Reviews in brief: How the ‘other’ lives and writes, high-school satire and self-destructive undergrads
To Save and to Destroy by Viet Thanh Nguyen; Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk; and These Violent Delights by Micah ...
The Amergin Step: An Exploration in the Imagination of Iveragh by Paddy Bushe
Erudite and entertaining writer takes reader on journey with rich narrative tapestry of history, music and anecdote ...
The Book of George by Kate Greathead: The arrested development and identity crisis of a modern man
The Book of George is a mordantly humorous exploration of the arrested development of the modern man. George embodies the ...
The Last Days of Budapest by Adam LeBor: Examining the destruction in second World War’s final year
Author uses newly discovered documents, diaries and interviews to create a compelling story of one of the least remembered ...
Silent Catastrophes by WG Sebald review: Hope may be the thing just seems miserable
At first glance, Silent Catastrophes does little to change the perception that Sebald revelled in sadness. Drawn from two ...
To Save the Man review: Powerful and sincere depiction of Native-American history
Film-maker John Sayles draws on astonishing people and events to portray acts of betrayal suffered by Native Americans ...
The Cleaner by Mary Watson: A novel probing class and privilege tends to overexplain
The Cleaner becomes all the more propulsive as her vigilantism veers off course. The Cleaner is Watson’s adult debut; her previous, YA novels have been met with acclaim, nominated for the Irish Book ...
Rory McIlroy produces some late fireworks to stay in contention at Pebble Beach
Rory McIlroy somehow managed to pull a rabbit out of the bag, ending a dismal back nine on the iconic Pebble Beach links with ...
France kick-off Six Nations with emphatic win over Wales
Tomos Williams got the ball away at the second attempt, the French were soon right back on top of them. This time, ...
Martin Ødegaard relishing ‘heat’ of battle with Manchester City
Martin Ødegaard is relishing the “heat” of Arsenal’ s rivalry with Manchester City and is ready to put his friendship with ...
Man found dead after fire in Cork city flat
A man has been found dead following a fire in a flat on the southside of Cork city. Three units of Cork City Fire Brigade ...
US says China, Mexico, Canada tariffs to hit Saturday
US president Donald Trump intends to move ahead with plans on Saturday to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Mexico and Canada and ...