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Larry Donnelly: Sondland's impeachment testimony was explosive, but don't expect it to change the outcome for Trump Impeachment

Larry Donnelly: Sondland's impeachment testimony was explosive, but don't expect it to change the outcome for Trump

4 hours ago 8,970 Views 17 Comments

Is this week’s explosive impeachment testimony simply water that will drip smoothly off Trump’s back?

How I Spend My Money: A 28-year-old video editor on €39,000 who works freelance in Dublin Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 28-year-old video editor on €39,000 who works freelance in Dublin

Wed 7:30 PM 30,948 Views 26 Comments

The Donegal native works on documentaries and hopes to travel

Opinion: 'We will soon see asylum seekers living in sports halls and tents if we don't do something' Asylum Seekers

Opinion: 'We will soon see asylum seekers living in sports halls and tents if we don't do something'

Wed 7:00 AM 16,709 Views 107 Comments

Head of the UN Refugee Agency Enda O’Neill says a “road map” is needed to complete reform in Ireland’s asylum system.

Dare to dream: The Irish people who aimed high and did the country proud Irish Book Awards

Dare to dream: The Irish people who aimed high and did the country proud

Mon 7:00 PM 18,151 Views 11 Comments

Sarah Webb writes about why she wanted to inspire young people through bringing them the story of some fascinating Irish achievers.

Simon Harris: Injecting centres do not legitimise drug use - if we're serious about tackling addiction we must establish one Supervised Injecting

Simon Harris: Injecting centres do not legitimise drug use - if we're serious about tackling addiction we must establish one

Mon 6:15 AM 11,711 Views 47 Comments

The Minister for Health says that the government must and will shoulder its responsibilities in this area.

How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old software developer on €77,000 who invests €2,000 a month Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old software developer on €77,000 who invests €2,000 a month

Sun 8:00 PM 85,949 Views 74 Comments

The young software developer moved from Dublin to Berlin earlier this year

The Irish For: Are Irish names really that difficult to pronounce? The Irish For

The Irish For: Are Irish names really that difficult to pronounce?

Sun 8:30 AM 55,901 Views 46 Comments

We should look at names we don’t understand as something exciting to be figured out, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance Independent Living

Opinion: Disabled people in Ireland need the right to personal assistance

Sat 8:30 PM 11,929 Views 11 Comments

Assistance is often the difference between existing and living for many of us, writes James Cawley.

From the Garden: Making the most of polytunnel growing this winter GIY

From the Garden: Making the most of polytunnel growing this winter

Sat 1:00 PM 22,509 Views 1 Comment

I feel blessed to have so much delicious, nutritious food to hand, writes Michael Kelly.

Dorothy Macardle: The rediscovery of an unlikely rebel and overlooked novelist Ireland

Dorothy Macardle: The rediscovery of an unlikely rebel and overlooked novelist

Sat 11:00 AM 8,867 Views 3 Comments

Macardle was a friend of Éamon de Valera, and he wrote the foreword to her book The Irish Republic.

Opinion: I went to the Saoradh party conference to see where radical republicanism is going New IRA

Opinion: I went to the Saoradh party conference to see where radical republicanism is going

Nov 15th 2019, 7:00 AM 41,517 Views 54 Comments

Saoradh is an attempt to give a political face to the growing republican dissent in nationalist areas north of the border, writes Dieter Reinisch.

Extract: Patrick McCabe revisits the Butcher Boy with his new book The Big Yaroo

Extract: Patrick McCabe revisits the Butcher Boy with his new book

Nov 14th 2019, 5:00 PM 6,747 Views 1 Comment

The book sees Francie Brady return – this time as publisher of his own magazine, The Big Yaroo.

Opinion: Our forests could be a brilliant antidote for our reliance on fossil fuels - here’s why Climate Action

Opinion: Our forests could be a brilliant antidote for our reliance on fossil fuels - here’s why

Nov 14th 2019, 7:00 AM 9,778 Views 12 Comments

Investing in nature holds countless benefits, says Professor Kevin O’Connor.

'Health and safety rules did not apply...': Life on the road touring - and cooking for - Stockton's Wing EXTRACT

'Health and safety rules did not apply...': Life on the road touring - and cooking for - Stockton's Wing

Nov 13th 2019, 7:58 PM 13,555 Views 1 Comment

In this extract from his book, musician and Ballymaloe-trained chef Mike Hanrahan recalls what life was like on the road – and shows us how to feed a hungry band (or family) with a cassoulet recipe.

