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Take it to the Bridge

Take it to the Bridge

An Irishman’s Diary: One of Mayo’s stranger musical attractions

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Murray’s death casts a long shadow over racing community

Murray’s death casts a long shadow over racing community

RTÉ broadcaster will be fondly remembered by all for his good humour

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Hidden Cyclone fails to materialise as Ballybrit keeps pulling crowds in

Hidden Cyclone fails to materialise as Ballybrit keeps pulling crowds in

It was business as usual at the Galway Races - save for scarcity of serving Fianna Fáil TDs

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:00
Mixed news from Mayo

Mixed news from Mayo

An Irishman’s Diary about emigration and tourism in Ireland’s far west

Sat Jul 27 2013 - 09:32
Stony Grey Joyce?

Stony Grey Joyce?

An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce’s secret career as a Monaghan footballer

Fri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Locked out of history

Locked out of history

An Irishman’s Diary about a forgotten son of Cork

Thu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
On the field of dreams

On the field of dreams

An Irishman’s Diary about a perfect day in Clones

Wed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Moving the goalposts

Moving the goalposts

An Irishman’s Diary about the benefits of lateral thinking

Sat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
No-so-haute cuisine

No-so-haute cuisine

An Irishman’s Diary on the culinary glories of France

Fri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
On the horns of a dilemma

On the horns of a dilemma

An Irishman’s Diary: Why the San Fermin festival is mad but addictive

Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
The festivals go by in twos and threes

The festivals go by in twos and threes

An Irishman’s Diary about the crowded literary event calendar

Sat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
The tomb of the unknown citizen

The tomb of the unknown citizen

An Irishman’s Diary on why a certain kind of obscurity is Ireland’s greatest honour

Fri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Singing flames, broken records

Singing flames, broken records

An Irishman’s Diary about guests of the nation and hostages of history

Thu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Mysteries of the heart

Mysteries of the heart

An Irishman’s Diary takes refuge in the Fiddler’s Elbow while Rome burns

Wed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00
Give a dogma a bad name

Give a dogma a bad name

An Irishman’s Diary about Nazism, the Jesuits, and Flann O’Brien

Sat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
The hard life meets La Dolce Vita

The hard life meets La Dolce Vita

An Irishman’s Diary in which Flann O’Brien fans think they’ve died and gone to heaven

Fri Jun 21 2013 - 09:48
English: the long, short and curly

English: the long, short and curly

An Irishman’s Diary gets to grips with the obscure origins of words

Wed Jun 19 2013 - 17:26
Flann shows his staying power in eternal city

Flann shows his staying power in eternal city

Scholars gather in Rome for three-day conference on writings of Brian O’Nolan

Wed Jun 19 2013 - 06:28
A cyclical mystery

A cyclical mystery

An Irishman’s Diary: How bike racing may the key to Beckett’s most famous character

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 00:01
Adjectives that should be banned

Adjectives that should be banned

An Irishman’s Diary on why certain words are the enemy of meaning

Fri Jun 14 2013 - 00:01
The war of the road users

The war of the road users

An Irishman’s Diary hosts three-way peace talks

Thu Jun 13 2013 - 00:01
The young dog for the smooth road

The young dog for the smooth road

An Irishman’s Diary: A humbling experience in Meath

Wed Jun 12 2013 - 00:01
Keane steals the show as men from Faroe Islands frozen out

Keane steals the show as men from Faroe Islands frozen out

Not too much here to encourage those romantics who still believe Republic can qualify for World Cup

Sat Jun 08 2013 - 07:10
Journalism of the absurd

Journalism of the absurd

An Irishman’s Diary: The Samuel Beckett we’ll never know

Sat Jun 08 2013 - 00:01
Moving Swiftly on

Moving Swiftly on

An Irishman’s Diary: Dublin celebrates the return of a favourite son

Fri Jun 07 2013 - 00:01
A bridge name too far

A bridge name too far

An Irishman’s Diary: How Flann O’Brien is snubbed in Dublin but at home in Rome

Thu Jun 06 2013 - 00:01
Croppies lie back

Croppies lie back

An Irishman’s Diary: The strange fate of Anna Livia

Wed Jun 05 2013 - 00:01
To hell or Tirconnell

To hell or Tirconnell

An Irishman’s Diary: On the fame of medieval Lough Derg

Sat Jun 01 2013 - 00:01
Forgotten but not gone

Forgotten but not gone

An Irishman’s Diary: There may be life in romantic Ireland yet, whatever Yeats thought

