A nicer kind of riot – Frank McNally on the Irish cultural storming of Paris
Shops were braced for looters who never arrived on a weekend of dancing, music and Ulysses-inspired perfumes
Eileen Gray was evicted from a Paris grave. Her ashes remain lost but a new memorial has been created
Plaque paying tribute to Irish designer and architect is unveiled at Paris’s Père-Lachaise cemetery on 50th anniversary of her death
Frank McNally on Britain’s perennial problem with Irish women’s names
Siobhán no longer seems to be an issue, but attentions have turned to Caoimhe
He came, he sawed, he won the libel case – Frank McNally on a theatrical sensation in Waterford, 100 years ago
This was a case of two halves, not just because it had a ‘magician’ sawing through a glam female aide
Books of Evidence – Frank McNally on a Dublin Garda station’s homage to literature
Step out of the car and admire a wonderful and incongruous celebration
Dead Sails in the Sunset: Frank McNally on the cultural evolution of a Dublin windmill
Liberties tower is getting a second wind with new event space
Sweet and sour: Frank McNally on how Russian brutality brought the Mary cake to Ireland
Henry Spelter, one of the Hungarians who fled his native land 70 years ago, found work at Bewley’s
Free Show: Frank McNally on the liberating power of prison art
Time Well Spent is an exhibition running for a month and including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textile craftwork and an installation called Reflections From Home
Mr Nobody and a broken vase: Frank McNally on a British Museum accident with historic resonance
In 1845, a young Dubliner visited the museum and committed an act of vandalism that should have earned him permanent infamy
Conversations on a Homecoming: Frank McNally on returning to the Dáil after a 20-year absence
A return to the Dáil press gallery reveals new security arrangements, familiar political rituals and an enduring dress code
Try walking in Patrick Kavanagh’s shoes: one man’s pilgrimage from Inniskeen to Dublin
For Frank Greally, this ‘gratitude walk’ has great historic resonance
Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers
‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets
‘Doubly endangered’ Dublin fanlight horse discovered
The Ringsend property where the figurine stands is up for sale
Darkness into light: Frank McNally on a history-themed quiz in Joyce’s Nighttown
The pub quiz was just around the corner from World’s End, and one of the more famous corners in world literature
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya: Frank McNally on a piece of Route 66 that is forever Irish
Details of how the town of Shamrock acquired its name are somewhat obscured