The UK’s prime minister, its king and their new annus horribilis – The Irish Times
Britain’s two most famous official residences, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, are a leisurely 15-minute stroll away from…
‘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…
Meet the Americans moving to Ireland for a better life – The Irish Times
American Nick Howley (41) came to live in Limerick in October 2024, a month after his husband Brendan…
Why cosy crime is on the rise – The Irish Times
Comfort is hard to come by in the modern world. Whether you turn on the television, open a…
Why is there an inquiry into the use of epilepsy drug sodium valproate? – The Irish Times
I heard recently there’s an inquiry into sodium valproate, what’s this about? The inquiry relates to the historical…
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world – The Irish Times
Gradually and then suddenly,” is how Ernest Hemingway described bankruptcy in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.…
How to recognise an Asian hornet and what to do if you see one – The Irish Times
A beady-eyed member of the public correctly identified an Asian hornet in Cork City this week. This small…
‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’ – The Irish Times
Scarlett Johansson never intended to take on the might of Silicon Valley. But last summer the Hollywood star…
So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy – The Irish Times
Lately I’ve been thinking about Sartre’s waiter. You might know the story. The philosopher is sitting in a…
One of Ireland’s rarest wildlife species in recovery – The Irish Times
I was walking on a quiet country road near my home the other day when I spotted a…