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50 years since death of literary greats

Date: Oct 20, 14
Janet Behan was ten years old when her famous Uncle Brendan passed away. She remembers the famed...

A new short story – Paddy and the Snake

Date: Oct 20, 14
By Gerry McCullough I looked up doubtfully at the hazy sky and wondered what sort of day it was ...

What it means to be Irish in 2014

Date: Oct 15, 14
Patrick O'Sullivan poses a question about our cultural identity I came across a book of late cal...

50 years of The Wolfe Tones

Date: Oct 15, 14
After 50 years on the road The Wolfe Tones remain one of Ireland’s pre-eminent ballad groups. Éan...

A short story from the archives

Date: Oct 14, 14

A Hallowe’en story from London

Date: Oct 14, 14
By Margaret O'Neill “There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in y...

The old ways in Ireland

Date: Oct 14, 14
EUGENE DALY continues his series on various aspects of Irish folklore and customs The world is a...

Melbourne Cathedral owes its origins to Cork

Date: Oct 14, 14
By Margaret Smith Australia’s largest Catholic church, and one which has been described as ‘the ...

Elaine Paige – star of the stage

Date: Oct 13, 14
Daughter, sister, friend, actress, singer, dancer, international recording star, producer, T.V. a...

The water barrell – a reader’s memory

Date: Oct 11, 14
TOM NESTOR recalls the battle of wills between his parents over what use the new barrel would be ...