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An Irishman’s Diary about bad grammar and Heisenberg

An Irishman’s Diary about bad grammar and Heisenberg

Uncertainty principle gave rise to ‘many worlds’ theory which may excuse BBC commentators

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 00:01
Brace Yourselves, Bridgets  – An Irishman’s Diary on the case for a national holiday on February 1st

Brace Yourselves, Bridgets – An Irishman’s Diary on the case for a national holiday on February 1st

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 00:01
Trenchtown Warfare –  An Irishman’s Diary on the little-known parallels between South Monaghan and Jamaica

Trenchtown Warfare – An Irishman’s Diary on the little-known parallels between South Monaghan and Jamaica

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 00:01
The Treadmiller’s Tale – An Irishman’s Diary about middle-age running

The Treadmiller’s Tale – An Irishman’s Diary about middle-age running

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 00:01
Thinker, Talker, Soldier, Spy – An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan

Thinker, Talker, Soldier, Spy – An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 00:01
Bolt from the blue –  An Irishman’s Diary about the conversion of St Paul

Bolt from the blue – An Irishman’s Diary about the conversion of St Paul

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 00:01
Reversing the Bonus Onus – An Irishman’s Diary about a new kind of customer loyalty card

Reversing the Bonus Onus – An Irishman’s Diary about a new kind of customer loyalty card

Sat Jan 21 2017 - 00:01
Number Seven’s Son – An Irishman’s Diary about the cryptographer and friend of Joyce, John Francis Byrne

Number Seven’s Son – An Irishman’s Diary about the cryptographer and friend of Joyce, John Francis Byrne

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 00:01
‘The man who lost America’ – An Irishman’s Diary about soldier and writer John   Burgoyne

‘The man who lost America’ – An Irishman’s Diary about soldier and writer John Burgoyne

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 00:01
Hardship for Art’s Sake – An Irishman’s Diary about the Art O’Neill Challenge

Hardship for Art’s Sake – An Irishman’s Diary about the Art O’Neill Challenge

By the time you read this, this year’s participants should be near their destination

Sat Jan 14 2017 - 00:01
Trips Down Memory Lane –  An Irishman’s Diary about Timothy Leary, John Lennon and LSD

Trips Down Memory Lane – An Irishman’s Diary about Timothy Leary, John Lennon and LSD

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 00:01
A bone to pick with Beckett –  An Irishman’s Diary about misuse of the word ‘literally’

A bone to pick with Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about misuse of the word ‘literally’

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 00:01
The Nifty Fifty at (nearly) Sixty: An Irishman’s Diary about the Honda Cub motorbike

The Nifty Fifty at (nearly) Sixty: An Irishman’s Diary about the Honda Cub motorbike

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 00:01
Gallant losers on the field, tournament champions off it

Gallant losers on the field, tournament champions off it

News review of 2016: Euro 2016 may well have been the Irish fans’ finest hour

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 00:59
Brexit, balls and lots of folly: Christmas carols for the year gone by

Brexit, balls and lots of folly: Christmas carols for the year gone by

The Irishman’s Diarist conducts a carol service in traumatic memory of 2016

Sat Dec 24 2016 - 06:00
Thrilled beyond belief – An Irishman’s Diary about the incredibly exciting 2016

Thrilled beyond belief – An Irishman’s Diary about the incredibly exciting 2016

Sat Dec 24 2016 - 00:01
Santa Pause – An Irishman’s Diary about children growing up (and cats moving out)

Santa Pause – An Irishman’s Diary about children growing up (and cats moving out)

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 00:01
Light-bulb moments –  An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen, Ludwig Hopf, and Newgrange

Light-bulb moments – An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen, Ludwig Hopf, and Newgrange

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 00:01
Going Rome for Christmas –  An Irishman’s Diary on the enduring appeal of Saturnalia

Going Rome for Christmas – An Irishman’s Diary on the enduring appeal of Saturnalia

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 00:01
Record Achievement – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Record Achievement – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 00:01
Halcyon maze – An Irishman’s Diary about the kingfisher, real and mythical

Halcyon maze – An Irishman’s Diary about the kingfisher, real and mythical

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 00:01
Going Postal – An Irishman’s Diary about the revolutionary history of the Post Office

Going Postal – An Irishman’s Diary about the revolutionary history of the Post Office

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 00:01
Green-dyed Monster: An Irishman’s Diary on the tyranny of Brussels sprouts

Green-dyed Monster: An Irishman’s Diary on the tyranny of Brussels sprouts

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 14:02
An Irishman’s Diary about Alfred Jarry, ‘Ubi Roi’ and JM Synge

An Irishman’s Diary about Alfred Jarry, ‘Ubi Roi’ and JM Synge

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Lunching with  youth and experience –  David Mullins and Mouse Morris

An Irishman’s Diary: Lunching with youth and experience – David Mullins and Mouse Morris

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Parallels between Seán Keating’s wild west and the real thing

An Irishman’s Diary: Parallels between Seán Keating’s wild west and the real thing

