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Friday 4 December 2020
The most ‘Oh HE’S in this!’ film of all time.
How did we not notice this yet.
Minding Frankie is coming to the Gaiety Theatre this June for two weeks only.
Following in the footsteps of Maeve Binchy, Irish female authors are capturing what really matters to people today, writes novelist Michelle Jackson.
From Maeve Binchy to the fatal Swedish House Mafia concert, these are TheJournal.ie stories which were shared the most on Twitter this year.
From writer Maeve Binchy to astronaut Neil Armstrong, rugby star Nevin Spence to GAA great Páidí Ó Sé, we take a look back at some of the many greats that Ireland, and the world, lost this year.
Award winners included, Katie Taylor, Edna O’ Brien, John Banville, Mary O’Rourke, Catherine Fulvio, and Maeve Binchy.
Binchy’s long-term agent Christine Green said it was a bittersweet day because “we want to celebrate the book but we want her to be here too”.
Maeve Binchy’s books would have been different if she’d had children, according to one newspaper. Abigail Rieley asks: Why do we put this pressure on women?
Let’s not endlessly discuss our health worries, wrote Maeve Binchy in 2008 – we should focus on enjoying life instead.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
The funeral mass for beloved Irish author Maeve Binchy was held at the Church of the Assumption in Dalkey, Co. Dublin this morning.
It’s almost the long weekend…but here’s nine things to know first.
Fans of the much-loved writer from Dalkey will be able to watch a livestream of service on RTÉ.ie
The celebrated Irish author will be cremated on Friday following a funeral mass in Dalkey.
Readers of the late, great Irish author have been reminiscing on the Binchy novel that touched them – which one would you give to a friend who had never read her work?
International media outlets have paid tribute to the author and former journalist who passed away last night, aged 72.
The Taoiseach has paid tribute to the beloved Irish author who passed away last night.
Good morning…here’s nine things to know today.
Tributes have been flowing in since it was announced late last night that the world famous Irish author had died.
Sad news this evening as Ireland’s most well-known novelist has passed away after a short illness.
Well-publicised JFK tome scoops prize as Booker-nominated novel Room takes Novel of the Year.
THIS YEAR HAS given us a lot of unexpected things, but one of the bigger cultural changes of 2020 has been the wide-scale move to working from home.
Writing in TheJournal.ie today, Arlene Vithaldas of the UCC Academy argues that it’s time for society to change its view of a workplace that includes commuting to offices.
Some people have found that working from home has given them more time, because they don’t have to commute both ways or end up getting stuck in the office after hours.
However, others miss the collaborative nature and social aspect of being in the office, as well as the chance to regularly be in urban centres where offices tend to be located.
Today we’re asking: Do you enjoy working remotely?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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