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A buzz in the bedroom – An Irishman’s Diary on unexpected guests

A buzz in the bedroom – An Irishman’s Diary on unexpected guests

‘I imagine my grandfather subduing the bees with puffs from his pipe’

Thu Jan 22 2015 - 01:01
Man of letters  –   An Irishman’s Diary about  names and initials

Man of letters – An Irishman’s Diary about names and initials

‘There is a certain cachet to being identifiable by a triple-letter combination, as if you’re an airport code’

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:01
There’s gold in them there stills –  An Irishman’s Diary about the great whiskey revival

There’s gold in them there stills – An Irishman’s Diary about the great whiskey revival

‘With cameo roles involving Queen Elizabeth I, among others, the whiskey story is told over three storeys of the architectural kind’

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 01:01
Good physics, bad chemistry –  An Irishman’s Diary about Alan Turing’s Tipperary connections, and the dangers of marrying scientists

Good physics, bad chemistry – An Irishman’s Diary about Alan Turing’s Tipperary connections, and the dangers of marrying scientists

The Borrisokane connection

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:01
Music on Clinton Street  – An Irishman’s Diary about Hillary Clinton’s Dublin shopping trip and the fate of Flann O’Brien’s hat

Music on Clinton Street – An Irishman’s Diary about Hillary Clinton’s Dublin shopping trip and the fate of Flann O’Brien’s hat

‘She looked at me for at least a half a second. And I like to think we bonded’

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 13:24
Laugh?  I nearly did.  An Irishman’s Diary about John Kennedy Toole’s ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

Laugh? I nearly did. An Irishman’s Diary about John Kennedy Toole’s ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

‘The best things in it are all dialogue’

Wed Jan 14 2015 - 17:29
Of rubbers and robbers – An Irishman’s Diary about Victor Noir and James Joyce

Of rubbers and robbers – An Irishman’s Diary about Victor Noir and James Joyce

‘Noir’s grave has been a shrine, although not just to press freedom’

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 01:01
A riddle wrapped up in a mystery – An Irishman’s Diary about Alan Turing, the Enigma code, and crossword-solving

A riddle wrapped up in a mystery – An Irishman’s Diary about Alan Turing, the Enigma code, and crossword-solving

‘I have had my crossword-solving butt kicked by Keira Knightley, of all people’

Fri Jan 09 2015 - 01:01
Repainted Trollope: An Irishman’s Diary about the bicentenary of   English-born, but Irish-made, writer Anthony Trollope

Repainted Trollope: An Irishman’s Diary about the bicentenary of English-born, but Irish-made, writer Anthony Trollope

‘From the moment he set foot in Ireland, as a young postal worker, his fortunes changed’

Thu Jan 08 2015 - 01:01
New world braves:   An Irishman’s Diary on the plight of old-school journalism in a search engine age

New world braves: An Irishman’s Diary on the plight of old-school journalism in a search engine age

‘The key is to work in as many searchable references as possible. As for being funny or mysterious, that way lies internet oblivion’

Wed Jan 07 2015 - 01:01
Leopardstown: Race-day card has something for everyone

Leopardstown: Race-day card has something for everyone

Road to Riches is a winner but there are some bad results for bookies

Mon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
Frank McNally: An Irishman’s Diary on the very longmile road

Frank McNally: An Irishman’s Diary on the very longmile road

Ireland’s expandable distance measurements

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:01
Frank McNally’s Irish Christmas

Frank McNally’s Irish Christmas

Irish Christmas traditions include mispronouncing feast days, thinking the NYPD has a choir, and eating some of the most boring biscuits ever made

Wed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Planting kisses, kissing plants – An Irishman’s Diary about the strange power of mistletoe

Planting kisses, kissing plants – An Irishman’s Diary about the strange power of mistletoe

‘Its role in kissing aside, the plant also has a rather sinister reputation, stretching back millennia’

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 01:01
Tis the season to be envious – An Irishman’s Diary about Protestant Christmas

Tis the season to be envious – An Irishman’s Diary about Protestant Christmas

‘A vast arsenal of hymns’

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 01:01
A dangerous game

A dangerous game

An Irishman’s Diary about Bloody Sunday, 1920

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary – Patient lost in translation

An Irishman’s Diary – Patient lost in translation

The perils of Google Translate

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 01:01
Shaking down Shakespeare – the accidental poetry of Twitter

Shaking down Shakespeare – the accidental poetry of Twitter

An Irishman’s Diary about the internet’s hidden reserves of iambic pentameter

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:01
The life of O’Brian

The life of O’Brian

An Irishman’s Diary on Patrick O’Brian, aka Richard Russ, who was born 100 years ago today

