Declan Hassett, former arts editor of the ‘Irish Examiner’, marks the passing of a ‘true great’, Niall Tóibín

Remembered as an actor, comedian, raconteur and mimic without parallel, Niall Tóibín died today after a long illness, a week shy of his 90th birthday.

Brendan Behan once suggested that “there’s no amount of angst that couldn’t be cured by a ball of ten pound notes”.

His work spanned biography, poetry, Irish history, drama and literary criticism.

‘Come Out Ye Black and Tans’ is having quite a moment, isn’t it?

Pace and shape of life may be two of the key indicators to how different species get by in the world according to a new study, writes Dan Buckley.

The rain mysteriously vanished as Luke Kelly’s stentorian words chimed out over Kilmainham

Home-town heroes Fontaines DC overshadowed the international stars at Forbidden Fruit, writes Ed Power

A family memoir by former UCC lecturer Colbert Kearney has none of the misery of other accounts of working-class life in Ireland after independence, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Be Bold. Two words plastered across a black and white image of Mick Wallace on a few sparsely dispersed billboards certainly made for a bold statement.

Ireland South candidate Mick Wallace has warned he will “remain a thorn in the side of the government” if he is elected as an MEP.

Drinking may shorten teens’ lives Irish adolescent girls have one of the highest levels of binge drinking in the world, according to a global study revealed in The Lancet, a respected medical journal.

As Jimmy Crowley and Lankum join forces for a gig, Marjorie Brennan delves into the fascinating history of the wartime ballad they both perform

€2,187,500 worth of parking tickets.

A raucous atmosphere filled the National Concert Hall last night as some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest rebels gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pogues singer Shane MacGowan.

Censorship in Ireland, which was largely overturned 50 years ago, meant the public couldn’t easily get their eyes on work by our best writers, making it a badge of honour, says Donal Ó Drisceoil.

Beginning in Goleen, West Cork, in 1945, and continuing in seven-year intervals up to 2015, taking in Dublin City, Amsterdam, New York City, and Maribor, perhaps the biggest disappointment about John Boyne’s new novel is how predictable and plodding it is. 

The composer of Ireland's national anthem is to be remembered in a free public lecture at UCC tomorrow evening. 

PHIL LYNOTT died 30 years ago, aged 36, his demise undeniably hastened by the alcohol and heroin dependencies that characterised the last five years of his life. 

Dublin Institute of Technology will be celebrating Brendan Behan with a public lecture and launching the DIT Brendan Behan Award next Monday.

She’s the Dublin DJ who secured a prime slot on BBC radio and hung out with Sam Smith even before he was famous. Claire Droney meets the very cool Annie Mac.

Valerie O’Connor goes for the long, slow bubble of broth for health.    

The National Library has warned its collections are deteriorating due to storage conditions and some three quarters of these are stored in premises without adequate fire protection.

Tall tales abound about Puck Fair, many of which have been enhanced and enlivened in the telling down the decades.

At 89, JP Donleavy is happy that people are still reading The Ginger Man, despite its banning in 1955, writes John Daly

After a trend, this column is today being presented as an inquiry into inquiries, writes Michael Clifford

“The freedom of one’s native city is a very special honour. But when that city is Cork City then it’s difficult to retain one’s humility.”

In the real world Steve Cavanagh is a Belfast lawyer who explained to Declan Burke how an exceptional advocate can convince a jury black is actually white.

The record of Irishmen who fought at Gallipoli in 1915 has been remembered with respect by nationalists and republicans.

While he awaits news on Love/Hate, Peter Coonan is keeping busy with stage and film roles, writes Padraic Killeen