UUnited States Read More Meet the Americans moving to Ireland for a better life – The Irish Times18 October 2025 American Nick Howley (41) came to live in Limerick in October 2024, a month after his husband Brendan…
BBooks Read More Why cosy crime is on the rise – The Irish Times12 October 2025 Comfort is hard to come by in the modern world. Whether you turn on the television, open a…
MMedication Read More Why is there an inquiry into the use of epilepsy drug sodium valproate? – The Irish Times7 September 2025 I heard recently there’s an inquiry into sodium valproate, what’s this about? The inquiry relates to the historical…
FFrance Read More Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world – The Irish Times6 September 2025 Gradually and then suddenly,” is how Ernest Hemingway described bankruptcy in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.…
EEnvironment Read More How to recognise an Asian hornet and what to do if you see one – The Irish Times14 August 2025 A beady-eyed member of the public correctly identified an Asian hornet in Cork City this week. This small…
AArtificial intelligence Read More ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’ – The Irish Times9 August 2025 Scarlett Johansson never intended to take on the might of Silicon Valley. But last summer the Hollywood star…
JJobs Read More So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy – The Irish Times27 July 2025 Lately I’ve been thinking about Sartre’s waiter. You might know the story. The philosopher is sitting in a…
WWildlife Read More One of Ireland’s rarest wildlife species in recovery – The Irish Times26 July 2025 I was walking on a quiet country road near my home the other day when I spotted a…
BBooks Read More ‘I couldn’t stop thinking about this story’ – The Irish Times30 June 2025 The Story of a Heart is a beautifully written account of how the lives of two families –…
EEnvironment Read More What exactly is in our bins? A new survey hopes to find out – The Irish Times16 June 2025 Are you sick of the amount of plastic and packaging coming into your home? Milk cartons, cereal boxes,…