Writer and philosopher
We’ve inherited a strange cultural hangover from better times: the idea that the thing you do to survive should also double as your identity and source of pride
Unthinkable: If you’re feeling overwhelmed and longing for real meaning, Viktor Frankl may be able to help. And if not, Albert Camus might have the answer
Declan Toohey on how his debut, Perpetual Comedown, came into being
Audrey Diwan’s award-winning study has the tension of a thriller
It was the summer of 1981 when my first daughter was born
French actor, nicknamed Bébel, was one of country’s biggest stars in 1960s and 1970s
Unthinkable: Famous philosophers are being reappraised in light of their prejudices
French existentialist philosopher wrote nativity play while a prisoner of war
‘Hell is other people’ is a line from the play Huis Clos/No Exit by French philosopher Jean- Paul Sartre
Unthinkable: Perhaps existentialism can help us navigate the Taoiseach’s suggestion
The influence of foreigners is still seen across Ireland’s place names today
Paris Letter: Performer sang of her beloved city, of amour, rebellion and fleeting pleasures
Wounded survivors testify in Paris detailing massacre which killed 12 of their colleagues
Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too
In the midst of such darkness, how can one find the light?
Unthinkable: Meaning can be found in everything from a loving relationship to playing chess, says philosopher Jonathan Rowson
Winning fragrances from Byredo, Timothy Han/Edition, Chanel and Jo Malone
Film-maker Nadir Dendoune is reappropriating the north African immigrant story
Unthinkable: Literature allows us capture ‘weirdness’ of life, says Matthew McKeever
Riba’s Woman Architect of the Year prize just the latest big award for Irishwoman
Film director most well known for ‘Shoah’ which he spent 12 years making
Shift in Brexit deadline or further fudge awaits as hard Brexiteers run clock down
Sorbonne protests 50 years ago ushered in a new era. Today’s students are ‘too busy’ to protest
Joshua: ‘Boxing is not just about knocking people out. It’s healthy living, discipline’
So much of our youth was wasted on slight philosophies offering shallow answers to overwhelming questions
An encounter with homeless children in Ireland spurred the director to make films that challenge political beliefs
WWW has shifted away from opportunities of World Wide Web into the World Wild West
Long after existentialist philosopher’s death, simmering rivalry links protagonists
Irish Times readers share their experiences of shared toilets and one-bar electric heaters
Businessman was one of France’s leading art patrons as well as chief of fashion house
Obituary: Judith Jones, editor, born March 10th, 1924; died August 2nd, 2017
Unthinkable: ‘Catholic agnostic’ Gary Gutting criticises pseudoscientific putdowns of religion
Sometimes it just takes a little role-play to ensure you end up with the desired result
Students who gave up the seminary 50 years ago recall a suffocating atmosphere that infantilised seminarians, but also some rare acts of kindness and enlightenment
'No beige', says Carleton Viney, who has been asked to redesign the next US ambassador's Phoenix Park residence
‘You are not going to be thin, with curves, on your deathbed,’ says philosopher Heather Widdows
Influenial, inscrutible Van Morrison gives his most comprehensive interview ever
‘Take Me to Church’ could be seen as blasphemous, but is anyone ready to sue Hozier?
Colonialism and its violently radicalising effect is the subject of this chilling documentary
In broader European and American literature, it is easier to find genuine marriages of philosophy and fiction
French left-wing title was newspaper of the baby-boom generation
In school I would stare at those history textbook illustrations – grim drawings of tenants being dragged from their cottages by a bailiff. After four years of dealing with landlords, I can empathise
Colin Wilson: June 26th, 1931-December 5th, 2013
The writer, always his own man, refused to take sides on Algeria and was an anti-Soviet leftist even though it led to a rupture with fellow intellectual Sartre
‘We’re not at the level that we want to be at yet – we’ll be trying hard to get there’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
