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Atlantic Podcast: Who are the people involved?

Atlantic Podcast: Who are the people involved?

The gardaí, eye-witnesses and film-maker featured in the Atlantic podcast

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 12:07
Atlantic Podcast trailer and background: The unsolved mystery of Peter Bergmann

Atlantic Podcast trailer and background: The unsolved mystery of Peter Bergmann

Ten years ago a man was found dead on Rosses Point beach. Who was he?

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 06:35
Atlantic Podcast: The Unsolved Mystery of Peter Bergmann, Episode 1: Land of Heart’s Desire

Atlantic Podcast: The Unsolved Mystery of Peter Bergmann, Episode 1: Land of Heart’s Desire

In a new Irish Times original podcast, Senior Features Writer Rosita Boland explores in detail the decade-long mystery of a man who came to Sligo to disappear

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 06:00
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Rosita Boland: What I’ve learned from 30 years travelling the world

Rosita Boland: What I’ve learned from 30 years travelling the world

Exclusive extract from Elsewhere: One Woman, One Rucksack, One Lifetime of Travel

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Saoirse Ronan: ‘I bet you’re all feminists now,’ actor tells Dublin secondary school students

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I bet you’re all feminists now,’ actor tells Dublin secondary school students

Actor talks feminism, being talked over and saying no with fifth and sixth year students

Thu May 09 2019 - 18:11
Authors pay tribute to beloved book publicist Margaret Daly

Authors pay tribute to beloved book publicist Margaret Daly

Pen portraits of a wise, no-nonsense PR gem, always with a cigarette and a bag full of books

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 12:30
High-brow Yale tours and low-brow fun in beautiful Connecticut

High-brow Yale tours and low-brow fun in beautiful Connecticut

Even my American friends were baffled. ‘What’s there?’ they all asked. A lot, it turns out

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
The hair collectors: Where wigs and hair extensions come from

The hair collectors: Where wigs and hair extensions come from

In the slums of India, people gather raw materials for a multibillion-euro industry

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
‘I think it’s important to retrieve people, especially women, from history’

‘I think it’s important to retrieve people, especially women, from history’

Niamh Boyce on her new novel, historic Irish fiction and modern day witch trials

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 06:15
A week in India: Soulmate day, the gender pay gap and gold smuggling

A week in India: Soulmate day, the gender pay gap and gold smuggling

Bangalore Letter: The stories informing national debate in The Times of India

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 01:00
100 properties face the wrecking ball to make way for MetroLink

100 properties face the wrecking ball to make way for MetroLink

With Dublin's MetroLink threatening their homes, College Gate residents say they are trapped

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Monica Lewinsky: ‘In 1998, I lost my reputation, my dignity and almost my life’

Monica Lewinsky: ‘In 1998, I lost my reputation, my dignity and almost my life’

The social activist and veteran of political scandal addressed the Talent Summit in Dublin

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 04:00
Seán McGinley: ‘I just wonder why more actors don’t marry each other’

Seán McGinley: ‘I just wonder why more actors don’t marry each other’

‘The Children’ brings Marie Mullen and her husband on stage together for first time in 27 years

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 05:00
Secrets of an intensive care doctor: 'I've been called a murderer'

Secrets of an intensive care doctor: 'I've been called a murderer'

How do you tell someone they’ve less than a 6% chance of survival?

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00
‘Jews were not welcome in Austria’: How one family survived the Holocaust and came to Ireland

‘Jews were not welcome in Austria’: How one family survived the Holocaust and came to Ireland

Walter Sekules and his family resettled in Northern Ireland after second World War

Sun Jan 27 2019 - 20:10
The returned missionaries: ‘I’m more African than I am Irish’

The returned missionaries: ‘I’m more African than I am Irish’

‘I was in Africa for 54 years and not one person in Ireland has asked about it’

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Elizabeth O’Kelly: The Irish orphan who gave away €30m

Elizabeth O’Kelly: The Irish orphan who gave away €30m

The little-known Irish woman who left millions to charity had a life of privilege and tragedy

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Josepha Madigan on culture and her racy self-published novel

Josepha Madigan on culture and her racy self-published novel

The Minister for Culture discusses arts funding, Galway 2020 and her own writing ambitions

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 05:00
The ‘Supervet’: ‘The last time I nearly ran into Bono I peed on my own hand’

The ‘Supervet’: ‘The last time I nearly ran into Bono I peed on my own hand’

Noel Fitzpatrick on his heroes, getting on with animals, and Pringles’ part in his success

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Inside Dublin’s private clubs: ‘We decided not to hide behind a veil of secrecy’

Inside Dublin’s private clubs: ‘We decided not to hide behind a veil of secrecy’

The Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club could be a boutique hotel. The Kildare Street and University Club, a few doors down, is more secretive

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Abusing Travellers is ‘racism for liberals’

Abusing Travellers is ‘racism for liberals’

Casey’s comments verbalised what people think, say those close to the community

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
Bernard Loughlin made Annaghmakerrig ‘an inclusive, non-judgmental, thrilling place’

Bernard Loughlin made Annaghmakerrig ‘an inclusive, non-judgmental, thrilling place’

Rosita Boland recalls the thoughtful, irreverent, hilarious director of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 14:09
Eoin McNamee: ‘The ghosts of airmen have always been with me’

Eoin McNamee: ‘The ghosts of airmen have always been with me’

The author on the Co Down second World War airbase that haunts his novel The Vogue

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 06:00
The women keeping Chester Beatty’s bequest to Ireland

The women keeping Chester Beatty’s bequest to Ireland

It’s 50 years since the philanthropist’s extraordinary donation. Now his library is showcasing its treasures

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
Alice Leahy: ‘Big protests are not the way to solve the homeless crisis’

Alice Leahy: ‘Big protests are not the way to solve the homeless crisis’

