Boyne Companions – Frank McNally on why the road from Dublin to Slane lies mainly on a plain (allegedly)
The loveliness of the setting is matched by that of the village of Slane itself
Hot Wheels - Frank McNally on the mystery of why anyone would steal a Dublin Bike
I was nevertheless baffled at the turn of events
Belfast Bride - Frank McNally on the Irish wife of man who dropped US atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Beahan had mixed feelings in later years about his involvement in the missions
Special Guest Appearance – Frank McNally on a famous banshee visitation of the 19th century
Although a great storyteller, the author was not the most reliable of narrators
‘If we keep knocking down places like Smyth’s, soon there’ll be nothing interesting left for tourists to visit’
Customers at the celebrated Dublin 4 pub express concern as it faces threat of demolition
Rites and Wrongs: Examining the rise and fall of the ‘Portiuncula Indulgence’
What started out as the Pardon of Assisi required a visit to Italy, but now Westmeath will suffice
Odds and Ends - Frank McNally on the vagaries of Galway Race Week
It was as if I’d asked if his house had a late bar, or a chauffeured limousine service
Galway Races: Heart-warmingly bad start for bookies at Ballybrit
Week-long festival begins with Davy Crockett staying on strongly to oblige punters
Jung at Heart – Frank McNally on the Irish legacies of a Swiss psychologist
He suggested among other insults that Ulysses could be as easily read backwards as forwards
Baked into a Corner – Frank McNally on the demise of a Dublin landmark
Brian O’Nolan frequented the pub in his younger days
What unhygienic object do teams always need someone to clean up? – Frank McNally’s guide to the GAA cliche
Which undesirable qualities relating to the time-space continuum featured in that challenge by the corner back? It was late and high
Hot Tickets – Frank McNally on watching a steamy Molière and how Barry Lyndon became a TikTok hit
A Misanthrope features a choreographed sex scene that for technical difficulty (9.9) and artistic merit (10.0) would rival any gymnastics routine
No sympathy for Cork as Tipp faithful descend on Thurles in their thousands
Munster neighbours may have got more points from the speed cameras than in second half, one fan says
‘They would not venture out that day’: Why Galway fishermen dread foxes
Before the captain had a chance to revisit the island, he went down in a shipwreck
Behind Enemy Lines - Frank McNally on a little piece of Cork that is forever Tipperary
Although a first-class cricketer in his prime, he was probably never much of a hurling fan