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Conversion attempt   –  An Irishman’s Diary on the vexed relationship between Flann O’Brien and rugby

Conversion attempt – An Irishman’s Diary on the vexed relationship between Flann O’Brien and rugby

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 00:01
Thinking Straight and Crooked –  An Irishman’s Diary about Daniel Kahneman

Thinking Straight and Crooked – An Irishman’s Diary about Daniel Kahneman

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 00:01
Writers of Note – An Irishman’s Diary on the romance of pocket notebooks

Writers of Note – An Irishman’s Diary on the romance of pocket notebooks

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 00:01
Soft Border – An Irishman’s Diary about childhood memories of South Ulster

Soft Border – An Irishman’s Diary about childhood memories of South Ulster

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 00:01
A Feminist at the Front –  An Irishman’s Diary about Flora Sandes

A Feminist at the Front – An Irishman’s Diary about Flora Sandes

Thu Mar 02 2017 - 00:01
Ars(e) Poetica – An Irishman’s Diary about things that get lost in translation

Ars(e) Poetica – An Irishman’s Diary about things that get lost in translation

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 00:01
Storm Johnny blows away chances of French rugby team

Storm Johnny blows away chances of French rugby team

Women, under-20s, even parliamentarians got it on act by beating French counterparts

Sun Feb 26 2017 - 19:45
While the Cat Was Away –  An update on the search for Pete Briquette

While the Cat Was Away – An update on the search for Pete Briquette

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 00:01
Unusually buoyant French rugby fans take over Dublin

Unusually buoyant French rugby fans take over Dublin

Tide of blue a rare show of strength for visiting side and a boon for hospitality industry

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 21:30
Post-Traumatic – An Irishman’s Diary about US mail delivery, the music of Laurie Anderson, and Dublin taxi drivers

Post-Traumatic – An Irishman’s Diary about US mail delivery, the music of Laurie Anderson, and Dublin taxi drivers

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 00:01
Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman’s Diary about the Belfast film classic, ‘Odd Man Out’

Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman’s Diary about the Belfast film classic, ‘Odd Man Out’

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 00:01
A Georgian’s Ireland  – An Irishman’s Diary about Carson McCullers

A Georgian’s Ireland – An Irishman’s Diary about Carson McCullers

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 00:01
Sisters in Arms – An Irishman’s Diary about sibling rivalry in Ireland’s revolutionary years

Sisters in Arms – An Irishman’s Diary about sibling rivalry in Ireland’s revolutionary years

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 00:01
Trimming One’s Sales –  An Irishman’s Diary about customised pricing in the internet age

Trimming One’s Sales – An Irishman’s Diary about customised pricing in the internet age

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 00:01
Short arm of the outlaw – An Irishman’s Diary about an exhibition of Caravaggio and his followers

Short arm of the outlaw – An Irishman’s Diary about an exhibition of Caravaggio and his followers

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 00:01

Gift of the Gob – An Irishman’s Diary about the name Gobnait

Sat Feb 11 2017 - 00:01
Under the Kilt – An Irishman’s Diary about Maria Edgeworth and Hiberno-English

Under the Kilt – An Irishman’s Diary about Maria Edgeworth and Hiberno-English

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 00:01
Postcard from the Edgeworths’ Town  – An Irishman’s Diary about literary Longford

Postcard from the Edgeworths’ Town – An Irishman’s Diary about literary Longford

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 00:01
The Last Word – Another Reading from the Stylebook of Leviticus

The Last Word – Another Reading from the Stylebook of Leviticus

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 00:01
Rubbing for the Green – An Irishman’s Diary about David Hume’s big toe

Rubbing for the Green – An Irishman’s Diary about David Hume’s big toe

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 00:01
A Tale of Two Muezzins –  An Irishman’s Diary about cultural calls to prayer

A Tale of Two Muezzins – An Irishman’s Diary about cultural calls to prayer

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 00:01
An Irishman’s Diary about bad grammar and Heisenberg

An Irishman’s Diary about bad grammar and Heisenberg

Uncertainty principle gave rise to ‘many worlds’ theory which may excuse BBC commentators

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 00:01
Brace Yourselves, Bridgets  – An Irishman’s Diary on the case for a national holiday on February 1st

Brace Yourselves, Bridgets – An Irishman’s Diary on the case for a national holiday on February 1st

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 00:01
Trenchtown Warfare –  An Irishman’s Diary on the little-known parallels between South Monaghan and Jamaica

Trenchtown Warfare – An Irishman’s Diary on the little-known parallels between South Monaghan and Jamaica

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 00:01
The Treadmiller’s Tale – An Irishman’s Diary about middle-age running

The Treadmiller’s Tale – An Irishman’s Diary about middle-age running

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 00:01
Thinker, Talker, Soldier, Spy – An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan

