Cross purposes – Frank McNally on a stressful collision of sport and literature in Kells
Tailteann Games was held nearby in old times when, perhaps, Monaghan may have fared better than Louth
Castle martyrs – Frank McNally on unwelcome side effects of Ireland’s EU presidency
Security concerns at Dublin Castle are leading to drastic measures, but not for the first time
Transfer window – Frank McNally on the closing stages of a dramatic GAA summer
As an exiled Monaghan supporter, it’s fair to say this has been a freakish summer for the county fans
Cursive Frankenstein – Frank McNally on the horrors of handwriting in middle age
Decades of using typewriters and computer keyboards have since obliterated all confidence in my cursive writing style
The mysteries of a Dublin pub name
You can take a stand in the pub, but make sure to stand a drink too
From Monaghan to ‘Spud Island’, Canada: 1830 exodus back in focus after Mark Carney visit
Prince Edward Island has a distinctly Irish flavour, with McKennas to the fore – but that’s only half the story
How the Westport was won: Frank McNally on an unscheduled but educational night in Mayo
An ancestor of visiting Canadian prime minister Mark Carney took part in a ‘great cattle drive’ in defiance of landowner Lord Sligo
Bloomsday: Ringsend reclaims its Joycean heritage but, alas, no ‘superior tawny sherry’
More than most places in Dublin, Ringsend is pivotal to Ulysses, as the focal point of the first date between James Joyce and Nora Barnacle
Frank McNally: Ulysses updated, with apologies to James Joyce
On Bloomsday, how would Joyce rewrite his masterpiece for a Dublin of Deliveroo, Instagram, Lidl and Tinder?
Sun shines on Mark Carney as Aughagower welcomes world leader
With its small stone bridges and babbling stream, the Co Mayo village made for a picture-postcard backdrop for a returning Irish emigrant
The controversial origins of a Dún Laoghaire hospital, 150 years old this week
Parish priest Canon McCabe was the driving force behind the creation of St Michael’s Hospital, which officially opened in Kingstown on June 12th, 1876
Deadly Buzz – Frank McNally on a belated ‘inquest’ for James Joyce’s Paddy Dignam
We know Dignam died of a Monday. But Monday is not an official cause of death, even in Ireland
Slippery people: David Byrne soaked up Dublin atmosphere while the rest of us absorbed the flood
Snow was not general in Ireland at the weekend, but unseasonably treacherous weather was
Soul sanctuary: Frank McNally on ‘staggeringly beautiful’ library of St Gall
There are several hundred medieval Irish volumes, including a dictionary that has definitions with a surprising contemporary resonance
Remembering Tomi Reichental: a gentle man who never gave in to bitterness
Holocaust survivor was resident of Dublin for more than 60 years