How a short speech by David Foster Wallace can help you through a bad day
Choosing how to react can be a very difficult, helpful and healthy exercise
Aidan O’Brien targets Haydock Sprint Cup with Lope Y Fernandez
Gordon Lord Byron in 2013 is the only Irish victory in the race in almost half a century
Damien Hirst’s giant uterus? It should shock us out of ignorance
The artist’s controversial Qatar sculptures are a rare celebration of women’s bodies
Giacometti sketch a highlight of Cavan auction
Works by Schiele and ‘possibly’ Miró sell for modest sums
Sussex Stakes looks a viable target for O’Brien’s Gustav Klimt
Without Parole and Expert Eye top the betting in a less than vintage renewal
Harrington’s Torcedor looks to end Stradivarius’s string of wins
Aidan O’Brien’s Idaho also tackles Goodwood Cup on opening day
Gustav Klimt to lead O’Brien bid for Irish 2,000 Guineas
Top trainer’s filly Happily dominates the top of Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas betting
Gustav Klimt and US Navy Flag in Irish Guineas contention
Willie Mullins can make it two from two on flat in Killarney
Séamus Heffernan in line for Gustav Klimt ride in 2000 Guineas
Ryan Moore will miss Newmarket to ride Mendelssohn in Kentucky Derby
Aidan O’Brien in pursuit of an unprecedented Classic hat-trick
Ireland’s champion trainer can make history in American racing’s most famous prize, the Kentucky Derby
Gustav Klimt’s win sets up tilt at at Newmarket 2,000 Guineas
Who’s Steph a surprise 10-1 winner of 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown
Aidan O’Brien’s Classic preparations kick into gear
Gustav Klimt appears to be stable first string in Guineas Trial
Fancy an Easter getaway? Here are a few late offers
Spain, Italy, Morocco and Cyprus are all usually sunny at this time of year
Frankie Dettori to bid for Champion Stakes victory on Eminent
Queen’s runner, Dartmouth, a possible for Sunday’s Irish St Leger
Aidan O’Brien says Minding may never race again
Meanwhile Nezwaah achieved Pretty Polly glory at the Curragh on Sunday
Churchill lined up to stick to O’Brien’s Curragh classic script
Ryan Moore teams up for first time with Winter in Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas
Life’s Work: Joan Murray, antiques fairs organiser, Dublin
‘We missed a ferry to Nicaragua – which was lucky as that evening we heard that the Sandinista revolution had started’
Pieces of me: Balenciaga and Klimt a cut above the rest
Ib Jorgensen: ‘A mirror over the mantelpiece is an easy way out – I would much prefer a painting’
The Kimono Way: Irish design’s love affair with Japan
The influence of Japan on our design culture is deep and pervasive, so what is it that has so enraptured some of our most creative artists and makers?
The truth behind that ‘quality of life’ ranking of global cities
‘There was some moaning about Dublin’s relatively unimpressive position’
Artist in exile uses famous images to frame horror of conflict
Damascus-born Tammam Azzam has named the series Syrian Museum
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