Person: Austin Clarke

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home and gardens

Heron-masters intrigued by blizzard-battling Ron

The ravens have built their nest at their traditional site at Coomalacha, on the Seven Heads in West Cork, as they do every year. I’m glad to hear this, writes Damien Enright.

general

The Irish writers banned in their own land

gaa

Kerry are now underdogs, but Dublin aren't gloating

news

Painful childhood didn’t dim the twinkle in John Montague's eyes

Islamophobia is a virus that helps the smallest people feel bigger

general

Conflicted writers struggling for self-expression in an uncaring age

Life of the poet and Catholic-convert Mackay Brown steps on sacred ground

George Mackay Brown: The Wound and the Gift

Sat, 29 Oct, 2011

Republic of rhyme

The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry

Sat, 09 Oct, 2010

What would we ever do without wood?

WHAT with trying to find the right wood-burning boiler to heat my house and engage a tree doctor who could wield a chain saw with the finesse of a brain surgeon, my mind was full of sawdust and two short planks all week.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2006