Person: Milan Kundera

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

New National Childrens Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro

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Irish Examiner view: €2bn children's hospital project is all but out of control

Wrangling and complications are to be expected on major projects. The wider the scope of that project, the greater the risk of complication and overrun

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Jimmy's Hall takes its first steps on the big stage

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Post-WWII credo of ‘never forget’ is sadly as relevant as ever

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Francis Bacon self-portraits at Sotheby’s in New York estimated at €19.1m-€26.1m

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Book review: The Festival of Insignificance

FG councillors have no sense of humour

Booker Prize winner surprised at award

Ismail Kadare, the Albanian dissident and novelist awarded the inaugural Man Booker International Prize, today spoke of his happiness about his work being circulated globally.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2005

Rushdie absent from Booker Prize nominees

The 18 contenders for the inaugural Man Booker International Prize were announced today.

Fri, 18 Feb, 2005

Media must not allow ‘compassion fatigue’ to set in with tsunami tragedy

TWO columnists on this page recently went into the business of prophecy. One was Pat Brosnan, who attacked the initially proposed Government aid for tsunami victims as ‘paltry’, ‘risible’ and ‘peanuts’ and added the prophecy that by the time readers would see his column in the newspaper, the Government might have increased the sum offered.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2005