BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘A People’s Tragedy’, by Orlando Figes, and ‘The Borodino Field’, by Robert Kershaw
Pathways into Russia’s tumultuous past
Staying In
Nashville TV station to stream Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival
MUSIC Long-running festival kicks off this Friday and will be streamed live over three days from venues Westport, Cork and the US
Life and death, truth and fiction
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy reviews ‘Corpsing’, by Sophie White, and Frederico Falco’s ‘A Perfect Cemetery’
Nora Barnacle – a life less ordinary
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy on Nuala O’Connor’s ‘Nora – a love story of Nora Barnacle and James Joyce’
‘Cruinniú na nÓg’ 2021 to go virtual
ARTS The Linenhall invites families to get involved in Cruinniú na nÓg 2021, the national day of creativity for children on June 12
New single for Tourmakeady artist
Singer/songwriter Seán Finn reveals the inspiration behind his latest single ‘Old and Grey’
Fantasy, fact and historical fiction
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy picks three new releases from independent Irish publishers
Time to change tack?
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy looks at two books that encourage us to reimagine our economy and society
Creative condiments to spice up lockdown life
CULTURE Linenhall Art Centre’s April/May line-up includes Mustard and more
What are your all-time favourite reads?
BOOKS Bookseller and bibliophile Bríd Conroy shares her partner Neil’s top-five favourite books of all time
Mayo artists go Incognito
Twenty-five Mayo artists are taking part in this year’s Incognito 2021 online art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation