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Milking a metaphor – An Irishman’s Diary about Brexit negotiators and cows

Milking a metaphor – An Irishman’s Diary about Brexit negotiators and cows

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 00:01
Death and syntaxes – An Irishman’s Diary about grammar

Death and syntaxes – An Irishman’s Diary about grammar

A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything, as Con Houlihan knew

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 00:01
Taking the P-word – An Irishman’s Diary about the All-Ireland final

Taking the P-word – An Irishman’s Diary about the All-Ireland final

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 00:01
Mayo exiles seek divine intervention, and now they have been given a sign

Mayo exiles seek divine intervention, and now they have been given a sign

Pupils in Marino’s Scoil Mhuire and a landmark building hold their own against the blue tide

Sat Sept 16 2017 - 01:30
A Game of Two Calves – An Irishman’s Diary about Peter Kavanagh, St Columcille, and landmark cases in copyright law

A Game of Two Calves – An Irishman’s Diary about Peter Kavanagh, St Columcille, and landmark cases in copyright law

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 00:01
Still Life With Liffey – An Irishman’s Diary about art, literature, and internet celebrity

Still Life With Liffey – An Irishman’s Diary about art, literature, and internet celebrity

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 00:01
Metal-morphosis – An Irishman’s Diary about domes, dialects, and decorative perforation

Metal-morphosis – An Irishman’s Diary about domes, dialects, and decorative perforation

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 00:01
Fatal distraction – An Irishman’s Diary about life, death, and football

Fatal distraction – An Irishman’s Diary about life, death, and football

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 00:01
If in doubt, pivot – An Irishman’s Diary about the business buzzword of the year

If in doubt, pivot – An Irishman’s Diary about the business buzzword of the year

Fri Sept 08 2017 - 00:01
Dome thoughts from abroad – An Irishman’s Diary about a little piece of Dublin 6 that may be forever Russia

Dome thoughts from abroad – An Irishman’s Diary about a little piece of Dublin 6 that may be forever Russia

Thu Sept 07 2017 - 00:01
Harping on about politics – An Irishman’s Diary about the American Civil War

Harping on about politics – An Irishman’s Diary about the American Civil War

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 00:01
Fans of bitter Serbian club rivals present united front in Dublin

Fans of bitter Serbian club rivals present united front in Dublin

The Serbian fans’ confidence ahead of the match against Ireland proves well-founded

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 22:26
Noted in Passing – An Irishman’s Diary about dead language

Noted in Passing – An Irishman’s Diary about dead language

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 00:01
The dead man was not known to gardaí – An Irishman’s Diary on the 50th anniversary of Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Third Policeman’

The dead man was not known to gardaí – An Irishman’s Diary on the 50th anniversary of Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Third Policeman’

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 00:01
Ode to Henry Joy – An Irishman’s Diary about the 250th birthday of a revolutionary

Ode to Henry Joy – An Irishman’s Diary about the 250th birthday of a revolutionary

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 00:01
Life sentence – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce and Edgar Quinet

Life sentence – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce and Edgar Quinet

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 00:01
A chancer in the chancery? – An Irishman’s Diary about the diplomat and wine merchant Gerald O’Kelly de Gallagh

A chancer in the chancery? – An Irishman’s Diary about the diplomat and wine merchant Gerald O’Kelly de Gallagh

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 00:01
Miscarriage of St Just – An Irishman’s Diary about camping (and the Revolution) in France

Miscarriage of St Just – An Irishman’s Diary about camping (and the Revolution) in France

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 00:01
The Desiderata Reconsidered – An Irishman’s Diary on advice to live by

The Desiderata Reconsidered – An Irishman’s Diary on advice to live by

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 00:01
Waiting for Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about Samuel Beckett’s lost journalism career

Waiting for Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about Samuel Beckett’s lost journalism career

Sat Aug 19 2017 - 00:01
IOU for AE – An Irishman’s Diary on Patrick Kavanagh’s debt to George Russell

IOU for AE – An Irishman’s Diary on Patrick Kavanagh’s debt to George Russell

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 00:01
Synge Out Sister – An Irishman’s Diary about Cathleen Synge Morawetz and her illustrious ancestors

Synge Out Sister – An Irishman’s Diary about Cathleen Synge Morawetz and her illustrious ancestors

Wed Aug 16 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary visits The Irishman’s pub

An Irishman’s Diary visits The Irishman’s pub

‘Among the better-known guests to have stayed in the Railway Hotel was George Bernard Shaw, who became intimately connected with Carlow’

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 01:30
All quiet on the northeastern front: An Irishman’s Diary on Francis Ledwidge

All quiet on the northeastern front: An Irishman’s Diary on Francis Ledwidge

Centenary commemorations will remember Francis Ledwidge this weekend

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:29
Genius in the genes – An Irishman’s Diary about Chris Darwin

Genius in the genes – An Irishman’s Diary about Chris Darwin

How Emma Darwin held the fate of ‘The Origin of Species’ in her hands

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 06:00
So Long, Farewell – An Irishman’s Diary about Stefan Zweig, St Koloman, and the ups and downs of Austria

So Long, Farewell – An Irishman’s Diary about Stefan Zweig, St Koloman, and the ups and downs of Austria

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 00:01
Kelly’s Hero – An Irishman’s Diary about Salzburg, Mozart, and an Austro-Hibernian bromance of the 1780s

