Interviews
The Times Man in Dublin: James Clarity
A year ago, veteran correspondent Jim Clarity arrived in Dublin to work for The New…
A Great Performance
From unpretentious origins in Dublin, Bernard Shaw grew up to be the most celebrated playwright…
Deadly Tales from County Tyrone
In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin’ McAliskey was elected to represent the…
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McGuinness’ Doll House
Frank McGuinness, whose adaptation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House won four Tony Awards, talks to Patricia O’Haire. It would be hard to miss Frank McGuinness lumbering into a room. Curly […]
Steppin’ Out with Donald O’Connor
Tap-dancing great Donald O’Connor talks to Kevin Lewis. If living well is the best revenge, life must be sweet for dancer Donald O’Connor. In the Golden Age of Hollywood, O’Connor […]
The Year of Living Famously
Frank McCourt has gone from retired New York City high school teacher to 66-year-old international celebrity in a matter of months. Almost a year after the publication of Angela’s Ashes, […]
Back Home with Pierce Brosnan
Daylight hasn’t quite settled over north Co. Wicklow yet, but even at 8.30 a.m., this Monday is already teetering on the brink of total disaster. For three days now, 70mph […]
Kenneally’s List
Thomas Keneally is one of the world’s great writers, an Australian who has revived the literary tradition in a country better known for shrimps on the barbie than the strength […]
Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
“I’ve never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again, it stays with you forever.” It was during the 2020 lock-down that Scottish actor Jack Lowden handed a […]