Thinker, Talker, Soldier, Spy – An Irishman’s Diary about ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 00:01
Bolt from the blue –  An Irishman’s Diary about the conversion of St Paul

Bolt from the blue – An Irishman’s Diary about the conversion of St Paul

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 00:01
Reversing the Bonus Onus – An Irishman’s Diary about a new kind of customer loyalty card

Reversing the Bonus Onus – An Irishman’s Diary about a new kind of customer loyalty card

Sat Jan 21 2017 - 00:01
Number Seven’s Son – An Irishman’s Diary about the cryptographer and friend of Joyce, John Francis Byrne

Number Seven’s Son – An Irishman’s Diary about the cryptographer and friend of Joyce, John Francis Byrne

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 00:01
‘The man who lost America’ – An Irishman’s Diary about soldier and writer John   Burgoyne

‘The man who lost America’ – An Irishman’s Diary about soldier and writer John Burgoyne

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 00:01
Hardship for Art’s Sake – An Irishman’s Diary about the Art O’Neill Challenge

Hardship for Art’s Sake – An Irishman’s Diary about the Art O’Neill Challenge

By the time you read this, this year’s participants should be near their destination

Sat Jan 14 2017 - 00:01
Trips Down Memory Lane –  An Irishman’s Diary about Timothy Leary, John Lennon and LSD

Trips Down Memory Lane – An Irishman’s Diary about Timothy Leary, John Lennon and LSD

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 00:01
A bone to pick with Beckett –  An Irishman’s Diary about misuse of the word ‘literally’

A bone to pick with Beckett – An Irishman’s Diary about misuse of the word ‘literally’

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 00:01
The Nifty Fifty at (nearly) Sixty: An Irishman’s Diary about the Honda Cub motorbike

The Nifty Fifty at (nearly) Sixty: An Irishman’s Diary about the Honda Cub motorbike

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 00:01
Gallant losers on the field, tournament champions off it

Gallant losers on the field, tournament champions off it

News review of 2016: Euro 2016 may well have been the Irish fans’ finest hour

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 00:59
Brexit, balls and lots of folly: Christmas carols for the year gone by

Brexit, balls and lots of folly: Christmas carols for the year gone by

The Irishman’s Diarist conducts a carol service in traumatic memory of 2016

Sat Dec 24 2016 - 06:00
Thrilled beyond belief – An Irishman’s Diary about the incredibly exciting 2016

Thrilled beyond belief – An Irishman’s Diary about the incredibly exciting 2016

Sat Dec 24 2016 - 00:01
Santa Pause – An Irishman’s Diary about children growing up (and cats moving out)

Santa Pause – An Irishman’s Diary about children growing up (and cats moving out)

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 00:01
Light-bulb moments –  An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen, Ludwig Hopf, and Newgrange

Light-bulb moments – An Irishman’s Diary about Leonard Cohen, Ludwig Hopf, and Newgrange

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 00:01
Going Rome for Christmas –  An Irishman’s Diary on the enduring appeal of Saturnalia

Going Rome for Christmas – An Irishman’s Diary on the enduring appeal of Saturnalia

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 00:01
Record Achievement – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Record Achievement – An Irishman’s Diary on ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 00:01
Halcyon maze – An Irishman’s Diary about the kingfisher, real and mythical

Halcyon maze – An Irishman’s Diary about the kingfisher, real and mythical

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 00:01
Going Postal – An Irishman’s Diary about the revolutionary history of the Post Office

Going Postal – An Irishman’s Diary about the revolutionary history of the Post Office

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 00:01
Green-dyed Monster: An Irishman’s Diary on the tyranny of Brussels sprouts

Green-dyed Monster: An Irishman’s Diary on the tyranny of Brussels sprouts

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 14:02
An Irishman’s Diary about Alfred Jarry, ‘Ubi Roi’ and JM Synge

An Irishman’s Diary about Alfred Jarry, ‘Ubi Roi’ and JM Synge

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Lunching with  youth and experience –  David Mullins and Mouse Morris

An Irishman’s Diary: Lunching with youth and experience – David Mullins and Mouse Morris

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 01:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Parallels between Seán Keating’s wild west and the real thing

An Irishman’s Diary: Parallels between Seán Keating’s wild west and the real thing

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00
A loan, all a loan – An Irishman’s Diary about long-term book borrowing

A loan, all a loan – An Irishman’s Diary about long-term book borrowing

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 00:01
Chairman of the Board – An Irishman’s Diary about Jim Walsh, the world’s longest-running chess correspondent

Chairman of the Board – An Irishman’s Diary about Jim Walsh, the world’s longest-running chess correspondent

Fri Dec 02 2016 - 00:01
The Wild Goose who flew like an Eagle – An Irishman’s Diary about Gottfried Freiherr Von Banfield

The Wild Goose who flew like an Eagle – An Irishman’s Diary about Gottfried Freiherr Von Banfield

Thu Dec 01 2016 - 00:01
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