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…
‘I couldn’t stop thinking about this story’ – The Irish Times
The Story of a Heart is a beautifully written account of how the lives of two families –…
What exactly is in our bins? A new survey hopes to find out – The Irish Times
Are you sick of the amount of plastic and packaging coming into your home? Milk cartons, cereal boxes,…
The Baltics are rapidly becoming a cauldron of EU growth when other parts of Europe are stagnating – The Irish Times
It’s not every day you find yourself in the Orthodox church where Alexander Pushkin’s great-grandfather was baptised. There…
Is tourist accommodation the real issue here? – The Irish Times
What has the Spanish government done? It has told holiday accommodation platform Airbnb that its Irish subsidiary, which…
Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz known for impulsive shifts and rhetorical sharpshooting – The Irish Times
When ordinary Germans approach Friedrich Merz in public, it’s usually for one of two things: either they want…