John Spillane: ‘Why can’t you sing about Ballincollig if you can sing about Phoenix, Arizona?’
The Cork singer-songwriter has been writing songs to order, like an old-style bard
What You Could Have Won: plenty to applaud but easy to get lost
Genn is to be commended for choosing two such unlikable leads for her novel about a celebrity singer's toxic relationships
Michael Viney’s Christmas quiz: test your nature knowledge
Do you know your cetaceans from your elasmobranchs? Prove it
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’: Groundbreaking book changed the view of first World War
In a new introduction to All Quiet, historian Norman Stone argues the brutality of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel changed perceptions about the war
Poetry: from Anne Haverty’s wry sensibility to Seamus Heaney’s family affair
Books by Haverty, Theo Dorgan and James Harpur, plus Heaney poems selected by his family
Walking holiday? I ended up looking like a demented Moses
Stunning landscape, warm sunshine and getting hopelessly lost, hiking in Majorca’s mountains had its ups and downs
Remembering the dark history of our hospitals to plan for a better future
We should avoid self-congratulation and reflect as to whether we give due recognition to our own conflicts of interest
Mallorca: beyond the cliches
The Balearics are best known for sun, sand and sea, but there is far more to discover
Canada’s ‘hero’ ambassador tackles protester at 1916 service
Kevin Vickers involved in arrest of man during event to remember British dead
Design for life: Why you need to combine kitsch with good taste
Hatmaker Anthony Peto on the design philosophy that runs through his life
The life cycle: pedalling 312km in Mallorca, an island of hills, beauty and contrasts
The Mallorca 312 race must be completed within 14 hours, but there is still time to enjoy the experience
Reclaiming the war: Army of ghosts
War writing at heart is about the ambivalence of loyalty to class, nation, and friends, and of belief and the business of being human, and more recent Irish writing on the Great War, in reopening a closed chapter in our history, is no different in exploring all those ambiguities
The first World War: “Never such innocence again”
The Great War transformed our understanding of war, forcing writers to describe the world in new ways, and in a new language
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles
Disneyland closes rides as a precaution following second earthquake in two weeks
Shatter’s steamy novel only book referred to censors in five years
‘Amazing Detective Stories’ and ‘Daring Romances’ among 274 still-banned publications
Leonora Carrington: the mythical world of a rediscovered surrealist
Imma is showing a body of work by a contemporary of Frida Kahlo and Dali who has long been under-appreciated in a country that inspired much of her work: Ireland
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