From here to Clare
Eithne Earley-Jenkerson writes on Seamus Heaney's poem Postscript, Israel and her return to Ireland.
Books
Books:From history to heavy weather
Conall Quinn reviews some of the non-fiction Irish books published this year
Rivals fail to crack The Da Vinci Code
In a year that the heavy-hitters didn't quite deliver, Dan Brown's much derided and debunked thriller ruled. Ronan Browne looks back at fiction from 2004
Essential advice from Póilín on how to cover all your options with future in-laws and keep eastern E
Dear Póilín,
The real black stuff
Is lean, mean hard-boiled Irish fiction out to kick the ass of 'chick lit?' Declan Burke chews the fat with crime writer Ken Bruen