
Ciaran Carson: The Dichotomy of Being
Belfast writer, and poet, Ciaran Carson carried a black flute with silver keys on its…
Belfast writer, and poet, Ciaran Carson carried a black flute with silver keys on its…
This article is dedicated to Patrick Healy. The Irish people have a long-standing relationship with…
The first thing that distinguishes a writer is that he is most alive when alone.…
Julian Lloyd’s iconic portrait of Nick Drake now forms part of the U.K.’s National Portrait…
The colourful humourist and English poet laureate, Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) is the subject of…
According to Western medical science I suffer from a condition called depression. And from my…
Inspired by Michel Houllebecq’s novel Atomised (1998), Ben Pantrey considers the endurance of the Christian…
When, after a long siege, the Greeks breach the defences of Troy, Aeneas must flee.…
This article has been gestating for some time. I must admit to a long-standing loathing…
Gary Farrelly is an Irish visual and performance artist based in Brussels. Together with his…
According to the recently deceased Kevin Higgins: ‘Poets may be divided into three types: those…
Not since Byron awoke one morning to find himself famous has there been such an…
I immediately twitch with an almost intolerable discomfort when I hear the words freedom and…
The music was the code. It was the transliteration of the style. It was not…
The London-based Irish Poet, Art-Activist, Musician and Psychogeographer, Niall McDeviit died at his home in…
Sixteen years ago, I wandered down to the Forty Foot to take some pictures of…
Did I mention that I remember seeing Queen Elizabeth II not as a very old…
Whether we’re regularly reading sports news or contributing to a comical WhatsApp group, many of…
And the people came from far, And they came from near, To see the troubadours.…