John Millington Synge
Irish culture’s remarkable response to the political turmoil from 1891 to 1922
Irish art during the period both mirrored and shaped events in the political sphere
Ian O’Riordan: Running is the music and everything else is noise
I discovered an irresistible urge to get back to the Aran Islands and retrace my old footsteps along An Trá Mór
32 great running routes around Ireland – one in every county – complete with maps
From Antrim to Wicklow, the ultimate guide to running locations in Ireland
Ian O’Riordan: Following JM Synge’s footsteps over his beloved native terrain
Foothills of Dublin and Wicklow mountains evoke spirit of famed Irish playwright/poet
Rare piece of heaven in inspiring Wicklow setting for €2.35m
Actor Julia Roberts briefly rented Glanmore Hall near Ashford while filming in Ireland
Fixer-upper Gothic castle to call your own for €2.75m
The restoration plan is good to go. A roof and very deep pockets are all that is needed now
Art and culture thrive in spaces of disagreement
Storms or otherwise, every other Capital of Culture has been beset by problems
Béarla, Punt, Fliuch: A history of Ireland in 10 little words
Our favourites from the Royal Irish Academy’s new book of 100 Irish words
St Kilian festival a joyous occasion to celebrate German-Irish links
‘Mission accomplished’ says smiling Rory Gallagher fan Steinmeier of Higgins’s visit
€1.2m for Synge’s seaside retreat near Scotsman’s Bay
Victorian five-bed in Glenageary was the final resting place of playwright
The wild artistic way: Connemara paintings seen in NY, London ahead of April sale
This small outcrop on the edge of Europe, with its reefs, promontories and blankets of bog is steeped in artistic history
Colm Tóibín walks the ‘intense, haunted’ streets of Dublin
The city is full of ghosts ... in the house where Wilde grew up, the library where Yeats studied
Aran jumper myths debunked
It is said the stitches in Aran jumpers were like unique family crests. Could this be true?
Avonbeg Mill goes on the market for €200,000
Set on 1.45 acres of land, the property looks directly over the Avonmore river
From Celts to rough beasts: Terence Brown on WB Yeats and the Ireland of his time
The Nobel laureate’s early enthusiasm for a brave old world of glorious Celtic warriors ended in postwar disillusion and disgust
The inventive and industrious Sean Lynch is a good fit for Venice Biennale
Among this year’s essential exhibitions is Lynch’s Biennale show, which will tour Ireland after Italy
Rediscovering neglected texts and muted voices
Charlotte Riddell’s ‘A Struggle For Fame’ is first in new ‘Recovered Voices’ series
A Dublin girl finds her place on Inis Meáin
After winning a scholarship to spend transition year in the Gaeltacht, Joy Flaherty loved island life so much that she’s staying for Leaving Cert. Here she recounts a week in her life
Architectural composition on Orwell Park for €1.65 million
This lavish paragon of Victorian elegance has all the original features you would expect in a period home and is set on an exclusive road where there has been heated trading activity in recent times
Pioneering motorcyclists promptly set about sampling the many pleasures in City of Light
Would that Carl Clancy could see Paris now, with its swarms of motorcycles
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