Empire was central to how Ireland’s nonsectarian colleges justified themselves – The Irish Times
Tucked away in the University College Cork (UCC) archives is a note from James Bradley, doctor, of Macroom,…
Huguenots’ legacy written across fabric of Ireland, including Waterford’s famous ‘blaas’ – The Irish Times
Next week marks a particularly grotesque anniversary. On August 24th, 1572, Huguenots in France were massacred in an…
Thomas Piketty: Ireland’s economic model is damaging to other countries – The Irish Times
Thomas Piketty dials into the video call from his office, the spines of books he has authored arranged…
Ireland’s hedgehogs are counting on public to help out with a prickly problem – The Irish Times
I hear there’s a hedgehog census under way next week. Why are we counting hedgehogs? The public is…
A conflict between the US and China now looks inevitable – The Irish Times
In October 1986, the world’s two undisputed superpowers met at an unprepossessing house in a desolate Reykjavik park,…
We have an asylum of cuckoos here in west Clare – The Irish Times
We have an asylum of cuckoos here in Tullaher in west Clare. I counted three on April 29th…
Ireland’s growing money-laundering network: ‘Pubs, fast-food restaurants, you name it’ – The Irish Times
Laundering dirty money via car sales is favoured by organised crime because the transactions are often so large.…
David Attenborough and Ireland: ‘He was so kind and charming. He joked about my lovely accent’ – The Irish Times
David Attenborough was hailed as a “global treasure” by Mary Robinson this week, as the natural history presenter…
How ‘feis-fixing’ scandal rocked the insular world of Irish dancing – The Irish Times
The sign is clear: “The following are not permitted in the hotel lobby, public areas or corridors: Dancing.…
Debt shame: ‘I was going to lose my home … It was one of the darkest times’ – The Irish Times
The aftershocks of the financial crash are still being felt almost two decades on with the number of…
Ireland has too much money and is fiscally incontinent – The Irish Times
Is Ireland the worst run country in Europe? How can we waste so much public money so quickly…
Ireland doesn’t have time for wind farm battles – The Irish Times
It began with a clash: a Norwegian wind company versus a local county council’s ban on turbines. But…