A Nation Once Again by Paul Howard: Funny and scabrous novel is a propulsive caper
How does a writer include so much detail, and so many sensitive issues, without making something everyone will hate?
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Paul Howard on his first non-Ross novel: ‘Humour can puncture pomposity. Which is why pompous people don’t like it’
As a child in Dublin the the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly author was ‘heavily incentivised’ to lose his English accent
It’s embarrassing that the Irish Open is being held at a Trump-owned property
Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve
Zut Alors! - Ken Early in Boston, Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the business end of the World Cup, At home with Malcolm
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
I don’t care so much about Taylor Swift’s life decisions these days. I have bigger questions
I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself
The World Cup begins: a nervous referee; a fundamental change to games and Irish regret
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
World Cup podcast: negative storylines are dominating the run-up to this tournament
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
World Cup memories
While I fondly remember the World Cups I watched as a child, the ones I’ve watched as an adult were more enjoyable
World Cup podcast: Who are favourites to win and the players to watch?
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Paul Howard: You spend your life chasing the way the World Cup made you feel when you were 11
I wish I could say I enjoyed Japan and South Korea 2002 as much as the World Cups of my childhood
‘It’s really hard to take’: Kevin Kilbane on Ireland’s World Cup playoff exit
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Is Hallgrímsson right not to practise penalties? Previewing Ireland v Czech Republic
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
America 2026: Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard’s new World Cup podcast
America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard
Joseph O’Connor wins Irish Book of the Year 2025 with The Ghosts of Rome
Sequel to My Father's House is the second in the Escape Line trilogy, inspired by the true story of Fr Hugh O’Flaherty
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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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices