Kilkenny legend Liam ‘Chunky’ O’Brien dies, aged 72
1975 Hurler of the Year won four All-Irelands and club All-Irelands with James Stephens
‘I don’t like Jack Reacher that much’: Lee Child and fellow crime writers on their creations
John Connolly, Sarah Paretsky, Michael Connelly and more on a sometimes love/hate relationship
On the canvass: Sinn Féin confident it can retain two seats in Louth
Newcomer Ruairi Ó Murchú feels the ground is good to retain Gerry Adams’s seat and hold the second in this five-seater bellwether
Leinster SFC quarter-final: Ballyboden finally boot the door down
Louth’s Newton Blues are competitive but Dublin champions pull away at the death
Tipperary backbone 2019 Hurling All Stars with seven awards
Brian Hogan, Diarmuid O’Keeffe and Lee Chin win their first awards
Galway GAA mourning the death of PJ Qualter
Turloughmore forward scored goals in both the league and All-Ireland finals of 1975
Jane Casey: ‘Leaving Dublin was like getting a divorce. It was so painful’
Detective Maeve Kerrigan straddles the divide between Ireland and Britain, just like her creator
Steve Hansen departure to coincide with huge challenges for All Blacks
He has been part of the team’s coaching staff as head coach or assistant coach since 2004
The power of a good book in times of chaos
From Hunter S Thompson to Philip Roth, Shirley Jackson and John Connolly, great writing has a way of making readers feel less isolated in a world of anxiety and upheaval
Irish-American gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger found dead
Notorious criminal (89) believed to have been killed by inmates in West Virginia prison
Whitey Bulger: a saga of Irish brotherhood and brutality
Gangster’s codes included ‘never sell angel dust to children’ and ‘trust only the Irish’
Crime fiction round-up: Man Booker nominated Snap by Belinda Bauer leaves no trace behind
Plus the return of Sara Gran’s brilliant Claire DeWitt and new thrills from Sophie Hannah, Jean-Claude Izzo and Ace Atkins
10 Irish restaurants and cafes worth travelling to
From The Irish Times’s 2018 guide to the 100 best foodie destinations across Ireland
One day in September 1980: Galway’s day of deliverance
Victory over Limerick signalled Galway’s arrival as an enduring hurling force
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