Frank O'Connor

Regardless of whether you think the Irish really saved civilization, there's no doubt books by and about the Irish are a pillar of literature. Here are some works to get you started. George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (1913) Shaw would've hated how his look...

THE notion of a holiday built around literature is a contradiction, which makes Dublin the right destination for those inclined toward the literary life. Travel, after all, is about going and doing. The consolations of reading are solitary; even the...

From The Times: Feb. 8, 1972 "To be a director, you simply say to an actor — COME IN THAT DOOR, and walk across the middle of the room. "And then you say to the actress — come in this room and walk across to the middle of the room. "You tell the...

Like the rest of Ireland, Cork is a bursting-at-the-seams success story that's giving rise to a yearlong party. Cork's designation as the European Capital of Culture for 2005 should prompt more visitors to take a look at this energetic port city of...

Christopher Balestrero - the Queens "wrong man" whose case inspired an Alfred Hitchcock movie - regained his freedom, but he and his family were never the same. "We were all, to some extent, affected by it," said his son Gregory Balestrero, 55, of...

In a city that takes its Irish heritage seriously, it's no surprise that we like to make St. Pat's Day last as long as possible. The weekend before the big day is packed with more parties than you can shake a shamrock at--check out these top bashes....