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Dermot Whelan: too busy to sleep and too wrecked to care
Ciara Leahy
Dermot Whelan has flipped the idea of meditation on its head proving it has no set rules and can resonate with anyone – including the lads wrecked after the calving season.
30 April 2025 Features
The Book Corner: Seán Hewitt’s decadent debut
A story of the possibilities of love in all its forms.
5 March 2025 Living Life
End of a Vera for popular crime writer Ann Cleeves
Best-selling author is set to appear at Ennis Book Club Festival this weekend, writes Deirdre Verney.
The Book Corner: reality bites in debut novel
Roisín O’Donnell’s novel is a powerful portrait of a woman’s fi ght for freedom for her young family, writes Leo Powell.
26 February 2025 Books
A world of wonder – the magic of books
World Book Day is around the corner, and Irish booksellers and authors are reading the way, writes Rosalind Skillen.
26 February 2025 Features
Sally McKenna: ‘women have had a huge influence on food’
As we celebrate St Brigid’s Day, Sally McKenna gives an overview of female-led change within the Irish food industry in recent years, writes Caroline Hennessy.
29 January 2025 Features
‘Invaluable insight appreciating rural history and economic development’
Liam Downey writes about how the cottage industry has evolved in post medieval Ireland, writes Matt Dempsey.
29 January 2025 Books
The Book Corner: The President – hot off the press
A captivating look back at Ireland in the 1980s, writes Leo Powell.
29 January 2025 Books
The Book Corner: I spy...Boyd’s latest cracker
Haunted by his past, a man unwittingly becomes a secret agent – in a tale that will grip readers, writes Leo Powell.
1 January 2025 Books
The Book Corner: ‘Tis the season to be reading
A choice of books across the genres to fill your downtime over the festive season, writes Leo Powell.
4 December 2024 Books
Books: give the gift of pure imagination
From Christmas adventures to Irish folklore, these wonderful books will spark joy and curiosity among young readers all year round, writes Rosalind Skillen.
27 November 2024 Books
Spilling the tea with Maitre D'
If it's happening in the rural Irish food world, your Maitre D' knows all about it
27 November 2024 News