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17 days ago

Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh review – teenage dreams

The tale of a 17-year-old Irish boy’s painful summer of romance and uncertain friendship captures the tenderness and menace of young men

I wouldn’t wish the pains of being a 17-year-old boy on my wors…

87 days ago

2 months ago

Colin Barrett: ‘My wife is astonished that I’m able to write’

The award-winning author on his move from short stories to novels, writing marginal characters in small-town Mayo and the Irish fiction he rates most

Born in Canada in 1982, Colin Barrett was raised n…

3 months ago

Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart? The Saturday quiz

From the Companions of Artemis to The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart?
2 What Japanese model is the best-…

4 months ago

Firebrand family behind Irish gender row teacher: Enoch Burke who refused to 'call a boy a girl' is one of 10 siblings - and most are no stranger to legal battles over their own strident views

The Burke family, from Castlebar, County Mayo, are known to picket over their evangelical Christian beliefs and campaigned for the release of their imprisoned brother Enoch.

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