Fruit for thought

Now that autumn is over, it’s time to use up what’s left of its bounty

Ian O’Riordan: When it comes to sport, nothing beats a walk

Survey finds 37% of those actually active in sport put walking as a clear number one

Dancing at the crossroads (between life and death) – An Irishman’s Diary about November 30th’s otherworldly reputation

The unkindest cuts: An Irishman’s Diary about Keats, Raleigh and book reviewers

Falling hard: a love letter to autumn

There is much to love about the season’s colours and the closing-in of the days. It is in this dying time when the natural world is most alive

Aileen Ward: scholar whose biography of Keats won National Book Award

Obituary: ‘While at Wellesley, she struck up a friendship with Vladimir Nabokov’

A poem for Ireland, poetry for everyone

The countdown is on to find Ireland’s favourite Irish poem, so we’ve asked a selection of writers and readers to tell us their favourite few lines of verse, and to nominate which poem they think is best from RTÉ’s A Poem for Ireland shortlist

In a word....

Autumn

The profound beauty of a good proof

An exhibition in Kilkenny celebrates works of art and crafts that draw inspiration from mathematics

In a word . . . Forlorn

Robocop's other half Abbie Cornish keeps it country

The Australian has come a long way, from lauded turns in arthouse hits to the new Robocop. Donald Clarke talks to the star – if only he can get a word in over the puppies and parakeets

Something old, something new – and now a book and app too

The Irish Times series A History of Ireland in 100 Objects began life as a reimagined version of a British Museum project. Now it’s a St Patrick’s Day offering to everyone who is interested in our past

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