Thursday, November 14, 2024

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‘Revolutionary’ legacy of Irish writer Edna O’Brien remembered at funeral mass

‘Revolutionary’ legacy of Irish writer Edna O’Brien remembered at funeral mass Irish writer Edna O’Brien’s “revolutionary intervention in Irish fiction” has been remembered during...

Ireland’s Olympic heroes set for Dublin homecoming after historic Paris Games

Members of the public are being invited to a special ceremony for the Irish athletes in front of the GPO on O’Connell Street.The ceremony...

Belfast disorder: Northern Ireland Assembly recalled, as PSNI request extra police officers from across UK

LATEST | The Stormont Executive will meet early on Thursday morning ahead of the recall of the Assembly at noon Rebecca Black and Kurtis ReidToday at 10:40Northern...

‘You can imagine the carnage, I’m not sure the Oscars are ready’ – Kneecap arrive at Dublin premiere of Irish-language feature

All members of Kneecap – Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí – arrived tonight in their blue jeep waving Irish and Palestinian...

Paris Olympics Day Thirteen: Irish in action – What time, what channel and all you need to know

The XXXIII Olympiad continues in Paris on Thursday with the biggest ever Irish team already bringing home a record number of medals and looking...

Obituary: Edna O’Brien, acclaimed author and leading light of a generation who broke the manacles of church and state censorship in 1960s Ireland

Celebrated and sometimes controversial author Edna O’Brien, who died last week at the age of 93, was one of the most famous Irish writers...

Today is International Beer Day – here are five other questionable ‘days’ celebrating things

(And before you ask - no, that’s not just a different title for St Patrick’s Day.)These type of ‘international days’ have sprung up all...

Mac’s View: Poor entertainment for the €100 All-Ireland final ticket price

I was in Croke Park on Sunday for the All-Ireland final between Armagh and Galway and I have to say it was a disappointing...

‘A big old family squeeze’ – Mona McSharry’s mother describes moment Sligo swimmer claimed Ireland’s first medal of Paris Olympics

‘All the proud moments have come now and we are so delighted that Mona has achieved her goal’ – grandfather Paddy McSharry Mona McSharry’s home...

Groundbreaking Irish writer Edna O’Brien dead at 93

Tributes poured in on Sunday for Edna O'Brien, the radical Irish writer whose groundbreaking first novel "The Country Girls" was burned and banned in...

Edna O’Brien: ‘Fearless’ Irish author dies aged 93

Acclaimed Irish author, Edna O'Brien, has died at the age of 93. Her literary agent, PFD, and publisher, Faber, said she died peacefully on...

Irish singer CMAT among nominees for 2024 Mercury Prize Album of the Year award

The Dublin pop singer’s album, Crazymad, for Me, was announced as being on the shortlist on Thursday by radio presenter Tom Ravenscroft, standing in...

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