The GPO is not ‘sacred ground’. It’s so much more than that
There’s an opportunity to turn it into a building that can generate pride, and improve the perception of a space widely regarded as deficient and devoid of imagination
Patrick Pearse
Dictionary on the Double – Frank McNally on the enduring literary life of Patrick Dinneen
Lexicographer was described by profiler as “in some ways, as mad as a March hare”
‘I would now identify as Irish rather than British. It was a very proud day when my Irish passport showed up’
Composer Stephen McNeff was born in Belfast, then grew up in south Wales. His Irishness has become increasingly important to his identity
Plaque unveiled at Sandymount home of Patrick Pearse’s family
One of 1916 Rising’s key leaders, Pearse lived in house during ‘formative’ years after 1900
Easter Rising, Curtain Falling – Frank McNally on the 1916 play still awaiting its Abbey premiere
An Irishman’s Diary
Priest says he ‘got a bit of a thrill’ when lorry reversed through gates of Russian embassy
Reverend John Walsh said he ‘would not have minded’ being in the cab of the lorry
Snámhaí or gormaire? The best Irish insults and nasty words
It is as slanderous, scabrous and muck-mouthed a language as any you’ll find
Mixed views over Mick Wallace voting against EU condemnation of invasion
‘He should have voted in favour. One child being murdered is one too many’
Archive covers more than 100 years of the Irish language movement
Exchange of letters among items in new Conradh na Gaeilge archive at NUI Galway
Brendan Kennelly obituary: Gifted poet, academic and storyteller
A writer who grew up in a pub, Kennelly learned how to tell a story and hold an audience
Rise of Ireland’s far right relies on abandoned social conservatives
Nativist politics have not played a big role in recent Irish elections. Might that change?
Irish actors and writers sign petition against sale of historic Fifth Avenue building
American Irish Historical Society represents ‘struggles and success of Irish ancestors’
Painting of famous 1916 Rising photograph to hang in the Seanad
Artist Sinead Guckian reverses the Pearse surrender photograph to reveal the woman
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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