Sex, drugs and deathAs the treatment of HIV and Aids becomes a multi-million dollar industry, questions must be asked about how the money is being…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Four wheels bad, 46A wheels goodProposals to ban private cars from travelling along one of Dublin's busiest routes could transform the city centre within less…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentaryA ROW is looming within Aosdána, which holds its annual general assembly tomorrow, arising from the controversial recent documentary…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Death of sculptor Conor FallonThe death has occurred of the Wicklow-based sculptor Conor Fallon, who was a member of Aosdána and an honorary member of the …Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
'The Buzz' causes a stir in the southeastWith the ever-increasing number of computers in households around the country, many parents are aware of the need to monitor …Fri Sept 14 2007 - 01:00
Night to remember awaits culture vulturesTomorrow evening sees Dublin celebrating its second annual Culture Night, with a range of events taking place at 80 locations…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Soaking up the experience of Birr vintage weekIt was an all too-familiar story of the summer at Birr, Co Offaly, where the town was attempting to open its 39th Vintage Week…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
A walk for the body and soulA new pilgrimage in the northwest stretches for 250km, with stop-off points in a range of multi-faith centres and heritage sites…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Long journeys of celebrationTravel: Even Hamish Hamilton, Jay Griffiths's publishers, are unsure how to define this extraordinary non-fiction book: "A one…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Newspapers reveal details of bookToday is D-day: delivery day to thousands of bookshops around the world of the seventh and final instalment of the staggeringly…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Pallid portrait of a treasured tombArchitecture The Taj Mahal was a photo-opportunity even before cameras were inventedSat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Pallid portrait of a treasured tombArchitecture The Taj Mahal was a photo-opportunity even before cameras were inventedSat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Treasure on them there beachesLooters who took goods from beached containers in Devon are as unscrupulous as their 17th-century counterparts, writes Rosita…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Time cited as main obstacle to attending arts events - reportTime. We don't have enough of it these daysWed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Dubliners flock to Sotheby's auction previewYesterday, Dubliners came to look at their famous namesake, James Joyce's DublinersThu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Tributes paid in Trinity service for Rupert MurrayMore than 1,000 people gathered in the Exam Hall in Trinity College Dublin yesterday afternoon to attend a memorial service for…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Triumphant culchie king throws his wellies around"Hang on lads, don't start the camel race yet - there's a streaker on the pitch!"Where are we? Dubai? Ballydung? Leopardstown…Mon Aug 21 2006 - 01:00
A case of hard sell upsets Kinvara sailorsThere was one particularly eye-catching object moored in Kinvara's small harbour on Friday, the opening day of the 28th Cruinniú…Mon Aug 21 2006 - 01:00
The hand that seized the cradleZimbabwe Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, has one of the strangest, most unpredictable regimes in the worldSat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Abusive behaviour closes Aran campsiteAs scenic locations for campsites go, the one at Inis Oírr, which is right beside the sand dunes and overlooking the Atlantic…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Governor general on state visit"Worm farms are terribly fashionable in New ZealandFri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Art gallery unveils itself - with new name and extensionSo many people turned up for the official opening of the Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane's new extension last night that they…Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
Bono steals show with poetry that proves he can go on ... and onRock star Bono made a surprise appearance at the launch of the Beckett Centenary Festival at Dublin Castle last night to read…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Dublin woman overall winner of Hennessy literary awardsDubliner Jennifer Farrell was named overall winner of the 2005 Hennessy/ Sunday Tribune Literary Awards in Dublin yesterdayWed Mar 29 2006 - 01:00
Second year of Library Ireland Week starts todayYou would not necessarily associate loud and energetic music with a library, but as part of Library Ireland Week, which starts…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Shortlist for 'Irish Times' Poetry Now 2006 prizeThe shortlist for the second Irish Times Poetry Now Prize is announced today.Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Helping the elderly not just for ChristmasIt's a Thursday night in December, and it's the third and final Friends of the Elderly (FoE) Christmas party to be held at the…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Step into the wardrobeNarnia's comeback: Narnia. It's a word we'll all be hearing a lot this monthSat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
PS: I've just won the NobelGate director Michael Colgan found out in Pinter's e-mail to him that the playwright had won the prize, he tells Rosita Boland…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Me, myself and IWhen Rosita Boland decided to write a book about hidden Ireland, little did she guess that she would come across islands with…Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
'Why do you put pineapple on pizza?'In the final of a weekly series, Rosita Boland discovers what Italian students expect from a trip to Ireland - and what they …Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Showing the holiday snapsTravel: In 2002, Christine Breen, her husband, novelist Niall Williams, and their two children, Deirdre and Joseph, went travelling…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Thompson scoops prize for children's literatureKate Thompson has won the Bisto Book of the Year Award for the third time for her book Annan Water.Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
The view from the topsTravel: In the last few years, there have been quite a few non-fiction books about Ireland, of varying degrees of quality.Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Looters' paradiseA sign at the entrance to the Angkor Conservation Office (ACO) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, requests all visitors to leave their weapons…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Stories from ChinatownAs they prepare to celebrate the Year of the Rooster, Rosita Boland asks members of the Chinese community about their lives in…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Northern exposuresPhotography Auroral Synapse is the tricky title of a very beautiful book of photographs by Anna Hill of the aurora borealis …Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Tiger's ghost tells her own storyMemoir 'Ghosting" is the term used when someone - usually a celebrity - "writes" their autobiography, aided by a professional…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Arts Council to fund almost 300 bodies next yearThe Arts Council yesterday announced increased funding for arts organisations across Ireland for next year, with plans to fund…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Around Ireland without Hinde sightTravel: Two new books about Ireland in one month, each of them tackling the subject of what it is like to live in Ireland today…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Poetry, theatre and music honour Patrick Kavanagh centenary yearThe centenary of the birth of the poet Patrick Kavanagh was honoured in Dublin's City Hall yesterday.Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
This girl's life, for children and adultsFiction: How I Live Now is American-born Meg Rosoff's startlingly good début novel, and on the strength of this one book alone…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
If only armchair sport was an Olympic eventAs a general rule, Rosita Boland doesn’t watch any sport. But every four years she makes an exception for the OlympicsSat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Where there's a will there's a blazing rowPortadown could have done with some good newsWed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
A Gauling mismatchAsterix may be back, but for Rosita Boland , Tintin wins hands downSat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Dublin rejoices with Bloomsday celebrationsDublin: On sunny North Great Georges Street yesterday morning, the international television crews had difficulty keeping each…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Soul searchingHas Ireland lost its soul, Archbishop Séan Brady asked this weekSat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
Two nations under a grooveDavid Holmes and The Frames drew Chinese audiences to Beijing's most vibrant cultural quarter during the city's Irish arts festival…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
Looking for valueA new website helps users get a good deal on groceries, reports Rosita BolandMon May 31 2004 - 01:00