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 01:01
Two-storey with a twist

Two-storey with a twist

An Irishman’s Diary about Billy Brennan’s Barn and other literary properties

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:01
Frank McNally Goes Wild

Frank McNally Goes Wild

An Irishman’s Diary about nature and wildlife management

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 21:21
Frank McNally on gold-digging, rebellion, and working your way around Australia

Frank McNally on gold-digging, rebellion, and working your way around Australia

An Irishman’s Diary about the Eureka Stockade

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Frank McNally on Nokia and naming rights

Frank McNally on Nokia and naming rights

An Irishman’s Diary about the Aviva Stadium, and the ups and downs of branding

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
A Beef with Wellington

A Beef with Wellington

An Irishman’s Diary about a monumental error

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 01:00
The Four Horsemen – and taking offence

The Four Horsemen – and taking offence

An Irishman’s Diary: about Messrs Adams, Campbell, Delaney, and Barney Devlin

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
The Pride of Ireland

The Pride of Ireland

An Irishman’s Diary: The once-famous lions of Dublin

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
A pause for thought

A pause for thought

An Irishman’s Diary about the importance of commas

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
Pardon my French as ‘Love/Hate’ is translated

Pardon my French as ‘Love/Hate’ is translated

This will mean trying to find an equivalent for “now get yis the f**k out of me car” in the language of international diplomacy

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
No buts in Butte

No buts in Butte

An Irishman’s Diary on law enforcement, Montana-style

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
Waiting for the non-digital revolution

Waiting for the non-digital revolution

An Irishman’s Diary about the prostate examination

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 09:55
Dublin in the medium-to-rare oul’ times

Dublin in the medium-to-rare oul’ times

An Irishman’s Diary about the latest work from the Historic Towns Atlas project

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Frank McNally: The bare-faced truth about beards

Frank McNally: The bare-faced truth about beards

Our Diarist details his pitiful struggle to emulate the hirsute magnificence of D'Arcy and Keane

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 12:07
The campaign for death relief

The campaign for death relief

An Irishman’s Diary about big thinking at the Web Summit

Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Walking the walk

Walking the walk

An Irishman’s Diary on the gulf between management jargon and real life

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Of poppies and croppies

Of poppies and croppies

An Irishman’s Diary about war commemorations

Thu Nov 06 2014 - 01:00
Into the west, on enchanted horsepower

Into the west, on enchanted horsepower

An Irishman’s Diary about an odyssey by e-bike

Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
Drumcondra Road, September morning

Drumcondra Road, September morning

An Irishman’s Diary about Patrick Kavanagh and Flann O’Brien

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00
Humbled in the jungle

Humbled in the jungle

An Irishman’s Diary about the 40th anniversary of a famous fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Come on feel the noise

Come on feel the noise

An Irishman’s Diary about marathon supporters

Wed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Dublin Marathon: Blood, sweat and free water

Dublin Marathon: Blood, sweat and free water

Frank McNally on high winds and even higher spirits among runners in the city

Tue Oct 28 2014 - 07:00
The last of a dining breed

The last of a dining breed

An Irishman’s Diary about the meal formerly known as lunch

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Driving a bargain

Driving a bargain

An Irishman’s Diary about car-sharing

Fri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: Well-remembered places

An Irishman's Diary: Well-remembered places

An Irishman’s Diary about running with the hares, and hunting with the Heritage Service

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
Rubber bandits

Rubber bandits

An Irishman’s Diary about Halloween

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
In the park, on the Pill

In the park, on the Pill

An Irishman’s Diary about one of Dublin’s lesser-known gardens

Sat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Lost in a sea of beer

Lost in a sea of beer

An Irishman’s Diary about the ‘London Beer Flood’ of 1814

Fri Oct 17 2014 - 01:06
The Irishman who destroyed the Houses of Parliament (and lived to tell the tale)

The Irishman who destroyed the Houses of Parliament (and lived to tell the tale)

An Irishman’s Diary about Patrick Furlong and the great fire of 1834

Thu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Lies, damn lies, and crowd estimates

Lies, damn lies, and crowd estimates

An Irishman’s Diary about the water charge march (and other waves)

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
Time to tell Dublin’s old motto: ‘You’re fired’

Time to tell Dublin’s old motto: ‘You’re fired’

An Irishman’s Diary on why the capital needs a new coat of arms too

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Bird on the tracks

Bird on the tracks

An Irishman’s Diary about an aviation emergency

Wed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
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