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Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John

Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biography

The Guardian - UK

‘Walk with the sound of the ocean to keep you company’: finding laid-back adventure on the island of Ireland

Whether foraging for food at a barbecue school or staying in a lighthouse keeper’s cottage in Fanad, taking it easy on the northern coastline will stir the senses

The Guardian - UK

The flight-free coach holidays that are actually fun

From Italy to Ireland, these coach trips are a convenient way to explore Europe, say Sarah Marshall

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Best books about Irish history to read in 2024

From the origins of the Irish language to intimate, personal histories of Ireland’s darkest periods, these are some of the best books about Irish history

Evening Standard

Julie Abbé: Out of the Ashes review – a beautiful expression of the grieving process

The UK-based French folk singer embellishes her trad leanings with sultry blues and upbeat swing on a poignant and poetic second album

The Guardian - UK

Yeats’ play on sale for £125,000 – thanks to message from the dead

A 1924 seance has solved the mystery surrounding a signed copy of the dramatist’s first play

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Coco Gauff, Rugby World Cup and Mo Farah

Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, basketball, athletics, tennis and cricket?

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Ocean views and authors lost: a literary tour of Ireland’s wild west coast

The wild west coast from Cork up to Donegal has captivated writers from Yeats to Synge and Charlotte Brontë – as well as a host of lesser-known talent

The Guardian - UK

‘Only the great writers are misquoted’: Dublin marathon medal has wrong Yeats quote

‘There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet’ is engraved beneath an image of the Nobel-winning Irish poet. Only he didn’t write it

The Guardian - UK

‘It is nice to be adored, until it isn’t’: Anne Enright on the problem with unrequited love

Young, smart and beautiful, Hilda Moriarty became the muse behind Kavanagh’s famous poem On Raglan Road – and the object of his unwanted affection. Anne Enright explores the poet’s obsessions in an age of unrequited love

The Guardian - UK

Each generation in Northern Ireland has reflected on the 'troubles' in its own way – right up to 'Derry Girls'

A 9-year-old boy lies on the floor of a working-class rowhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wondrously watching American Westerns on TV. Outside, though, the world’s gone mad. Broken glass and shattered masonry. Barricades go up. Rifle-toting soldiers patrol the streets.

The Conversation

‘Prepare to be blown away – literally’: readers’ favourite trips in Ireland

Our tipsters confirm that the Emerald Isle’s pubs, cafes and literary hotspots offer brilliant backup for its huge variety of outdoor adventures. Scroll down for the winner

The Guardian - UK

Poetic justice: WB Yeats’s time in London to be celebrated at last

Years of campaigning will come to fruition this week with the unveiling of a sculpture in Bedford Park to the great writer

The Guardian - UK

Green line: take a window seat on Ireland’s most beautiful train trips

There’s no need for a car – cheaper rail fares in Ireland have made these six stunning rail trips even more appealing and sustainable

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Sex in 1945? There was a war on

Brief letters: Drunken revelations | 77th birthdays | WB Yeats on Boris Johnson | Insanity and the Tories | Know your garden

The Conversation

A dystopian or utopian future? Claire G. Coleman's new novel Enclave imagines both

I was reading Noongar author Claire G. Coleman’s third novel, Enclave, a few days after the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade judgement, a political victory for a conservative project many years in the making.

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