Playwright Seán O’Casey’s daughter: ‘He never seemed old to me... he was quite adventurous’
Seán O’Casey’s daughter Shivaun, a living link to one of our most famous playwrights, has written a memoir that includes previously unpublished letters from her father
‘Extraordinary talent’: Fashion designer Paul Costelloe mourned at funeral
Internationally respected designer died at the age of 80 in London in November after a short illness
Alice Taylor at 87: ‘Life happens, things go wrong, but look for the good in people and appreciate things’
The beloved author’s new book, Weathering Storms, is a reflection on loss, ageing and community
Posting Christmas cards or gifts? Here’s all you need to know
As Denmark kills off the sending of cards and letters, the tradition is still going strong in Ireland. Although, for some destinations, the deadline has already passed
First look: Díon, Dublin’s glitzy new rooftop destination in former Central Bank
Expect full panoramic views of Dublin city and surrounds over drinks and dinner
Travelling to Morocco? Bring a tape-measure and an empty suitcase
Morocco’s landmark buildings are impressive, but it’s the market stalls and street bakeries that make the biggest impression
‘Why shouldn’t everyone have some nice things at Christmas?’: A day on a charity food run
Delivering 2,500 Christmas food boxes in Cork, the idea is that families get enough supplies for three key days
Dancehall days: ‘He asked me to dance. Now we’re married 42 years’
At a Galway event hosted by dance company Luail, people from the west and northwest share memories of ladies’ choice, chicken in a basket, and Bovril
‘Incomprehension’ at death of young man in Co Louth crash, mourners told
Alan McCluskey (23), from Drumconrath, was one of five young friends killed collision near Dundalk last Saturday night
First look: Hoxton Hotel brings back Dublin’s Library Bar and a new iteration of Rí-Rá
The ‘Irish Hox’ offers Dubliners and tourists alike a chance to drink in a revamped old haunt and dance at the site of the fabled, now defunct, club
Ireland’s Changing Suburbs: ‘Glanmire was a village when I moved here’
Across Ireland, once-rural towns and villages are being absorbed into cities
At the sacred centre of Ireland, thousands gather as Manchán Magan’s ashes are scattered
Month’s memorial hears world will be a less kind, generous, curious and gentle place with the writer’s passing
Ballyfin’s Michelin chef on winning his star: ‘If I’m not here tomorrow, the food has still got to be good’
Resident chef Richard Picard-Edwards says consistency with the offering is the key quality Michelin inspectors seek
Forget the Brontë sisters, they could never match Jilly Cooper for glamorous escapism, and sex
Rosita Boland: At the heart of Cooper’s books lay an ineffable warmth and kindness, written with such joy, I could not stop laughing as I read
In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before
Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry