By John Toomey (Dalkey Archive)
By Andrei Makine (Sceptre)
Bring a touch of Italian taste to your table with this simple but delicious polenta cake, made without flour and eggs. The recipe includes chopped almonds and sultanas, but you can substitute pine nuts and chopped dates if you wish.
April sets the scene for the first of four majors on the golfing calendar, when the 75th US Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.
There has been an increased focus on the revival of our ailing economy in recent weeks, especially as actions already taken by the State seem not to be working. Nearly 18 months after former Taoiseach Brian Cowen hosted the Global Irish Economic Forum in September
In his book IBM and the Holocaust, Edwin Black writes of the strategic alliance between Nazi Germany and the American computer company IBM at a time of economic and social collapse in Germany.
While I welcome the news of the European Court of Justice ruling on immigrant parents (Fathers’ world brightened by news of court ruling, 15-31 March) myself, I was a little concerned with the quotes printed in your paper by the parent referred to as Steve.
Congratulations must go to Enda Kenny on his election as the 12th Taoiseach. He deserves a pat on the back, not because the economic crunch helped but that he wanted the job and went for it with all ferocity.
We’ve all heard the news about the referendum on secession in South Sudan. We hoped that the information age would bring people together, yet today we see Sudan being divided. The largest country in Africa, boasting the vast Nile river water basin,
Everybody wants a piece of Africa. And what’s the quickest way for western powers to get their mitts on these resources? That’s easy: cause conflict between the people, based on such things as religious or ethnic differences; install a puppet government;
Lotteries, scratch cards, sports betting and online gambling have been attracting more and more popularity throughout Europe in recent years. Just a glance at lottery companies’ increased revenue shows the extent of this.
Chiadika Uzor explains why the American media mogul Oprah Winfrey is an inspiration to the world
There seems to be a lack of understanding among the different cultures living in Ireland, which leads to an unwillingness to integrate. One of the biggest reasons for that which I can see is that many if not most schools are tied to a religious domination, which
THIS SUNDAY, thousands of female congregants at Ireland’s biggest Pentecostal faith organisation will have a rare chance to put their feet up.
Optimal Edge with Eugene Nwosu We often become preoccupied with our own interest and daily cares, and it’s easy to lose track of friends.