THE recent spate of knife attacks in Ireland has again raised the ugly topic of thugs carrying blades. A number of violent incidents in Dublin city centre have recently resulted in serious ...

The Arts Council gave grants of €36,200 to a serial fraudster who was using a fake name to support her literature work.

Rite & Reason: I’ve recently been reading Paul McGrath’s harrowing autobiography, which is a rawer and more personal take on the genre ...