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In the name of the fada: a much-politicised punctuation mark

In the name of the fada: a much-politicised punctuation mark

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 18:30
Roaring Trade: On the highs and (occasionally fatal) lows of Dublin’s lion business

Roaring Trade: On the highs and (occasionally fatal) lows of Dublin’s lion business

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 00:01
The Rest was Silence: Joseph Mitchell’s epic case of writer’s block

The Rest was Silence: Joseph Mitchell’s epic case of writer’s block

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 18:45
On Franz Ferdinand’s wildlife stats, Shaw’s ruined opera, and Féchín’s fadas

On Franz Ferdinand’s wildlife stats, Shaw’s ruined opera, and Féchín’s fadas

Tue Jul 06 2021 - 18:30
No Place Like Omey : On St Féchín, Festys and the Cleggan Disaster of 1927

No Place Like Omey : On St Féchín, Festys and the Cleggan Disaster of 1927

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 18:30
From Sirr, with love: A poet’s search for Dublin’s soul

From Sirr, with love: A poet’s search for Dublin’s soul

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 00:01
Unlucky turn: The story of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the cat

Unlucky turn: The story of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the cat

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 18:30
Enjoying Bulfin’s Ireland from the comfort of a car

Enjoying Bulfin’s Ireland from the comfort of a car

An Irishman’s Diary: A roadtrip west in rainy June

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 18:30
True Colours – Frank McNally on the late Kenneth Kaunda’s Irish connections

True Colours – Frank McNally on the late Kenneth Kaunda’s Irish connections

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 19:01
Marching to a Drumlin Beat – Frank McNally on Brendan Behan’s ‘mad republican’ from Monaghan

Marching to a Drumlin Beat – Frank McNally on Brendan Behan’s ‘mad republican’ from Monaghan

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu Jun 17 2021 - 19:01
Racing Uncertainty – Frank McNally on myths, mistaken memories, and the Ascot Gold Cup

Racing Uncertainty – Frank McNally on myths, mistaken memories, and the Ascot Gold Cup

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 19:01
Seconds Out – Frank McNally on the unexpected comeback of James Joyce’s semi-legendary boxer Myler Keogh

Seconds Out – Frank McNally on the unexpected comeback of James Joyce’s semi-legendary boxer Myler Keogh

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 19:01
15,000 and counting – our record-breaking chess correspondent passes another major milestone

15,000 and counting – our record-breaking chess correspondent passes another major milestone

An Irishman’s Diary

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 19:01
On a Dilemma of the Horns – Frank McNally wrestles with the enduring mystery of a Bob Dylan song lyric

On a Dilemma of the Horns – Frank McNally wrestles with the enduring mystery of a Bob Dylan song lyric

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 19:01
(No) Danger Here – Frank McNally on how George Orwell got it badly wrong about football

(No) Danger Here – Frank McNally on how George Orwell got it badly wrong about football

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 18:01
Baptism of Fire – Frank McNally on the Irish Free State’s incendiary origins

Baptism of Fire – Frank McNally on the Irish Free State’s incendiary origins

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 19:01
Cross-Border Beethoven – Frank McNally on a surprise connection between Beethoven and Big Tom

Cross-Border Beethoven – Frank McNally on a surprise connection between Beethoven and Big Tom

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 19:01
Scotch Broth – Frank McNally on whiskey-soaked summer schools, the Lough Ness monster, and Flann O’Brien’s poetic mews

Scotch Broth – Frank McNally on whiskey-soaked summer schools, the Lough Ness monster, and Flann O’Brien’s poetic mews

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 19:01
Courting Controversy – Frank McNally on literary laundering, political beachball, and the history of an infamous street

Courting Controversy – Frank McNally on literary laundering, political beachball, and the history of an infamous street

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 19:01
Seance of Scholars – Frank McNally on an event marking St Columcille’s 1,500th birthday

Seance of Scholars – Frank McNally on an event marking St Columcille’s 1,500th birthday

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 19:01
Tribal Diatribe – On Lafcadio Hearn and the Irish love of bad language

Tribal Diatribe – On Lafcadio Hearn and the Irish love of bad language

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri May 28 2021 - 19:01
Paris Disagreement – Frank McNally on the fall of the Paris Commune, 150 years ago this week

Paris Disagreement – Frank McNally on the fall of the Paris Commune, 150 years ago this week

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu May 27 2021 - 19:01
Russ in Urbe – Frank McNally on an existentialist question of Hiberno-English

Russ in Urbe – Frank McNally on an existentialist question of Hiberno-English

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu May 27 2021 - 00:01
Thunder on the Mountain – Frank McNally on a busy weekend for Bob Dylan’s Irish disciples

Thunder on the Mountain – Frank McNally on a busy weekend for Bob Dylan’s Irish disciples

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue May 25 2021 - 19:01
Swan Song – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of Molly (aka Polly) Bawn

Swan Song – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of Molly (aka Polly) Bawn

