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Holy Catholic Ireland

FICTION : A Bit of a Scandal By Mary Rose Callaghan Brandon, 239pp. €18.99

Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00

Loss in a cold climate

The Truth About Love By Josephine Hart Virago, 248pp. £12.99

Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00

Literary festival a storybook success for Irish publishers

WHAT EXACTLY is a cute hoor? Do we admire them? These were just some of the socio-political questions raised during a lively …

Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00

A street star's inner journey

The red-bricked facades of the Coronation Street set are just about visible from the entrance to Stage 1 at the Granada Studios…

Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00

Hirst painting bought for €95,000

A barn in a corner of Co Monaghan was the unusual setting for a Damien Hirst auction at the weekend, where bidders sat on bales…

Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00

High spirits and wackiness abound at the inaugural Flatlake Festival

"Monaghan is a dangerous place if you're cheeky," writer Patrick McCabe warned the audience at this year's inaugural Flatlake…

Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00

Taking on the tribe

Non-Fiction: Poor, illiterate, Muslim women don't usually make global headlines. But Mukhtar Mai is different

Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00

Taking on the tribe

Non-Fiction: Poor, illiterate, Muslim women don't usually make global headlines. But Mukhtar Mai is different

Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
The end of a shelf life

The end of a shelf life

Independent bookshops are struggling in the face of chainstore and online competition, writes Sorcha Hamilton

Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00

Return of the natives

Fiction: Can a lifetime be summed up by the books we've read - or failed to finish? A character in At Home with Miss Vanesa …

Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00

The message in the melting pot

Fiction: One Friday evening in August, two families await the arrival of adopted daughters from Korea

Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00

A spiritual take on the 'misery industry'

Africa: Michael Meegan has often slept rough

Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00

Taking Islam to task

Current Affairs: Why are liberal Westerners afraid to criticise the abuses of Islam? Why do Muslim women maintain their own …

Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00

The many reasons for covering up in Pakistan

Letter from Karachi: In Pakistan, you can tell a lot by looking at a woman's sleeves

Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
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