John Connell is the codirector and co-founder of Granard Booktown Festival. He is a writer and farmer in Co Longford.

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But many people born and raised in the island of Ireland have been left frustrated - and in some cases, offended - by the way US punters celebrate 17 March. Many on social media have blasted ...

This April, esteemed Irish crime novelist, Liz Nugent is making her way down to the highly anticipated Granard Booktown ...

People who weren’t married by sundown on Shrove ... Despite a recent trend for reviving some of Ireland's traditional calendar customs, this may be one best left in the past One of the most ...

and the foundation of the NHS in Northern Ireland in 1948. Dr Farhat Manzoor Author with McKenna and Jones of “How could these people do this sort of stuff and then we have to look after them?” The ...