How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old banker on €35,000 who owns two properties in rural Ireland Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old banker on €35,000 who owns two properties in rural Ireland

Nov 13th 2019, 7:30 PM 61,438 Views 52 Comments

The young banker worked two jobs in order to purchase his first property

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some practical ways to help tackle it Science Week 2019

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some practical ways to help tackle it

Nov 13th 2019, 7:00 AM 10,247 Views 72 Comments

Engaging the political system will be more powerful than lifestyle changes, says Dr Cara Augustenborg.

Extract: From 'litir' to 'meisce'... A history of Ireland in 10 (or so) words An Post Irish Book Awards

Extract: From 'litir' to 'meisce'... A history of Ireland in 10 (or so) words

Nov 12th 2019, 7:03 PM 15,149 Views 6 Comments

Ancient Irish texts teach us about how people saw the world back then, as the authors of a new book explain.

Ireland's ecosystem is home to almost 16,500 species - here are 7 you may not have spotted Science Week 2019

Ireland's ecosystem is home to almost 16,500 species - here are 7 you may not have spotted

Nov 11th 2019, 7:00 AM 53,427 Views 19 Comments

And importantly, how you can protect some of them.

Saoirse McHugh: We need to talk about capitalism Column

Saoirse McHugh: We need to talk about capitalism

Nov 10th 2019, 8:30 PM 28,049 Views 102 Comments

There will be no climate justice until we move to a different economic system, writes Saoirse McHugh.

How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old software developer in Limerick on €35,000 Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old software developer in Limerick on €35,000

Nov 10th 2019, 8:00 PM 63,051 Views 51 Comments

The 24-year-old is adjusting to life in Limerick after completing his masters in Dublin.

Philip Boucher-Hayes: What to expect from an RTÉ programme about the climate crisis Opinion

Philip Boucher-Hayes: What to expect from an RTÉ programme about the climate crisis

Nov 10th 2019, 4:00 PM 25,270 Views 68 Comments

The journalist has spearheaded a programme on Ireland’s climate crisis to be aired on RTÉ1 this Tuesday.

All eyes on Iowa: A view of the Democratic candidates from the key state US Election 2020

All eyes on Iowa: A view of the Democratic candidates from the key state

Nov 10th 2019, 12:00 PM 10,177 Views 11 Comments

Irish journalist Colm Quinn is on the ground in Iowa to see how the Democratic frontrunners are doing.

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The Irish For: Notes on the naming of a still-contentious Irish-themed cocktail Column

The Irish For: Notes on the naming of a still-contentious Irish-themed cocktail

Nov 10th 2019, 8:30 AM 32,205 Views 24 Comments

In Ireland, the Irish Car Bomb is rarely called anything at all, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Lynn Ruane: Harm reduction should always come first with criminal drug policy Column

Lynn Ruane: Harm reduction should always come first with criminal drug policy

Nov 9th 2019, 7:30 PM 13,764 Views 38 Comments

We should decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, writes independent senator Lynn Ruane.

Extract: 'Birds are vessels for a lasting happiness that can be hard to find in other avenues of life' An Post Book Awards

Extract: 'Birds are vessels for a lasting happiness that can be hard to find in other avenues of life'

Nov 9th 2019, 4:00 PM 12,761 Views 1 Comment

I’ve seen species from my bedroom window that I haven’t seen anywhere else, writes Conor W. O’Brien in an extract from his book.

From the Garden: Food could be the biggest asset of all if climate change worsens GIY

From the Garden: Food could be the biggest asset of all if climate change worsens

Nov 9th 2019, 1:00 PM 12,851 Views 14 Comments

Growing your own food could be even more important in the future, writes Michael Kelly.

'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel Opinion

'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel

Nov 7th 2019, 8:00 PM 9,843 Views 6 Comments

The legendary JP Donleavy’s publisher writes about how the author brought a ‘sprinkle of stardust’ with him when he arrived in Ireland.

Opinion: 'The poppy argument in Ireland is an ideological battle that's been raging since the 19th century' Opinion

Opinion: 'The poppy argument in Ireland is an ideological battle that's been raging since the 19th century'

Nov 7th 2019, 7:30 AM 33,863 Views 132 Comments

Caoimhín de Barra looks at nationalism and unionism, and the conflicting emotions people have around the use of the poppy.

