Person: Albert Camus

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columnists

Suzanne Harrington: Minding your pees and Qs working at home

We’ve all seen the clip of the woman in the Zoom business meeting who unthinkingly took her phone with her to the loo, and unwittingly broadcast herself peeing not just to her colleagues, but to the entire internet, writes Suzanne Harrington

columnists

Clodagh Finn: I’ll be keeping a safe distance from all fake news

other

Michael Moynihan: There must be no bowing down

general

Book review: Football by Jean-Philippe Toussaint

general

Enda McEvoy: Brian Cody's 15 rules of management

The Shape I'm In: Michael Murphy, psychoanalyst

Psychoanalyst Michael Murphy is not afraid to address the abuse he experienced in his own childhood. 

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Grow your own almonds for beauty and health

I know this is going to sound a bit Mark Twain but the first almond tree I seen was in book.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

There’s an inherent danger in becoming a cheerleader for the national team

Checked out the Rugby World Cup semi-finals over the weekend. That’s still going on: did you know that? Yes, the tournament rolls on, even without Ireland being involved.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Terrace Talk Man United: Louis Van Gaal staves off ‘crisis’ talk for now

Whatever else has been going wrong for Louis Van Gaal, these days, he still has something going for him: luck, writes Richard Kurt.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Movie reviews: Ex Machina, A Most Violent Year, The Gambler

Ex Machina ****

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

France must be careful in its response to killings

The tragedy in Paris has left France in a complex situation.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2015

Camus provided share of sporting existential angst

Last week was the centenary of the birth of Albert Camus. The great man grew up to become the second-youngest winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1957 (can you guess the youngest?) for works such as The Outsider and The Myth of Sisyphus.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Electric Picnic to become John Healy's new Grass Arena

Author John Healy will be a guest at the Electric Picnic next weekend.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2013

A tortured soul

Where I Left My Soul

Sat, 05 Jan, 2013

Theatre of the absurd has usurped glory game

“Are you a fan of existentialism, Merse?” wondered Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday last weekend.

Sat, 22 Sep, 2012

Rather than admit it was wrong about Mugabe, Europe made excuses instead

A FRIEND spent the weekend in Prague and came across open-air stalls in the side streets where they sell old Soviet memorabilia.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2008

Dublin Fringe Festival brings eclectic mix to city

One of the country’s biggest performing arts showcases will open in Dublin today.

Sat, 08 Sep, 2007

15m French smokers banned from lighting up in public places

A ban on smoking in French public spaces came into effect today, a change that may alter the image of a country socially defined in part by its smoky cafes.

Thu, 01 Feb, 2007