The Booker winner’s epic tale of gay love and loneliness in the Hebrides charts an uneasy homecoming against a backdrop of repression
There’s a common greeting in the Outer Hebrides: the lineage-estab…
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Scotland in bloom: wildflowers turn the Outer Hebrides into a Technicolor dream ⊕⊕
The machair is nature’s dazzling display on these remote islands, but this rare habitat also plays a vital role for wildlife and the resurgent crofting community
Some 8,000 years ago, behind the retre…
87 days ago
‘All you hear is bloody Irish accents’: the unstoppable growth of Sydney’s ‘County’ Coogee ⊖
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In addition to near-20% of the beachside suburb’s population claiming Irish ancestry, it also boasts an astounding array of Irish entities, from themed bars to two fully fledged rugby teams
“I remembe…
Brentford, the World Cup and an itch to return to Gaelic football ⊕
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Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins tells Kelly Somers about his dreams of the World Cup.
88 days ago
Gaelic Warrior routs Gold Cup field and carries Mullins into record books ⊕
Well-backed favourite is trainer’s fifth winner in race
Jockey Townend out on his own with five successes
A capacity crowd had squeezed into the grandstands on Friday hoping to see a football legend li…
Gaelic Warrior wins Cheltenham Gold Cup ⊕⊕
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Gaelic Warrior wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup in supreme fashion as Harry Redknapp-owned Jukebox Man finishes eighth.
6 months ago
My cultural awakening: Jonathan Groff inspired me to overcome my stammer ⊕⊕
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Watching the Broadway actor’s joyous energy, along with his calmness and openness, I was convinced that I could step out into the world and be myself
My first encounter with Broadway actor Jonathan Gr…
Catherine Connolly sworn in as Ireland’s president on day of pomp and celebration ⊕
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New president pledges ‘all voices’ will be heard and vows to promote climate action, tolerance and a Gaelic revival
Catherine Connolly has vowed to make Ireland a “republic worth of its name” by using…
Hopes of Irish language revival in public life as Catherine Connolly takes office ⊕
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Advocates say presidency could be ‘transformative moment’ for Ireland after Gaelic’s cultural breakthroughs
The Irish language has scored cultural breakthroughs with the film The Quiet Girl and the co…
7 months ago
Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal ⊕
An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France
On a humid evening in Dakar, an Irish jig echoes through the country’s air-conditioned nat…