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Johnny's luxurious Largesse knows no bounds

Saturday March 13 2010

One wonders what the planning department of Wicklow County Council made of an application last year for a new house for James Ronan, youngest son of Johnny.

A woman approached us on the street. 'So that's the new girlfriend, is it?'

Sunday January 24 2010

I ARRIVED in Ireland knowing next to nothing of the country and its politics, religion, or sociology.

Is this really such a golden age for Irish writing?

Saturday January 09 2010

Colm Toibin this week won the 2009 Costa Novel Award, yet another victory by an Irish writer to add to all the other recent triumphs which appear to confirm the arrival of a new golden age of Irish writing. But how golden is it?

Centre stage: Grainne Seoige and The All-Ireland Talent Show are RTE favourites

RTE reaches for the stars but needs a reality check

Monday December 28 2009

Are you looking forward to watching a series of absorbing history programmes on RTE television next year? Well, if you are, don't hold your breath because history is "not a priority commission" for our national broadcaster in 2010.

Acclaimed McCann tops bestseller list

Thursday December 24 2009

Novelist Colum McCann has emerged as the bestselling author in Ireland in 2009.

Golden generation: clockwise from top left, June Levine, Clare Boylan, Mary Holland, Terry Keane, Angela Phelan, Mary Cummins, Nuala Fennell, Christina Murphy and Nuala O'Faolain (Photos of Christina Murphy and Mary Cummins courtesy Irish Times)

'They shall grow not old'

Sunday November 22 2009

When the grim, grey landscape of Ireland in the first half of the 20th Century -- slow-moving, retro-focused, washed-out -- burst suddenly into colour and vivid form during the Seventies, it did so in great part thanks to a small handful of talented, dedicated women.