Fri May 31 2013 - 00:01
A judgment of error

A judgment of error

An Irishman’s Diary: Even JFK could get things wrong

Thu May 30 2013 - 00:01
Night of shame when English hooliganism showed its hand at Lansdowne Road

Night of shame when English hooliganism showed its hand at Lansdowne Road

At the 1995 soccer international, England fans left their mark for all the wrong reasons

Wed May 29 2013 - 01:00
Capturing a general

Capturing a general

An Irishman’s Diary: How a Kerry photo agency outmanoeuvred President de Gaulle’s minders

Wed May 29 2013 - 00:01
A Carver carved

A Carver carved

An Irishman’s Diary: Remembering a writer who (more than once, perhaps) was cut off in his prime

Sat May 25 2013 - 01:01
Last word from a lost island?

Last word from a lost island?

An Irishman’s Diary: The Blasket School of Literature writes another volume

Fri May 24 2013 - 01:01
Dancing at the traffic lights

Dancing at the traffic lights

An Irishman’s Diary: A Dublin suburb goes back to its roots

Wed May 22 2013 - 18:23
The paradox of a running legend

The paradox of a running legend

An Irishman’s Diary: A demon to compete against, a pleasure to deal with

Wed May 22 2013 - 01:01
Men and the art of car-wheel maintenance

Men and the art of car-wheel maintenance

An Irishman’s Diary: When in doubt, try kicking the tyre

Sat May 18 2013 - 01:01
A literary digression

A literary digression

An Irishman’s Diary In which our hero attempts to experience European Literature Night but loses the plot

Fri May 17 2013 - 01:01
Elegy written in a city churchyard

Elegy written in a city churchyard

An Irishman’s Diary: The last word on a famous lexicographer

Thu May 16 2013 - 01:01
Muddled Earth

Muddled Earth

JRR Tolkien’s tortured relationship with Ireland

Sat May 11 2013 - 01:01
Alex Ferguson: a winner, a great manager and the biggest bully of his generation

Alex Ferguson: a winner, a great manager and the biggest bully of his generation

I’m not an ABU bigot, but the retiring Manchester United boss personified everything that was wrong with football

Sat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Hermits, herbs, and Hobbits

Hermits, herbs, and Hobbits

An Irishman’s Diary: On a Clare day, you can see a lot

Fri May 10 2013 - 01:01
A ring of untruth

A ring of untruth

An Irishman’s Diary: The globalisation of an Irish scam

Thu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Great run, and the support was pretty good too

Great run, and the support was pretty good too

An Irishman’s Diary: Limerick proves a lady for 10,000 race participants

Wed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Suffering for art

Suffering for art

An Irishman’s Diary: Painful reflections from a night at the concert hall

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
Aspiration once again

Aspiration once again

An Irishman’s Diary: Why Northern Ireland needs a H-shaped museum

Fri Apr 26 2013 - 06:00
Reuse, reboot, recycle: how old Irish computers are starting new lives abroad

Reuse, reboot, recycle: how old Irish computers are starting new lives abroad

An Irishman’s Diary: About 100,000 computers are decommissioned in Ireland every year. One orgnasisation is putting them to good use

Thu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
A no-wind situation

A no-wind situation

An Irishman’s Diary: The politics of Irish weather forecasting

Wed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Dancing for Godot

Dancing for Godot

An Irishman’s Diary: The unlikely friendship of Gene Kelly and Samuel Beckett

Sat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Meanwhile, in other news

Meanwhile, in other news

An Irishman’s Diary: On the lesser-known journalists who died with Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

Fri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
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