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri May 21 2021 - 19:01
Home Guard – Frank McNally on the Bodyke Evictions of 1887

Home Guard – Frank McNally on the Bodyke Evictions of 1887

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri May 21 2021 - 00:01
No Man’s Land Commission – Frank McNally on the case for opening Ireland’s ‘most important social archive’

No Man’s Land Commission – Frank McNally on the case for opening Ireland’s ‘most important social archive’

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed May 19 2021 - 19:01
A time to bare arms – Frank McNally on an appointment with the vaccinators

A time to bare arms – Frank McNally on an appointment with the vaccinators

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri May 14 2021 - 19:01
Talking Funny – Frank McNally on the mysteries of foreign accent syndrome

Talking Funny – Frank McNally on the mysteries of foreign accent syndrome

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu May 13 2021 - 19:01
Festooned with Saxons – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of a famous sporting phrase

Festooned with Saxons – Frank McNally on the mysterious origins of a famous sporting phrase

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed May 12 2021 - 19:01
A Turn for the Better – Frank McNally on the view from one of Dublin’s most dramatic corners

A Turn for the Better – Frank McNally on the view from one of Dublin’s most dramatic corners

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri May 07 2021 - 18:45
Faithfull Friend – on the late Paddy Rossmore, a reluctant celebrity who revolutionised drug treatment in Ireland

Faithfull Friend – on the late Paddy Rossmore, a reluctant celebrity who revolutionised drug treatment in Ireland

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu May 06 2021 - 19:01
Horsemen, Pass By – Frank McNally on the dramatic backdrop of a Dublin polo match on May 6th, 1882

Horsemen, Pass By – Frank McNally on the dramatic backdrop of a Dublin polo match on May 6th, 1882

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed May 05 2021 - 19:01
Hinges of History – How Napoleon’s fate may have swung on the closing of a gate at Waterloo

Hinges of History – How Napoleon’s fate may have swung on the closing of a gate at Waterloo

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed May 05 2021 - 00:01
Absent Trends – Frank McNally on the trail of missing apostrophes

Absent Trends – Frank McNally on the trail of missing apostrophes

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 19:01
Fiends in High Places – Frank McNally on Walpurgis Night in New York and Donegal

Fiends in High Places – Frank McNally on Walpurgis Night in New York and Donegal

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 00:01
Ménage à Trois – Frank McNally on the rule of three, hendiatris, and a plan to change the Olympic motto

Ménage à Trois – Frank McNally on the rule of three, hendiatris, and a plan to change the Olympic motto

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 19:01
Born to Burn – Frank McNally on the ‘phoenix of the plant world’ and its many names

Born to Burn – Frank McNally on the ‘phoenix of the plant world’ and its many names

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 19:01
Nom de Grrr – Frank McNally on the rules of dog-naming in France

Nom de Grrr – Frank McNally on the rules of dog-naming in France

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 19:01
Drumlin Dramatist – Frank McNally on how Tyrone Guthrie made jam (and Hamlet) among the hills of Monaghan

Drumlin Dramatist – Frank McNally on how Tyrone Guthrie made jam (and Hamlet) among the hills of Monaghan

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 19:01
Sick Transit – Frank McNally on the doomed Irishmen who were the first Europeans to cross Australia

Sick Transit – Frank McNally on the doomed Irishmen who were the first Europeans to cross Australia

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 19:01
Patriot Games – Frank McNally on political art theft, football as opera, and Lenin’s Irish accent

Patriot Games – Frank McNally on political art theft, football as opera, and Lenin’s Irish accent

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 19:01
Hedge Schooling – Frank McNally on being given haws for thought

Hedge Schooling – Frank McNally on being given haws for thought

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 19:30
Playwright of the Western World – Frank McNally on 150 years of JM Synge

Playwright of the Western World – Frank McNally on 150 years of JM Synge

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 00:01
Moneypoint Memories – Frank McNally on disaffected dockers, Shannon admirals, and the Colleen Bawn

Moneypoint Memories – Frank McNally on disaffected dockers, Shannon admirals, and the Colleen Bawn

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 19:01
A Bit of Afters – Frank McNally on a cornerstone of Hiberno-English

A Bit of Afters – Frank McNally on a cornerstone of Hiberno-English

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 19:01
Frank McNally on A History of Northern Ireland in 100 Euphemisms

Frank McNally on A History of Northern Ireland in 100 Euphemisms

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 18:30
Bard of the Boulevards – Frank McNally on poet Charles Baudelaire, born 200 years ago on this day

Bard of the Boulevards – Frank McNally on poet Charles Baudelaire, born 200 years ago on this day

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 00:01
Pond Life – Frank McNally on the short but colourful history of the Phoenix Park Star Fort

Pond Life – Frank McNally on the short but colourful history of the Phoenix Park Star Fort

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 18:30
The Hills are Alive – Frank McNally on the ups and downs of Phoenix Park history

The Hills are Alive – Frank McNally on the ups and downs of Phoenix Park history

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Apr 02 2021 - 18:30
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