Campaigner for the homeless on her memoir, poverty and books with a happy ending

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Newbridge museum to display clothes worn by murdered actor

Newbridge museum to display clothes worn by murdered actor

Exhibition of Manson murder victim Sharon Tate's clothes is ‘honouring her memory’, says museum

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 18:32
Active cultural sector can enrich ‘every aspect of society’, Taoiseach says

Active cultural sector can enrich ‘every aspect of society’, Taoiseach says

Cultural strategies for local authority include skills exchange involving Syrian refugees

Wed Sept 12 2018 - 22:40
The long, cold shadow of slavery

The long, cold shadow of slavery

Esi Edugyan talks about her novel, 'Washington Black', set around a 19th-century plantation

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
Death of a post office: ‘Another door shuts in rural Ireland’

Death of a post office: ‘Another door shuts in rural Ireland’

Rosita Boland witnesses the final day of the local post office in Ballindine, Co Mayo - pop. 349

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Tribalism will make people believe fake stuff

Kilkenny Arts Festival: Tribalism will make people believe fake stuff

Evan Davis gave the annual Hubert Butler lecture at Kilkenny Arts Festival. Other highlights included a gaze-activated dress

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 05:00
‘If Joyce and Beckett were around now they’d be priced out of their gaffs by an Airbnb’

‘If Joyce and Beckett were around now they’d be priced out of their gaffs by an Airbnb’

What happens when a city becomes too expensive to sustain its creative community? David Kitt’s remarks about Dublin’s high rents have struck a chord with fellow creatives

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Fishing port of Killybegs is now landing several cruise ships every year

Fishing port of Killybegs is now landing several cruise ships every year

The buses are waiting and local craftspeople have set out their wares when the big liners come calling

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Throwing light on difficult topics while fun is found everywhere in Galway

Throwing light on difficult topics while fun is found everywhere in Galway

Galway International Arts Festival review: President’s address, and hit show ‘Flight’

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 13:22
Dangerous driving in Donegal: ‘It is a long-standing culture’

Dangerous driving in Donegal: ‘It is a long-standing culture’

The county is experiencing an epidemic of road safety issues, with tragic results

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
Irish writer Chris Connolly wins Society of Authors’ Award for short story

Irish writer Chris Connolly wins Society of Authors’ Award for short story

Belfast poet Stephen Sexton takes award for poets under 30

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 20:30
The Balearic blowout: What Leaving Cert students do in Magaluf and Santa Ponsa

The Balearic blowout: What Leaving Cert students do in Magaluf and Santa Ponsa

What really goes on in the Majorcan resorts? Drinking, drinking and more drinking

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
Incantata: Paul Muldoon wrestles with grief at loss of former partner

Incantata: Paul Muldoon wrestles with grief at loss of former partner

Paul Muldoon’s long poem in memory of his former partner is premiering as a theatre piece at the Galway Arts Festival with a performance by Stanley Townsend

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 06:00
‘Do not put more than one leg and wing in each envelope’

‘Do not put more than one leg and wing in each envelope’

The 19th-century ornithologist who hit upon a novel way of tracking bird migration

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 06:00
It’s simple: At Garda, everything comes back to that lake

It’s simple: At Garda, everything comes back to that lake

Food markets, petrol pumps of wine and coffee all part of the Italian experience

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Confusion, bitterness and money battles in Dublin’s ‘divorce court’

Confusion, bitterness and money battles in Dublin’s ‘divorce court’

Virtually everyone has been here several times, or will return. Clear-cut cases are rare

Sat May 26 2018 - 06:00
I was Ann Lovett’s boyfriend

I was Ann Lovett’s boyfriend

Ann Lovett died in 1984 after giving birth at a grotto in Granard, Co Longford – a tragedy that continues to resonate. Here, Ann’s former boyfriend Ricky McDonnell speaks publicly for the first time

Sat May 05 2018 - 06:00
Culinary lessons in fine dining for just €10 a meal

Culinary lessons in fine dining for just €10 a meal

The GMIT training restaurant gives culinary students a chance to perfect their skills

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00
Four years in Crumlin hospital: ‘I just want a home life’

Four years in Crumlin hospital: ‘I just want a home life’

Muriel Slevin has lived with her ill son in hospital since 2014. He is due out but they have nowhere to go

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 06:00
Ann Lovett: Death of a ‘strong, kick-ass girl’

Ann Lovett: Death of a ‘strong, kick-ass girl’

The 15-year-old who died after giving birth at a grotto in Granard would have turned 50 in April

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
Aran jumper myths debunked

Aran jumper myths debunked

It is said the stitches in Aran jumpers were like unique family crests. Could this be true?

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
Dining 1990s-style: €1,000 wines, copious courses and butlers by the dozen

Dining 1990s-style: €1,000 wines, copious courses and butlers by the dozen

A book published in 1996 gave insights as to how the great and good of Ireland entertained

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Why are there no women writers in the National Wax Museum?

Why are there no women writers in the National Wax Museum?

Nine dead male Irish writers and no women – but Marian Keyes and Maeve Binchy are on a shortlist

Thu Mar 08 2018 - 06:52
People with dementia take a tour of their own long-term memories

People with dementia take a tour of their own long-term memories

A tour at the Chester Beatty uses artefacts as a visual springboard into past events

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 05:00
A False Report review: a powerful story about a serial rapist that falls flat

A False Report review: a powerful story about a serial rapist that falls flat

This true crime book about a serial rapist – to be made into a Netflix series – is an important piece of reporting but it fails to fully engage

Sat Feb 17 2018 - 06:00
After the bypass: evolution of a midlands town

After the bypass: evolution of a midlands town

10 years after Moate was bypassed, finding parking is easy. Running a business is not

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 05:30
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