I've been thinking a lot about 1972 this week. As a child of that year, it holds a certain, timely resonance for me on the eve of my...

On average, I come across a new author who really grabs my attention once or twice in any given calendar year. They are normally newly...

Those who know me well (indeed, those who know me in passing, or barely know me at all, for that matter) will appreciate the smile which...

There is a temptation to bemoan modern naming habits, particularly among celebrities of a certain B-Grade standing, however for those who...

In which our hero attempts (and fails, for the nonce at least) to pin down those 'pesky' Irish Buchanan's, but nonetheless contrives to...

For the first time in a number of years, we approached St Patrick's Day in the shadow of an election (not only here in Western Australia,...

I normally produce a list of upcoming books that have caught my attention in January and June. This year's election shenanigans have...

I came across this fascinating advert from the Ulster Herald, dated 11 January 1908, and find myself at something of a loss to explain it....

Continuing with my trawl through a range of local papers in the Omagh area in the late 1800s and early 1900s, I have come across a series...

I recently gained access to the online records of the Irish Newspaper Archives, and decided to see what interesting odds and ends I could...