‘for habitation’ when Robinson moved inPreviously classified report said inspector would have ‘no option but to condemn’ buildingWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
‘How to lie convincingly’: Foreign Affairs joke handbook revealedDeclassified State papers uncover ‘real meaning’ of diplomats’ stock responsesWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
1991: Gulf War, Imma opens, Freddie Mercury RIPThe year that was: Birmingham Six freed, Beef Tribunal, Morrison visas launchedTue Dec 28 2021 - 07:15
The Path to Peace: A timeline of the peace process in the 1990sFrom bomb attacks to ceasefires, decommissioning and roundtable talksTue Dec 28 2021 - 05:45
Queen Mother was ‘dying to go’ to IrelandShe asked if she would be next to visit State after Prince Charles’s trip in 1995Tue Dec 28 2021 - 03:20
State papers: Elephant gifted to Hillery created huge headache for diplomatsTanzania sought reimbursement for costs of shipping ‘Mimi’ to Ireland in 1980Tue Dec 28 2021 - 01:54
Haughey describes venison pâté served at lunch in Dublin Castle as a ‘disaster’Despite the terrible trout, the summit was deemed a good-humoured successTue Dec 28 2021 - 00:15
Early risers: before alarm clocks there were knocker-uppersAn Irishwoman’s DiaryMon Nov 15 2021 - 18:59
Tales of the Unexpected – ’80s TV that promised a scare at bedtimeAn Irishwoman’s DiaryTue Nov 09 2021 - 04:28
Stinky sausagages, rich-man slop and other memorable mealsAn Irishwoman’s DiarySat Nov 06 2021 - 05:45
What would Martha think? The acid test for a rookie reporterAn Irishwoman’s DiaryFri Nov 05 2021 - 02:07
By a whisker: Movember might get a Covid bounce this yearAlison Healy: An Irishwoman's DiaryThu Nov 04 2021 - 05:45
Art&Antiques: The Egg chair and other design classics for auctionDistinctive chair has popped up everywhere including a Beatles movie and Big Brother diary roomSat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00
Art&Antiques: A return to treasure foraging for collectors and casual browsersNational Antiques, Art and Vintage Fair to open on October 22nd in LimerickThu Oct 14 2021 - 06:00
Furnishing a period home? This October auction may have what you're looking forIrish George II mahogany secretaire cabinet in Adam’s auction guiding €20,000–€30,000Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Les Paul’s ‘Number One’ Gibson guitar in ‘exceptional’ New York saleSon describes instrument at Christie’s as most ‘valuable, pivotal and important’Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
The Irishman at the helm of iconic German furniture companyThonet’s furniture designs have been immortalised in museums and moviesSat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
On chance encounters and deadly coincidencesAn Irishwoman’s Diary on a photograph hanging in a family hallwayThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:19
An Olympics for binge watching and using self-service checkouts? I’m inAn Irishwoman’s DiaryWed Sept 01 2021 - 02:40
Everyone’s a critic – Alison Healy on one-star book reviewsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryWed Aug 25 2021 - 19:01
Jingles that jangle – Alison Healy on wildly improbable lyricsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryTue Aug 24 2021 - 19:01
The most popular house names in Ireland? Hopeless cases and lost thingsSt Jude and St Anthony: Naming our homes can be an act of love and commitmentSat Aug 14 2021 - 06:00
‘Champion Pedestrian of America’ – Alison Healy on Dan O’LearyAn Irishwoman’s DiarySun Aug 08 2021 - 19:01
Early handmade Nike running shoes could fetch €1m in Olympian auctionNike founder Bill Bowerman made runners for Canadian bronze medallistSat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
Second chance to see George Wallace exhibition at the National GalleryEtchings, woodcuts, monotypes and drawings gifted by artist’s family to the gallerySat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
Vintage Rolex watch provides ‘Antiques roadshow’ momentJohn Weldon sale includes 1967/1968 Rolex GMT valued at between €15,000 and €30,000Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00
Bette Davis eyes mesmerise in New York photography auctionSotheby’s sale features Victor Skrebneski photograph of Davis billed as her ‘favourite’Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00
How to make the most of garden flowers in your home‘The optimum time to pick flowers is early in the morning or late at night’Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Fowl language – Alison Healy on singing and talking birdsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:01
Projecting power – Alison Healy on presidents and the cinemaAn Irishwoman’s DiaryWed Jun 23 2021 - 19:01
The error of our ways – Alison Healy on corrections and clarificationsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:01
Shakespeare wrote King Lear in lockdown. What did you achieve?An Irishwoman’s Diary on auditing your lockdown goalsMon May 17 2021 - 19:01
Man to meet Irish friend who helped airmail him from AustraliaRobson says friend who helped nail him into wooden crate wished to remain anonymousSat Apr 17 2021 - 04:00
‘The crate escape’: Two Irishmen who helped mail friend home from Australia soughtWelsh man who airmailed himself in crate in 1960s seeks two Irish friends who helped nail it shutTue Apr 06 2021 - 01:58