Courtney McGrailÉamon de Valera: A Will to power by Ronan Fanning (Faber & Faber, £20.00)
Category: Reviews
Denominational education is the hot topic
Brendan O’ReganWhile highly discussed, the debate remains highly skewed, writes Brendan O’Regan
Portrait of the artist as a young (and old) man
Aubrey MaloneListen to me Marlon (15A)
Theology is not just for the experts
“Own your heresy,” directed New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on twitter.com just before the Synod of Bishops ended, apparently drawing to a close an exchange with Minnesota-based theologian Massimo Faggioli. Mr Douthat had said of a much-debated proposal for a penitential path back to the sacraments for divorced-and-remarried Catholics: “It’s not fundamentalism to note…
Saoirse Ronan comes of age in international romance
Brooklyn (15A)
Ghosts of the past and modern atrocities
While psychological thrillers can be ‘intriguing’, a story of defiance, of good versus evil is ‘inspiring’, writes Brendan O’Regan
An artist born to sing for the nation
An Poc ar Buile: The Life & Times of Seán Ó Sé by Seán Ó Sé with Patricia Ahern (Collins Press, €17.99.
Oriental delights made plain
Peter CostelloJapanese Food Made Easy by Fiona Uyema (Mercier Press, €24.99)
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Living with Grief: Walking the Spiral by Bairbre Cahill (Redemptorist Publications, £7.95)
From the heart of Palestine
A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza by Dervla Murphy (Eland, £12.99)