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00
A loan, all a loan – An Irishman’s Diary about long-term book borrowing

A loan, all a loan – An Irishman’s Diary about long-term book borrowing

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 00:01
Chairman of the Board – An Irishman’s Diary about Jim Walsh, the world’s longest-running chess correspondent

Chairman of the Board – An Irishman’s Diary about Jim Walsh, the world’s longest-running chess correspondent

Fri Dec 02 2016 - 00:01
The Wild Goose who flew like an Eagle – An Irishman’s Diary about Gottfried Freiherr Von Banfield

The Wild Goose who flew like an Eagle – An Irishman’s Diary about Gottfried Freiherr Von Banfield

Thu Dec 01 2016 - 00:01
Picture Postscript – An Irishman’s Diary about Easter 1916 and Caravaggio’s ‘The Taking of Christ’

Picture Postscript – An Irishman’s Diary about Easter 1916 and Caravaggio’s ‘The Taking of Christ’

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 00:01
Beyond the Call of Duty – An Irishman’s Diary about Dr George Mahony and the 1916 Rising

Beyond the Call of Duty – An Irishman’s Diary about Dr George Mahony and the 1916 Rising

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
Stranger than Science Fiction – An Irishman’s Diary about Philip K Dick, Arthur C Clarke, and Flann O’Brien

Stranger than Science Fiction – An Irishman’s Diary about Philip K Dick, Arthur C Clarke, and Flann O’Brien

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 17:26
Duel mandate – An Irishman’s Diary about the romantic misadventures of Norman Leslie

Duel mandate – An Irishman’s Diary about the romantic misadventures of Norman Leslie

Thu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00
A Lark Under the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about Myles na gCopaleen, the Phoenix Park tunnel, and drink

A Lark Under the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about Myles na gCopaleen, the Phoenix Park tunnel, and drink

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Ireland surrender 14-day winning streak but lose no respect

Ireland surrender 14-day winning streak but lose no respect

Ireland left all black and blue after a brutally intense game

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 21:05
The Game of the Name –  An Irishman’s Diary about a new study of British and Irish family names

The Game of the Name – An Irishman’s Diary about a new study of British and Irish family names

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
Moving picture – An Irishman’s Diary about the original film version of the Battle of the Somme

Moving picture – An Irishman’s Diary about the original film version of the Battle of the Somme

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00
President’s name traced to Vikings but Kenny proves elusive

President’s name traced to Vikings but Kenny proves elusive

Study traces linguistic history and distribution of 45,000 British and Irish surnames

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00
Frank McNally’s Big Regret? I was about 25 before I gave up on the dream

Frank McNally’s Big Regret? I was about 25 before I gave up on the dream

Apart from anything else, a few years in university would have eased the transition from freedom to work

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 06:00
Shifting the balance of horsepower – An Irishman’s Diary about cycling in the city

Shifting the balance of horsepower – An Irishman’s Diary about cycling in the city

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
Famous Blue Joyce – An Irishman’s Diary on Leonard Cohen’s debt to Dublin

Famous Blue Joyce – An Irishman’s Diary on Leonard Cohen’s debt to Dublin

The late singer’s work was peppered with Joycean imagery and references

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
Late But Great –  An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen’s Indian Summer

Late But Great – An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen’s Indian Summer

Sat Nov 12 2016 - 01:01
Armageddon outta here  – An Irishman’s Diary on Donald Trump and the apocalypse

Armageddon outta here – An Irishman’s Diary on Donald Trump and the apocalypse

Fri Nov 11 2016 - 01:00
A Famous Win for the All-Browns – An Irishman’s Diary about superstition and sportswear

A Famous Win for the All-Browns – An Irishman’s Diary about superstition and sportswear

Thu Nov 10 2016 - 01:01
After the deluge: An Irishman’s Diary about the Great Florence Flood of 1966

After the deluge: An Irishman’s Diary about the Great Florence Flood of 1966

Sat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
Japes with the Japanese: An Irishman’s Diary about  sake and  Swift

Japes with the Japanese: An Irishman’s Diary about sake and Swift

An Irish Diary

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00
Touching coincidence: An Irishman’s Diary about the possible link between Harry Kernoff and  Mr Spock

Touching coincidence: An Irishman’s Diary about the possible link between Harry Kernoff and Mr Spock

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 01:00
Cross-Border Trekking:  An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Star Trek’ and Ireland

Cross-Border Trekking: An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Star Trek’ and Ireland

Wed Nov 02 2016 - 01:00
Frank McNally: The Dublin Marathon in 26.2 paragraphs

Frank McNally: The Dublin Marathon in 26.2 paragraphs

A winding but pacey narrative featuring Joe Dolan, Oscar Wilde and the Eiffel Tower

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 19:36
The unkindest cuts:  An Irishman’s Diary about Keats, Raleigh and book reviewers

The unkindest cuts: An Irishman’s Diary about Keats, Raleigh and book reviewers

Sat Oct 29 2016 - 01:00
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