http://dir.salon.com/topics/ireland/?source=rss&aim=ireland en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT By Allen Barra Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/20/sebastian_barry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/06/20/sebastian_barry/index.html?source=rss Sebastian Barry may be the most exhilarating prose stylist in Irish fiction. His new book weaves together strands from Ireland's past -- and his own. Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/24/mcqueen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/24/mcqueen/index.html?source=rss In this podcast interview from Cannes, the British artist turned filmmaker talks about Bobby Sands, Abu Ghraib and his sensational feature debut, "Hunger." Lynn Harris Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/02/irish_abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/02/irish_abortion/index.html?source=rss "Miss D" pleads for the right to end a doomed pregnancy -- in England. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss In "Paddy on the Hardwood," former Division I assistant coach Rus Bradburd writes about going to Ireland to play music and escape hoops. It didn't work. Page Rockwell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/06/ireland_uk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/06/ireland_uk/index.html?source=rss More than 5,000 women traveled to the U.K. to get abortions last year. By John Banville Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/15/ireland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/15/ireland/index.html?source=rss To touch the heart of Dublin and the country beyond, look to James Joyce's "Dubliners," the poetry of Yeats and a comic masterpiece by Flann O'Brien. Page Rockwell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/irish/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/17/irish/index.html?source=rss Gays and lesbians aren't welcome at NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade. By Allen Barra Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/12/14/dead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/12/14/dead/index.html?source=rss Forget Scrooge and Tiny Tim -- James Joyce's "The Dead," with its distinctively Irish blend of music and tragedy, is the ultimate yuletide tale. And why isn't John Huston's marvelous film version available on DVD? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/09/11/breslin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/09/11/breslin/index.html?source=rss New York's greatest living newspaper columnist says the Catholic Church, corrupted by sexual scandal and creeping right-wing ideology, is dying out in America. And he sheds no tears. By Nuala O'Faolain Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/21/nuala/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/21/nuala/index.html?source=rss The town-hall dances in my tiny Irish village were the most exquisite, prolonged foreplay the world has ever known. By Charles Taylor Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/10/17/veronica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/10/17/veronica/index.html?source=rss Cate Blanchett's portrayal of the murdered Irish journalist is a blatant Oscar bid. But Joel Schumacher's crude bio-drama never comes close to asking the real questions. By Amy Reiter Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/03/21/o_brien/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/03/21/o_brien/index.html?source=rss In a primal tale based on a true story, the great Irish novelist describes how an innocent, sensual woman falls into the hands of a pathological killer. By Quentin Fottrell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/03/01/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/03/01/abortion/index.html?source=rss Irish voters face a referendum that would prohibit abortion even when suicide is a health risk for the mother. By Carina Chocano Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/14/abortion_boat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/14/abortion_boat/index.html?source=rss Women on Waves will provide medical abortions to women in international waters. By George Kelly Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/17/black/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/17/black/index.html?source=rss On St. Patrick's Day, I'm black and green and not blue at all. Malachy McCourt Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/m_mccourt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/m_mccourt/index.html?source=rss A Monk Swimming By James Joyce Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/joyce2a/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/joyce2a/index.html?source=rss "Sisters" by James Joyce Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/joyce1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/joyce1/index.html?source=rss "Finnegans Wake" By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/03/ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/05/03/ryan/index.html?source=rss Virgin Express and Ryanair are giving free flights to people named Ryan. By Donald D. Groff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/28/whales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/28/whales/index.html?source=rss Tips on spotting Alaska's great leviathan, choosing a mileage-earning credit card and renting a car in Europe. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/04/18/o_brien/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/04/18/o_brien/index.html?source=rss The great Irish novelist delivers a resoundingly passionate tale of land feuds and illicit love. By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/04/07/belfast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/04/07/belfast/index.html?source=rss A private bus tour and a T-shirt shop have found a way to squeeze profit from violence. By David Bowman Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/17/drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/17/drinking/index.html?source=rss A former bartender on amateurs, hangovers, Russians and believing you're Irish. By Donald D. Groff Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/03/02/recourse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/03/02/recourse/index.html?source=rss What to do when airlines bait and switch, plus advice on the Delaware-Virginia question and nonpackage tours of England and Ireland. By Margaret Spillane and Bruce Shapiro Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/18/northern_ireland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/18/northern_ireland/index.html?source=rss Britain is to blame for greatest crisis in Northern Ireland since the cease-fire began.