Kelly’s Hero – An Irishman’s Diary about Salzburg, Mozart, and an Austro-Hibernian bromance of the 1780s

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 00:01
At Swim-Two-Cultures – An Irishman’s Diary about the Austrian director who filmed an unfilmable Flann O’Brien novel

At Swim-Two-Cultures – An Irishman’s Diary about the Austrian director who filmed an unfilmable Flann O’Brien novel

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 00:01
The Third Columnist – An Irishman’s Diary about the unseen collaborators behind Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O’Brien

The Third Columnist – An Irishman’s Diary about the unseen collaborators behind Myles na gCopaleen and Flann O’Brien

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 00:01
Hopes for nothing lost in Flannslation as ‘Flannoraks’ gather in Salzburg

Hopes for nothing lost in Flannslation as ‘Flannoraks’ gather in Salzburg

Biennial academic conference on Flann O’Brien in Austria shows his global appeal

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 21:26
A date with Mr Darcy – An Irishman’s Diary about Jane Austen and her real-life love

A date with Mr Darcy – An Irishman’s Diary about Jane Austen and her real-life love

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 00:01
Let them eat ‘merde’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the linguistic legacies of the French Revolution

Let them eat ‘merde’ – An Irishman’s Diary on the linguistic legacies of the French Revolution

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 00:01
Fanfare for Roscommon Man – An Irishman’s Diary about the labour activist and 1916 rebel William Partridge

Fanfare for Roscommon Man – An Irishman’s Diary about the labour activist and 1916 rebel William Partridge

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 00:01
Roots of a Republic – An Irishman’s Diary about Brehon tree law and the Irish National Foresters

Roots of a Republic – An Irishman’s Diary about Brehon tree law and the Irish National Foresters

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 00:01
Trains, plains, and bicycle wheels – An Irishman’s Diary about the straight lines of Kilcock and the circles of Flann O’Brien

Trains, plains, and bicycle wheels – An Irishman’s Diary about the straight lines of Kilcock and the circles of Flann O’Brien

Sat Jul 08 2017 - 00:01
Turning a new leaf – An Irishman’s Diary on James Joyce’s Dublin and the language of trees

Turning a new leaf – An Irishman’s Diary on James Joyce’s Dublin and the language of trees

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 00:01
A fate worse than death? An Irishman’s Diary about the court-martial of Michael Mallin

A fate worse than death? An Irishman’s Diary about the court-martial of Michael Mallin

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 00:01
The Road Less Raced – An Irishman’s Diary about ballads, barbershops, and Teresa Brayton

The Road Less Raced – An Irishman’s Diary about ballads, barbershops, and Teresa Brayton

Wed Jul 05 2017 - 00:01
Crunch Number – An Irishman’s Diary about dialling 999

Crunch Number – An Irishman’s Diary about dialling 999

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 00:01
Soft Pint, Thank God – An Irishman’s Diary about Micheál Ó Nualláin and cold Guinness

Soft Pint, Thank God – An Irishman’s Diary about Micheál Ó Nualláin and cold Guinness

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 00:01
Luck be a Saint – An Irishman’s Diary about the changing fortunes of June 24th

Luck be a Saint – An Irishman’s Diary about the changing fortunes of June 24th

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 00:01
Stealing – The Show: An Irishman’s Diary about literary larceny at Ireland’s oldest public library

Stealing – The Show: An Irishman’s Diary about literary larceny at Ireland’s oldest public library

Fri Jun 23 2017 - 00:01
Racy Literature – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, adultery, and the Ascot Gold Cup

Racy Literature – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, adultery, and the Ascot Gold Cup

The alleged Gold Cup scandal of 1904 was among this year's colourful Bloomsday talks

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 00:01
Windows on the World – An Irishman’s Diary about Vermeer, Harry Clarke, and the new-look National Gallery of Ireland

Windows on the World – An Irishman’s Diary about Vermeer, Harry Clarke, and the new-look National Gallery of Ireland

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary – A Reading from the Book of Brexodus

An Irishman’s Diary – A Reading from the Book of Brexodus

The children of Disraeli's path out of EUgypt has been beset by a fearsome tribe known as the Corbynites

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 00:01
Spoils of War – An Irishman’s Diary about Swift, the Duke of Marlborough, and a 100-year-old war tragedy in Connemara

Spoils of War – An Irishman’s Diary about Swift, the Duke of Marlborough, and a 100-year-old war tragedy in Connemara

Fri Jun 16 2017 - 00:01
Running with the Joyceans – An Irishman’s Diary on the marathon that is ‘Ulysses’

Running with the Joyceans – An Irishman’s Diary on the marathon that is ‘Ulysses’

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 00:01
Private Pike – An Irishman’s Diary about Franco-Hibernian relations

Private Pike – An Irishman’s Diary about Franco-Hibernian relations

Wed Jun 14 2017 - 00:01
Walters strikes to ensure Ireland and Austria share spoils of war

Walters strikes to ensure Ireland and Austria share spoils of war

Frank McNally: Late charge after cavalry’s arrival not enough to see off invaders

Sun Jun 11 2017 - 20:51
The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917

The Other Western Front – An Irishman’s Diary about the Butte mining disaster of 1917

The Montana explosion was nearer the battlefields of first World War than anyone knew

Sat Jun 10 2017 - 00:01
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