Monaghan: big views from little hillsOne of the quietest counties in Ireland has started to sing its own praises in a major way. The homeland of Patrick Kavanagh is getting active, luring in tourists and anglersSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:01
A literary rising star – An Irishman’s Diary about Nevil Shute and 1916Teenager volunteered for Red Cross workFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:01
Goodbye to all that – An Irishman’s Diary about Mexican Waves and midgetsThe first glimmer of leprechaun chicWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:01
England fans armed only with sarcasm for dull Aviva friendlyGame had press hoping for another riot to end misery on pitch, writes Frank McNallyMon Jun 08 2015 - 08:30
The darling of Dublin – An Irishman’s Diary about Alfie ByrneMP, TD, lord mayor and gentlemanSat Jun 06 2015 - 07:40
Exhibition a testimony to lasting popularity of Dublin mayor Alfie ByrneIndependent politician who was elected mayor nine years running in the 1930s, and once again in the 1950s, is honoured with a permanent display at the Little Museum of DublinSat Jun 06 2015 - 07:40
The big picture – An Irishman’s Diary about Roscrea’s community portrait and Kilmainham’s ‘Great Book’A town that’s looking upFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:01
A hell of a month for poetry – An Irishman’s Diary about Dante, Yeats, and Seán HaldaneJune a sunny month for the poetsThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:01
The Irish ‘Chimes’ – An Irishman’s Diary about a night at the theatre (and cinema)Of bards and bawdsWed Jun 03 2015 - 09:41
The man in the gap – An Irishman’s Diary about the Clones native who saved the day at Waterloo‘The bravest of the brave’Sat May 30 2015 - 01:01
Little House on the Prairial – An Irishman’s Diary about revolutionary calendarsCutting up rough on Scythe DayFri May 29 2015 - 01:01
Mineral exploration – An Irishman’s Diary about Cavan Cola, GAA, and the mysteries of wine-makingRegional classicsWed May 27 2015 - 01:01
Dancing with the Devil – An Irishman’s Diary about jigs, jazz, and Japanese Butoh‘Down with jazz’Sat May 23 2015 - 01:01
Dear Old Dad Bod – An Irishman’s Diary on the new male physical idealA key physiqueFri May 22 2015 - 01:01
Paws for thought – An Irishman’s Diary about GAA euphemisms and medieval catsFrom Micheál O’Hehir to Pangur BánThu May 21 2015 - 01:01
Fanning the flames of revolution – An Irishman’s Diary about Beatrice ElveryPainting the ‘holy boy warrior’Wed May 20 2015 - 01:01
Words of court – An Irishman’s Diary on the need for an adjectival standards authoritySpotlight on certain adjectivesSat May 16 2015 - 01:01
The joy of sects – An Irishman’s Diary about luthiers, Lutherans and unrequited loveA charismatic preacher and DublinFri May 15 2015 - 01:01
Hit or myth – An Irishman’s Diary about the urban legends of DublinWidespread and enduring talesThu May 14 2015 - 01:01
Violin passion – An Irishman’s Diary about Maxim Vengerov and the Great Exhibition of 1865From Tchaikovsky to DublinWed May 13 2015 - 01:01
Poet Cornered: An Irishman’s Diary about Antoinette QuinnBiographer of Patrick KavanaghSat May 09 2015 - 01:01
Wild Goose Chase – An Irishman’s Diary about the Battle of FontenoyAn event that loomed large in the Irish psycheFri May 08 2015 - 01:01
Political asylum – An Irishman’s Diary on mental health and the Monaghan SovietFrom Peadar O’Donnell to St DympnaThu May 07 2015 - 01:01
Twin-track approach – An Irishman’s Diary about the joys of rail travel, fast and slowSpace, time and railwaysSat May 02 2015 - 01:01
Slouching all over the world: An Irishman’s Diary about Yeats’s strangest poemThe eminently quotable ‘The Second Coming’Fri May 01 2015 - 11:54
History bites back – An Irishman’s Diary about David Cameron, home rule and teethA strange case of ‘brain fade’Wed Apr 29 2015 - 01:01
An Irishman’s Diary on when sitting down meant paying upChair-hire in St Stephen’s GreenSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:01
An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Altman the Saltman’Was this the real-life Leopold Bloom (or one of them)?Fri Apr 24 2015 - 01:01
Diplomatic posting – An Irishman’s Diary about Anthony Trollope, the British ambassador, and the GPOHistoric venueThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:01
What’s new, fussy cat? An Irishman’s Diary on Jerry, the choosy felineYou can lead a cat to water, but you can’t make it drinkWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:01
Skate of the art – An Irishman’s Diary about futuristic transportAutomatic skateboard is the wheel dealSat Apr 18 2015 - 09:57
A warrior for peace – An Irishman’s Diary about Frank Sheehy-SkeffingtonPacifist, feminist and all-round radicalFri Apr 17 2015 - 01:01
Sticky wicket – An Irishman’s Diary on Arnold Bax, 1916 and the ‘googly’English composer was friend of Padraig PearseThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:01
An Irishman’s Diary on a rebel on roller-skates, Joseph Mary PlunkettFavourite pastime of 1916 leaderWed Apr 15 2015 - 11:17
Fans find their voice on dramatic night at Aviva StadiumDublin 4 proves to be home away from home for Poland but equaliser saves Irish blushesMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary about war poet Julian Grenfell‘I adore war. It’s like a big picnic without the objectlessness of a picnic.’Sat Mar 28 2015 - 01:01
An Irishman’s Diary about what happens when Dublin’s rental bikes and the city’s cobbled streets collideRough rideThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:01
The Full Scottish – An Irishman’s Diary about tourist EdinburghThe wonders of Dùn ÈideannWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:01
Campaign supernova as Ireland outshine rivalsAstronomical scores threatened to break the laws of physicsMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Frank McNally: Nerve-shredding drama as Ireland retain Six NationsIreland suffer 80 minutes of the madness that was England vs France before knowing they’d wonSat Mar 21 2015 - 20:27
Frank McNally: Not a cloud in sky for Ireland rugby fansPerfect views of the eclipse the ideal taster as the green army descends on EdinburghSat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary on the Gallipoli truceA brief truce in a time of unrelenting slaughterFri Mar 20 2015 - 14:20
Changed utterly – An Irishman’s Diary about revisionism and 1916Edward Kelly’s change of mindThu Mar 19 2015 - 09:15
Sobriety breaks out in Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day celebrationsGrand marshal Brendan O’Carroll says it’s like being given a knighthoodWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary about the 10th anniversary of a Dublin shootingFeuds, far betweenFri Mar 13 2015 - 01:01
An Irishman’s Diary on the Belgian refugees of 1914-18A lingerie legacy of warThu Mar 12 2015 - 09:54
An Irishman’s Diary on Faugheen’s leap of the imaginationJumping churches and horsesWed Mar 11 2015 - 09:35
An Irishman’s Diary about horse-racing and Japanese poetryTo Cheltenham on a full tankaSat Mar 07 2015 - 01:01
