The Irish language, as the oldest vernacular literature in Northern and Western Europe, has produced a disproportionately large amount of world-renowned literary texts: “Táin Bó Cúailnge,” “The Wooing ...

In The Irish Times tomorrow, John Self explores the attractions of the literary diarist, from the Goncourt brothers to Alan Bennett and Helen Garner. Alice Taylor tells Rosita Boland about her latest ...

It's a remarkably cool time to be Irish. Cillian Murphy has his Oscar, Paul Mescal wears his short shorts, and Sally Rooney's forthcoming novel is one of the most anticipated of the year. It was only ...