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An Irishman’s Diary visits The Irishman’s pub

An Irishman’s Diary visits The Irishman’s pub

‘Among the better-known guests to have stayed in the Railway Hotel was George Bernard Shaw, who became intimately connected with Carlow’

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 01:30
All quiet on the northeastern front: An Irishman’s Diary on Francis Ledwidge

All quiet on the northeastern front: An Irishman’s Diary on Francis Ledwidge

Centenary commemorations will remember Francis Ledwidge this weekend

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:29
Genius in the genes – An Irishman’s Diary about Chris Darwin

Genius in the genes – An Irishman’s Diary about Chris Darwin

How Emma Darwin held the fate of ‘The Origin of Species’ in her hands

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 06:00
So Long, Farewell – An Irishman’s Diary about Stefan Zweig, St Koloman, and the ups and downs of Austria

So Long, Farewell – An Irishman’s Diary about Stefan Zweig, St Koloman, and the ups and downs of Austria

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 00:01
Kelly’s Hero – An Irishman’s Diary about Salzburg, Mozart, and an Austro-Hibernian bromance of the 1780s

Kelly’s Hero – An Irishman’s Diary about Salzburg, Mozart, and an Austro-Hibernian bromance of the 1780s

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 00:01
At Swim-Two-Cultures – An Irishman’s Diary about the Austrian director who filmed an unfilmable Flann O’Brien novel

At Swim-Two-Cultures – An Irishman’s Diary about the Austrian director who filmed an unfilmable Flann O’Brien novel

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 00:01
The Third Columnist – An Irishman’s Diary about the unseen collaborators behind Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O’Brien

The Third Columnist – An Irishman’s Diary about the unseen collaborators behind Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O’Brien

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 00:01
Hopes for nothing lost in Flannslation as ‘Flannoraks’ gather in Salzburg

Hopes for nothing lost in Flannslation as ‘Flannoraks’ gather in Salzburg

Biennial academic conference on Flann O’Brien in Austria shows his global appeal

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 21:26
A date with Mr Darcy – An Irishman’s Diary about Jane Austen and her real-life love

A date with Mr Darcy – An Irishman’s Diary about Jane Austen and her real-life love

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 00:01
Let them eat ‘merde’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the linguistic legacies of the French Revolution

Let them eat ‘merde’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the linguistic legacies of the French Revolution

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 00:01
Fanfare for Roscommon Man – An Irishman’s Diary about the labour activist and 1916 rebel William Partridge

Fanfare for Roscommon Man – An Irishman’s Diary about the labour activist and 1916 rebel William Partridge

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 00:01
Roots of a Republic – An Irishman’s Diary about Brehon tree law and the Irish National Foresters

Roots of a Republic – An Irishman’s Diary about Brehon tree law and the Irish National Foresters

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 00:01
Trains, plains, and bicycle wheels – An Irishman’s Diary about the straight lines of Kilcock and the circles of Flann O’Brien

Trains, plains, and bicycle wheels – An Irishman’s Diary about the straight lines of Kilcock and the circles of Flann O’Brien

Sat Jul 08 2017 - 00:01
Turning a new leaf – An Irishman’s Diary on James Joyce’s Dublin and the language of trees

Turning a new leaf – An Irishman’s Diary on James Joyce’s Dublin and the language of trees

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 00:01
A fate worse than death? An Irishman’s Diary about the court-martial of Michael Mallin

A fate worse than death? An Irishman’s Diary about the court-martial of Michael Mallin

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 00:01
The Road Less Raced – An Irishman’s Diary about ballads, barbershops, and Teresa Brayton

The Road Less Raced – An Irishman’s Diary about ballads, barbershops, and Teresa Brayton

Wed Jul 05 2017 - 00:01
Crunch Number – An Irishman’s Diary about dialling 999

Crunch Number – An Irishman’s Diary about dialling 999

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 00:01
Soft Pint, Thank God – An Irishman’s Diary about Micheál Ó Nualláin and cold Guinness

Soft Pint, Thank God – An Irishman’s Diary about Micheál Ó Nualláin and cold Guinness

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 00:01
Luck be a Saint – An Irishman’s Diary about the changing fortunes of June 24th

Luck be a Saint – An Irishman’s Diary about the changing fortunes of June 24th

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 00:01
Stealing – The Show: An Irishman’s Diary about literary larceny at Ireland’s oldest public library

Stealing – The Show: An Irishman’s Diary about literary larceny at Ireland’s oldest public library

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 00:01
Racy Literature – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, adultery, and the Ascot Gold Cup

Racy Literature – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, adultery, and the Ascot Gold Cup

The alleged Gold Cup scandal of 1904 was among this year's colourful Bloomsday talks

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 00:01
Windows on the World – An Irishman’s Diary about Vermeer, Harry Clarke, and the new-look National Gallery of Ireland

Windows on the World – An Irishman’s Diary about Vermeer, Harry Clarke, and the new-look National Gallery of Ireland

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary – A Reading from the Book of Brexodus

An Irishman’s Diary – A Reading from the Book of Brexodus

The children of Disraeli's path out of EUgypt has been beset by a fearsome tribe known as the Corbynites

Sat 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 Connemara

Spoils of War – An Irishman’s Diary about Swift, the Duke of Marlborough, and a 100-year-old war tragedy in Connemara

Fri Jun 16 2017 - 00:01
Running with the Joyceans – An Irishman’s Diary on the marathon that is ‘Ulysses’

