Every dive offers extraordinary encounters – The Irish Times
My journey into diving and underwater photography began at 15, when a local dive club hosted a Discover…
Oscar Wilde’s forgotten friend who nurtured him back from prison life on the French Riviera – The Irish Times
On a mild December afternoon in 1898, two men sat beneath a large umbrella on the terrace of…
‘Recycling plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’ – The Irish Times
Numerous climate bombshells exploded at the Cop30 talks in Brazil – but none quite so quietly devastating as…
A 34-year secret shrouded in shame paved the way to teach children about the horrors of our past – The Irish Times
Madeleine Bridget Walsh was 17 years old in the spring of 1960, when she discovered she was pregnant.…
Is it okay to binge drink occasionally? – The Irish Times
We are right in the middle of Christmas party season, with partygoers committed to a good night out.…
Next spring these swans will be driven away by their formerly loving parents – The Irish Times
A pair of swans led their nine healthy cygnets upstream today. Incredible to have raised so many. Carmel…
Why the story of chancellor Friedrich Merz’s grandfather matters – The Irish Times
Last September, German chancellor Friedrich Merz stood in a synagogue and wept. He was speaking at the opening…
A day on a charity food run – The Irish Times
I am standing in a warehouse in Cork’s north city, surrounded by pallets of non-perishable food. This warehouse…
Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy – The Irish Times
Aisling Rogerson is comfortable in silence. When I ask her about the last weeks of her late husband…
Mental health experts on burnout, therapy and the ‘medicalisation of mild anxiety’ in Ireland – The Irish Times
The panel: Prof Brendan Kelly, psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin; Antoinette Moriarty, psychotherapist and…
Bob Dylan’s special relationship with Ireland began in 1984 – The Irish Times
In May of 1966, Bob Dylan stands on an Irish stage for the first time, giving the audience…
‘Glanmire was a village when I moved here’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Ireland’s Changing Suburbs, an Irish Times series exploring our fast-growing new towns, changing…