Molecules, metaphors and the place of science in culture
One is contained within the other, but how does that manifest itself?
Royal Irish Academy marks election of 29 new members
RIA president commends scholarly achievements, international distinction, contributions to Irish society
What lies beneath – Claire Connolly on St Joseph’s cemetery in Cork and a botanical garden
An Irishwoman’s Diary
The best Catholics in the world and the most oppressed people ever
Derek Scally explores Ireland’s self-image of ‘holy victimhood’, in an extract from his new book
Dubliner Frances Stewart, one of the first women pioneers in Canada
Letters offer valuable account of loneliness of settler life in the 19th-century
A new map of Ireland: Honouring some of our outstanding women
We propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s Day
Children’s books: what were the standout titles of the year?
Peter Donnelly’s ‘The President’s Cat’, Louise O’Neill’s ‘The Surface Breaks’ and more
Guardian’s modern Ireland book recommendations are ‘b*ll*cks’
Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland
Books by schoolchildren go on display alongside Book of Kells
Exhibition at Trinity marks culmination of project to encourage young people to write
25 fearless women who helped shape today’s Ireland
They smashed stereotypes, changed Ireland – yet many are forgotten by history
In a Word . . . Midlands
I propose that the new brand for our Midlands should be ‘Tranquillity Ireland’
In praise of Jennifer Johnston
Irish Times Blook Club: Novelist has chronicled the family across a century of troubled Irish history
A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes
From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'
Archives reveal recurrent nature of Ireland’s housing crises
Exhibition House and Home is a necessary resource for those interested in current issues
Cork’s Imperial Hotel celebrates 200 years of business
Daniel O’Connell, Charles Dickens,Michael Collins, Maureen O’Hara among past guests
Hot air ballooning in the Alps
An Irishman is a leading light in an international hot air balloon festival in Switzerland
In praise of Maria Edgeworth, by Margaret Kelleher
Celebrating Irish women writers: ‘Read the novels and you’ll find much more mischief than morals, along with wit, compelling characters and keen human understanding’
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