Running with the Joyceans – An Irishman’s Diary on the marathon that is ‘Ulysses’

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 00:01
Private Pike – An Irishman’s Diary about Franco-Hibernian relations

Private Pike – An Irishman’s Diary about Franco-Hibernian relations

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 00:01
Walters strikes to ensure Ireland and Austria share spoils of war

Walters strikes to ensure Ireland and Austria share spoils of war

Frank McNally: Late charge after cavalry’s arrival not enough to see off invaders

Sun Jun 11 2017 - 20:51
The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917

The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917

The Montana explosion was nearer the battlefields of first World War than anyone knew

Sat Jun 10 2017 - 00:01
Thinker’s Curse –  An Irishman’s Diary about Michael Hartnett and his missing cat

Thinker’s Curse – An Irishman’s Diary about Michael Hartnett and his missing cat

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 00:01
From Amplush to Zythum – An Irishman’s Diary on words that should be used more often

From Amplush to Zythum – An Irishman’s Diary on words that should be used more often

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 00:01
100 years on, Willie Redmond’s final resting place in a Belgian battlefield

100 years on, Willie Redmond’s final resting place in a Belgian battlefield

Like Redmond, Francis Ledwidge was to die on the first day of a battle

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 06:00
Mississippi Mystery – The 50-year-old enigma of Bobbie Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billie Joe’

Mississippi Mystery – The 50-year-old enigma of Bobbie Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billie Joe’

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 00:01
Incendiary Device –  An Irishman’s Diary about St Elmo’s Fire

Incendiary Device – An Irishman’s Diary about St Elmo’s Fire

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 00:01
Room at the Top –  An Irishman’s Diary about an architectural institution of bygone times

Room at the Top – An Irishman’s Diary about an architectural institution of bygone times

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 00:01
The rise and fall of western syphilisation – An Irishman’s Diary about a once-dreaded disease

The rise and fall of western syphilisation – An Irishman’s Diary about a once-dreaded disease

Wed May 31 2017 - 00:01
Champion Chaplain – An Irishman’s Diary about a remarkable Westmeath priest who served in two world wars

Champion Chaplain – An Irishman’s Diary about a remarkable Westmeath priest who served in two world wars

Sat May 27 2017 - 00:01
Applause for Thought – An Irishman’s Diary on why ovations are a back-handed compliment

Applause for Thought – An Irishman’s Diary on why ovations are a back-handed compliment

Fri May 26 2017 - 00:01
Dead Heat – An Irishman’s Diary on the high-speed funerals of old Dublin

Dead Heat – An Irishman’s Diary on the high-speed funerals of old Dublin

Thu May 25 2017 - 00:01
Et Tu? – An Irishman’s Diary about the all-consuming question of correct pronunciation

Et Tu? – An Irishman’s Diary about the all-consuming question of correct pronunciation

Sat May 20 2017 - 00:01
Bonding for Life – An Irishman’s Diary about David Arnold, a music composer uniting two very different worlds

Bonding for Life – An Irishman’s Diary about David Arnold, a music composer uniting two very different worlds

Fri May 19 2017 - 00:01
Budding Bloom –  An Irishman’s Diary about Altman the Saltman, plausible role model for Joyce’s most famous character

Budding Bloom – An Irishman’s Diary about Altman the Saltman, plausible role model for Joyce’s most famous character

Thu May 18 2017 - 00:01
Revolution in the Airs –  An Irishman’s Diary about Portugal’s Eurovision winner and Laurie Anderson in Dublin

Revolution in the Airs – An Irishman’s Diary about Portugal’s Eurovision winner and Laurie Anderson in Dublin

Wed May 17 2017 - 00:01
EU Brexit negotiator’s grand tour of Border counties

EU Brexit negotiator’s grand tour of Border counties

Frank McNally tags along on Michel Barnier’s ‘field trip’ to Patrick Kavanagh country

Sat May 13 2017 - 01:00
Hunger Games –  An Irishman’s Diary about Mark Twain and the Donner Party

Hunger Games – An Irishman’s Diary about Mark Twain and the Donner Party

Fri May 12 2017 - 00:01
A Bolt from Deep Blue – An Irishman’s Diary about a famous chess match, 20 years on

A Bolt from Deep Blue – An Irishman’s Diary about a famous chess match, 20 years on

Thu May 11 2017 - 00:01
The politics of polo – An Irishman’s Diary about surprising links between polo and the GAA

The politics of polo – An Irishman’s Diary about surprising links between polo and the GAA

Wed May 10 2017 - 00:01
Their Man in Eblana – An Irishman’s Diary about Poland’s Hibernophile diplomat Waclaw Dobrzynski

Their Man in Eblana – An Irishman’s Diary about Poland’s Hibernophile diplomat Waclaw Dobrzynski

Sat May 06 2017 - 00:01
Shavian lather – An Irishman’s Diary on descriptive derivatives

Shavian lather – An Irishman’s Diary on descriptive derivatives

Fri May 05 2017 - 00:01
From Monaghan to Hiroshima –  An Irishman’s Diary about the extraordinary life of Danny McGovern

From Monaghan to Hiroshima – An Irishman’s Diary about the extraordinary life of Danny McGovern

Thu May 04 2017 - 00:01
Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket  and running in the dark

Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket and running in the dark

Wed May 03 2017 - 00:01
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