The Great Lep Forward – An Irishman’s Diary about Flann O’Brien, Paul Krugman and leprechaun economicsThu Jul 14 2016 - 01:01
Bottling it in Bordeaux – An Irishman’s Diary about one of the lesser-known Irish gifts to FranceThu Jul 07 2016 - 01:01
An American legionnaire foresees his death – An Irishman’s Diary about Alan SeegerWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:01
Raising the Rafters – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ and Théodore GéricaultSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:01
Irish soccer fans abroad: a source of pride or embarrassment?The Irish supporters in France are winning medals . . . for getting drunk and singingSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:00
Martyrs to Montmartre – An Irishman’s Diary about Myles Byrne and the Chevalier de la BarreFri Jul 01 2016 - 01:01
On the one road (maybe the wrong road) – An Irishman’s Diary about driving around France for Euro 2016Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:01
Mayor of Paris to honour ‘model’ Irish football supportersFans from both sides of Border showed ‘exemplary attitude’ during Euro 2016Wed Jun 29 2016 - 18:19
Euro 2016: Farewell to France and ‘le buzz’ as dream endsEulogised Irish fans head for home as side falls just short of reaching dizzying heightsMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: On quitting while we are aheadIrish fans in France were showing signs of exhausting their stock of wit and charmMon Jun 27 2016 - 00:39
Tiny allocation sees green army in Lyon scramble for ticketsIrish fans hope the French might love them enough to get them into the gameSat Jun 25 2016 - 01:02
Euro 2016: Republic’s fans recover voices in calm after stormAfter late triumph against Italy, Irish fans nurse their tonsilsFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
Robbie Brady’s late, late show sets up clash with hosts FranceOn night to remember against reeling Italians midfielder clinches qualification spotThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Frank McNally: For Irish fans, only a win against Italy will doEuro 2016: There are musical events happening all over France. And some footballWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Fans hope Ireland can distil kick-ass spirit from green grapesEuro 2016: Makers of cognac may have lesson for Martin O’Neill’s team as they face ItalyTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:00
French continue to be seduced by Irish charm at the EurosGAA county colours are donned in Bordeaux to help get over trauma of defeatMon Jun 20 2016 - 01:00
Frank McNally: Irish fans face last stand in LilleTalk of Belgian disunity counts for little in comprehensive victory over IrelandSun Jun 19 2016 - 09:15
Euro 2016: Glass is half full for Irish fans in BordeauxSupporters hope for a result in Belgium match that would extend their French adventureSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Irish ready to clean up in battle to retain ‘best fans’ titleForget about football . . . real competition is to decide which team has the best supportersFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Paris says ‘au revoir’ to Irish fans, but not all that sadlyAs fans head to Bordeaux, Parisians breathe a sigh of relief following ‘la folie Irlandaise’Thu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: Romantic Irish dream the dream in ParisThe party continues in France, but now soccer fans’ thoughts are turning to BelgiumWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Green shirts take over ‘red light’ districtPost-Bataclan fears banished as fans send message that terrorists never winMon Jun 13 2016 - 22:35
Frank McNally: A game more exciting than Irish have right to expectWe discovered Republic of Ireland had a bit missing - namely, any defensive composureMon Jun 13 2016 - 21:54
Frank McNally: Fields of Athenry chime with MarseillaiseNot even heavy security has been able to spoil air of fraternity enveloping French capitalMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Italia 90: All has changed since the day the nation held its breathThe people have transformed as much as the country – which was more untamed thenSun Jun 12 2016 - 23:00
Heathen Eden – An Irishman’s Diary about living next door to the Forbidden Fruit festivalThu Jun 09 2016 - 01:01
Nobel endeavour – An Irishman’s Diary about how WB Yeats won literature’s greatest prizeWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:01
A city making strange – An Irishman’s Diary on the quirks (and quarks) of DublinSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:01
Euro 2016: Frank McNally's A to Z guideAlbania to Zlatan, to a now slightly arthritic Joxer, here's everything you need to knowFri Jun 03 2016 - 10:00
An Irishman’s Diary about Tom Clarke, James Joyce, and the ‘Tit-Bits’ magazine insurance schemeFri Jun 03 2016 - 01:01
Not a pretty pass – An Irishman’s Diary about the horrors of getting a new passport pictureThu Jun 02 2016 - 01:01
Broadway to Heaven – An Irishman’s Diary about the Little Church Around the CornerSat May 28 2016 - 01:01
All chieftains great and small – An Irishman’s Diary about Hugh O’Neill (and some of his followers)Fri May 27 2016 - 01:01
Baggage carousel – An Irishman’s Diary about what happens when you lose all your valuables in StrasbourgThu May 26 2016 - 01:01
The art of potatoes – An Irishman’s Diary about Patrick Kavanagh, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, and an exhibition at ImmaWed May 25 2016 - 01:01
Alsace but no sauce – An Irishman’s Diary about the Asparagus Festival of HoerdtSat May 21 2016 - 01:01
Pilgrim Progress – An Irishman’s Diary about Le Corbusier’s chapel at RonchampFri May 20 2016 - 01:01
A moveable feast – An Irishman’s Diary about the European Parliament in StrasbourgThu May 19 2016 - 01:01
Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge reaches its 200th birthdayLandmark has survived despite criticism by WB Yeats and the scourge of ‘love locks’Thu May 19 2016 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Alison Hackett and Leonardo da VinciRenaissance man meets Renaissance womanSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
April mayhem – An Irishman’s Diary about Walpurgisnacht, Bealtaine, and the Battle of the SommeSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
How I became a city slicker – An Irishman’s Diary on the conveniences of life in DublinFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
