Racy Literature – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, adultery, and the Ascot Gold CupThe alleged Gold Cup scandal of 1904 was among this year's colourful Bloomsday talksThu Jun 22 2017 - 00:01
Windows on the World – An Irishman’s Diary about Vermeer, Harry Clarke, and the new-look National Gallery of IrelandWed Jun 21 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary – A Reading from the Book of BrexodusThe children of Disraeli's path out of EUgypt has been beset by a fearsome tribe known as the CorbynitesSat Jun 17 2017 - 00:01
Spoils of War – An Irishman’s Diary about Swift, the Duke of Marlborough, and a 100-year-old war tragedy in ConnemaraFri Jun 16 2017 - 00:01
Running with the Joyceans – An Irishman’s Diary on the marathon that is ‘Ulysses’Thu Jun 15 2017 - 00:01
Walters strikes to ensure Ireland and Austria share spoils of warFrank McNally: Late charge after cavalry’s arrival not enough to see off invadersSun Jun 11 2017 - 20:51
The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917The Montana explosion was nearer the battlefields of first World War than anyone knewSat Jun 10 2017 - 00:01
Thinker’s Curse – An Irishman’s Diary about Michael Hartnett and his missing catFri Jun 09 2017 - 00:01
From Amplush to Zythum – An Irishman’s Diary on words that should be used more oftenThu Jun 08 2017 - 00:01
100 years on, Willie Redmond’s final resting place in a Belgian battlefieldLike Redmond, Francis Ledwidge was to die on the first day of a battleSat Jun 03 2017 - 06:00
Mississippi Mystery – The 50-year-old enigma of Bobbie Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billie Joe’Sat Jun 03 2017 - 00:01
Room at the Top – An Irishman’s Diary about an architectural institution of bygone timesThu Jun 01 2017 - 00:01
The rise and fall of western syphilisation – An Irishman’s Diary about a once-dreaded diseaseWed May 31 2017 - 00:01
Champion Chaplain – An Irishman’s Diary about a remarkable Westmeath priest who served in two world warsSat May 27 2017 - 00:01
Applause for Thought – An Irishman’s Diary on why ovations are a back-handed complimentFri May 26 2017 - 00:01
Et Tu? – An Irishman’s Diary about the all-consuming question of correct pronunciationSat May 20 2017 - 00:01
Bonding for Life – An Irishman’s Diary about David Arnold, a music composer uniting two very different worldsFri May 19 2017 - 00:01
Budding Bloom – An Irishman’s Diary about Altman the Saltman, plausible role model for Joyce’s most famous characterThu May 18 2017 - 00:01
Revolution in the Airs – An Irishman’s Diary about Portugal’s Eurovision winner and Laurie Anderson in DublinWed May 17 2017 - 00:01
EU Brexit negotiator’s grand tour of Border countiesFrank McNally tags along on Michel Barnier’s ‘field trip’ to Patrick Kavanagh countrySat May 13 2017 - 01:00
A Bolt from Deep Blue – An Irishman’s Diary about a famous chess match, 20 years onThu May 11 2017 - 00:01
The politics of polo – An Irishman’s Diary about surprising links between polo and the GAAWed May 10 2017 - 00:01
Their Man in Eblana – An Irishman’s Diary about Poland’s Hibernophile diplomat Waclaw DobrzynskiSat May 06 2017 - 00:01
From Monaghan to Hiroshima – An Irishman’s Diary about the extraordinary life of Danny McGovernThu May 04 2017 - 00:01
Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket and running in the darkWed May 03 2017 - 00:01
Heinrich’s Hundred – An Irishman’s Diary about Nobel winner and hibernophile Heinrich BöllSat Apr 29 2017 - 00:01
A miner with a heart of gold – An Irishman’s Diary about the extraordinary Nellie CashmanFri Apr 28 2017 - 00:01
Goldenbridge cemetery to reopen as part of culture festivalMay celebration in Dublin 8 to promote historical and cultural landmarks in areaThu Apr 27 2017 - 01:00
Rolling in the Isles – An Irishman’s Diary on how ‘rhotic’ accents rule the worldThu Apr 27 2017 - 00:01
Scone with the wind – An Irishman’s Diary about a pronounced difference of opinionWed Apr 26 2017 - 12:07
Easter Re-rising – An Irishman’s Diary about the first anniversary of 1916‘The Irish Times’ reported some commotion around the GPO at 9am as people noticed the reappearance of the “Sinn Féin flag” on the roofThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42
An Irishman’s Diary on a nationalist MP whose antics made him a celebrity‘In November 1887, he retreated from his normal living quarters into the adjoining keep’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Riding the rails: An Irishman’s Diary about the Deise Greenway‘Aerobics and scenery apart, the journey still offers an education in both history and geography’Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Two Roads Converged – An Irishman’s Diary about the fatal friendship of Robert Frost and Edward ThomasThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
A day of the bike: popular protest and purple prose on MylesdayCelebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Flann O'Brien masterpiece The Third Policeman coincided with a mass demonstration in support of safer cyclingSun Apr 02 2017 - 19:28
A Reading from the Book of Samuel – An Irishman’s Diary about staging Beckett in churchThu Mar 30 2017 - 00:01
Wales and Ireland share points and songsInter-Celtic exchanges never less than friendly despite a red card and injurySat Mar 25 2017 - 00:25
