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Shelf-diagnosis

Shelf-diagnosis

An Irishman’s Diary about the psychology (and psychiatry) of book collecting

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
A blast from the past

A blast from the past

An Irishman’s Diary about an Englishman’s view of Ireland, circa 1925

Wed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: a reading from the book of nemesis

An Irishman's Diary: a reading from the book of nemesis

An Irishman’s Diary about a 75-year-old polemic

Sun Sept 28 2014 - 10:50
The politics of art

The politics of art

An Irishman’s Diary on the history of a strained relationship

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: Alphabet soup

An Irishman's Diary: Alphabet soup

An Irishman’s Diary on the politics of language

Thu Sept 25 2014 - 10:08
Pipe works and pipe dreams

Pipe works and pipe dreams

An Irishman’s Diary about Na Píobairí Uilleann

Wed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
‘Lower orders’ to be asked help abolish  antiquated laws

‘Lower orders’ to be asked help abolish antiquated laws

‘Largest repealing measure’ in State history will see laws dating back to 1600s abolished

Tue Sept 23 2014 - 01:01
Rebel in Rome

Rebel in Rome

An Irishman’s Diary about Brendan Behan

Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: Tales of the tallymen

An Irishman's Diary: Tales of the tallymen

An Irishman’s Diary about the Mount Street Club

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 10:10
A chassis of State

A chassis of State

An Irishman’s Diary about historic tractors

Thu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Neat and tidy in Trim

Neat and tidy in Trim

An Irishman’s Diary on idyllic Meath

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Scotching the spirit of independence

Scotching the spirit of independence

An Irishman’s Diary about adjectives and whiskey

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Bidding for literary fame

Bidding for literary fame

An Irishman’s Diary about poetic properties

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
No trouble   at mill

No trouble at mill

An Irishman’s Diary about Patrick Kavanagh and threshing

Wed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Irishman's Diary: A question of when and weather

Irishman's Diary: A question of when and weather

An Irishman’s Diary about Hiberno-English

Sat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: Hail the conquering taxis

An Irishman's Diary: Hail the conquering taxis

An Irishman’s Diary about the First Battle of the Marne

Fri Sept 05 2014 - 17:55
The lost art of paper pushing

The lost art of paper pushing

An Irishman’s Diary about a threatened species of street vendor

Thu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Children of the revolution

Children of the revolution

An Irishman’s Diary about Stradbally

Wed Sept 03 2014 - 10:11
Guerilla nights in Dublin

Guerilla nights in Dublin

An Irishman’s Diary about theatrical surprises

Fri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Snuffing out Napoleon

Snuffing out Napoleon

An Irishman’s Diary about one of Dublin’s cult tourist attractions

Thu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
The Inhalin’ of the Green

The Inhalin’ of the Green

An Irishman’s Diary about Oscar Wilde, Charles Stewart Parnell, and killer wallpaper

Wed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
The New Inn thing

The New Inn thing

An Irishman’s Diary on the fetishised revival of an old-style Irish pub

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Many a slip twixt Lipton cups

Many a slip twixt Lipton cups

An Irishman’s Diary about the link between a tea tycoon and a 100-year-old soccer trophy

Fri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Here comes Lorraine again

Here comes Lorraine again

An Irishman’s Diary about one of Europe’s most fiercely contested territories

Thu Aug 14 2014 - 12:08
Carless and careless

Carless and careless

An Irishman’s Diary about taking a sabbatical from driving

Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
The lowdown on upspeak

The lowdown on upspeak

An Irishman’s Diary about sociolinguistics

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
The War of the Sexes

The War of the Sexes

An Irishman’s Diary about suffragism and the white feather campaign

Thu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00
Hills - at least five - and the Sound of Music

Hills - at least five - and the Sound of Music

An Irishman’s Diary about the Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon

Wed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
If it ain’t broke, don’t prefix it

If it ain’t broke, don’t prefix it

An Irishman’s Diary about the perils of language

Sat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
Joe Mitchell’s secret

Joe Mitchell’s secret

An Irishman’s Diary about a famous case of writer’s block

Fri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
In (doggone) memory of Jim Reeves

In (doggone) memory of Jim Reeves

An Irishman’s Diary about country & western and greyhounds

Thu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
An unholy hour

An unholy hour

An Irishman’s Diary about war, theatre, and Dublin Castle’s Chapel Royal

Wed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
A Midsummer night’s cacophany

A Midsummer night’s cacophany

An Irishman’s Diary about Shakespeare (and movies) in the park

Sun Jul 27 2014 - 15:23
A murder cover-up most foul

A murder cover-up most foul

An Irishman’s Diary on the dark secret of a Clones street

Fri Jul 25 2014 - 12:18
An Irishman's diary: In search of the time to read a classic

An Irishman's diary: In search of the time to read a classic

An Irishman’s Diary about Proust and Monaghan football

Thu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
The fine art of not being early

The fine art of not being early

An Irishman’s Diary on two different approaches to air travel

Fri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Where the streets have no substance: An Irishman's Diary

Where the streets have no substance: An Irishman's Diary

An Irishman’s Diary about Samuel Beckett’s Paris

Thu Jul 10 2014 - 11:12
An Irishman's diary: Monty Python’s cycling circus

An Irishman's diary: Monty Python’s cycling circus

An Irishman’s Diary about back-pedalling

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 12:26
Time waits for gnomon

Time waits for gnomon

An Irishman’s Diary about science, religion, and the Church of Saint-Sulpice

Sat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
The War of the World’s Cup

The War of the World’s Cup

An Irishman’s Diary about the sounds of football-mad Paris

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
A war-time tragedy on two fronts

A war-time tragedy on two fronts

An Irishman’s Diary about John and Margaret Naylor

Thu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
A whole different ball-game

A whole different ball-game

An Irishman’s Diary about watching GAA abroad

Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary: the longest hay-day

An Irishman's Diary: the longest hay-day

An Irishman’s Diary about a mission to save the harvest

Sun Jun 29 2014 - 10:28
The shadow of a gunboat

The shadow of a gunboat

An Irishman’s Diary about Ireland’s first naval patrol vessel

Fri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
No man’s landscapes

No man’s landscapes

An Irishman’s Diary about an exhibition of battlefield photographs

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Les Halles are alive to the sound of music

Les Halles are alive to the sound of music

An Irishman’s Diary about midsummer’s night in Paris

Wed Jun 25 2014 - 10:51
I think it’s all over

I think it’s all over

An Irishman’s Diary about retiring from the beautiful game

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Oldest known  Irish manuscript to be exhibited publicly

Oldest known Irish manuscript to be exhibited publicly

Item will be shown for the first time in 2016 after Trinity College secures funding

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Stone Ageless

Stone Ageless

An Irishman’s Diary about the Gallarus Oratory

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Poetic justice

Poetic justice

An Irishman’s Diary about a real-life literary whodunnit

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 13:09
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