Column: 'We're worried our son will become an orphan due to our lack of rights' Still Unequal

Column: 'We're worried our son will become an orphan due to our lack of rights'

Nov 6th 2019, 8:30 PM 21,781 Views 83 Comments

LGBT couple, Gabriela and Kelly Socol, are fighting for parental rights and equality for their family.

How I Spend My Money: A 43-year-old Wexford solicitor on €22k whose rescue dogs changed her life Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 43-year-old Wexford solicitor on €22k whose rescue dogs changed her life

Nov 6th 2019, 7:30 PM 57,577 Views 42 Comments

The solicitor works three days a week and volunteers at a free legal advice clinic in her spare time

Memories of Gaybo: 'He seemed smaller than I remembered him ... once he was on his feet the microphone worked its magic' Gay Byrne

Memories of Gaybo: 'He seemed smaller than I remembered him ... once he was on his feet the microphone worked its magic'

Nov 5th 2019, 9:30 PM 46,205 Views 10 Comments

Former Sunday Press columnist and reporter Éanna Brophy shares a memory of one of Gay Byrne’s final public appearances, on a cold November morning in Dublin.

Opinion: 'Lisa Smith's story will continue to divide and provoke Irish public opinion - and rightly so' Opinion

Opinion: 'Lisa Smith's story will continue to divide and provoke Irish public opinion - and rightly so'

Nov 5th 2019, 7:00 AM 23,238 Views 54 Comments

Security expert Tom Clonan outlines what could happen with Lisa Smith’s return to Ireland.

How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old engineer on €33,600 who works as a GAA referee at weekends Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old engineer on €33,600 who works as a GAA referee at weekends

Nov 3rd 2019, 8:00 PM 74,808 Views 61 Comments

The Offaly man works in Limerick but travels home at the weekend.

Larry Donnelly: Biden, Sanders or Warren look set for nomination... why hasn't the Democratic primary been more competitive? LARRY DONNELLY

Larry Donnelly: Biden, Sanders or Warren look set for nomination... why hasn't the Democratic primary been more competitive?

Nov 3rd 2019, 7:00 PM 21,017 Views 70 Comments

Huge support for just three Democrat front runners in the race for nomination is unusual, writes Larry Donnelly.

The Irish For: How did Irish céilí dancing end up with a waltz but no tango? Column

The Irish For: How did Irish céilí dancing end up with a waltz but no tango?

Nov 3rd 2019, 8:30 AM 13,428 Views 4 Comments

Dances and words travel between cultures in a similar way, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

From the Garden: Using celeriac in more than just mashed potatoes GIY

From the Garden: Using celeriac in more than just mashed potatoes

Nov 2nd 2019, 1:00 PM 14,428 Views 4 Comments

As Winter begins, there’s no better time to pickle some chilis or cook with more root vegetables, writes Michael Kelly.

How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old technical writer in Dublin on €65,000 looking to move house Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old technical writer in Dublin on €65,000 looking to move house

Oct 30th 2019, 8:30 PM 53,633 Views 42 Comments

The tech writer is trying to cut back on socialising in order to save for a mortgage

'You meet people at the high and low points of their lives': What I learned when I quit my job to become a bookseller Opinion

'You meet people at the high and low points of their lives': What I learned when I quit my job to become a bookseller

Oct 30th 2019, 7:00 AM 20,011 Views 8 Comments

When she handed in her employee badge, she had an ‘Oh God, what have I done?’ moment, writes Dawn Behan of Woodbine Books.

The five most memorable moments from the disastrous campaign to introduce household water charges In Deep Water

The five most memorable moments from the disastrous campaign to introduce household water charges

Oct 28th 2019, 6:30 PM 18,916 Views 53 Comments

A new book by journalist Michael Brennan delves into the water charges debacle. Here are some of the moments that still stick out.

Stuff That Changed the World: From sarcophagus to taphophobia, the history of the coffin Halloween

Stuff That Changed the World: From sarcophagus to taphophobia, the history of the coffin

Oct 28th 2019, 2:30 PM 13,375 Views 3 Comments

Ahead of Halloween, Simon Tierney runs us through the fascinating history of the coffin.

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