Seamus Heaney
A trip to Heaney country
The fiftieth anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s Wintering Out is a chance to recognise the importance of place to his poetry
Fear and favour
Are the police guilty of a “two tier” approach? They are if their own “Police Race Action Plan” is to be believed
The Olympic boxing row isn’t just about sports
Men should be more sensitive towards female concerns about inequalities of strength
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
Beef stew
Drake might be literally alive, but in terms of reputation, this was a murder
Ireland’s surrogacy scandal
The Irish inferiority complex grasps at any first — no matter how low
Life as a lonely quadrant voter
Who should you vote for if you lean left economically and right culturally?
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Murders for September
British detectives go abroad, as this month’s chillers take us from a fictional Spanish island to the Far East
Diversion, disruption and distinction
Being memorable and sticky guarantees a novel a long and healthy life