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Jack Morley of The Rewildlife meets the team behind ReFarm Wicklow, one of the ReFarm projects which is helping farmers to make a real difference for...
The new Health Referral Scheme shifts drug policy from prosecution to support, but its rollout and eligibility rules may end up leaving those facing...
But why?
What is the point in focusing on hot school meals when schoolchildren are being forced to speed their way through food on their breaks?
This week, our reader is looking for a new place to rent in between working, socialising and trying to get their Internet provider to fix their Wi-Fi.
From restoring wetlands and reforesting uplands to bringing back beavers and protecting our hedgerows, Ireland needs to act now to prepare for extreme...
Back in the day, we covered our copy books with brown paper, now it’s highly curated pastel themes, designer schoolbags and beauty schedules.
Those in the north famously love to be told what’s what by Westminster.
“I bring this up because I get asked, more than almost anything else, some version of the same question.”
How one mum’s lockdown stories grew into a children’s book about curiosity, community and kindness.
The Boston congressional primary pits a working-class incumbent against a progressive challenger, but the Democrats risk alienating the voters who...
The Skyclarys campaign has exposed a drug reimbursement system designed for bureaucrats and pharmaceutical companies, not the patients whose lives...
Ireland needs to make the bold move to organic, so we can break free from volatile global markets, fossil-fuel fertilisers and an increasingly fragile...
Mark Zuckerberg’s castle purchase in Waterford is only the latest in a string of grand Irish estates snapped up by the super-rich. Just 40 years ago...
From a one-room cabin in Tennessee to global superstardom, the late Dolly Parton managed to bridge the political and cultural divides that have...
Ireland’s primary schools are facing overcrowding and unfilled teaching posts that the government should be treating as a priority.
From AI-powered eyewear to virtually undetectable spy cameras, recording technology is becoming cheaper, smaller and harder to spot.
If Ireland wants ambitious curriculum reform to succeed, principals must be freed from mounting and unmanageable admin demands.
Irish Traveller writer and activist Emma Ward watched The Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives and has mixed feelings about its portrayal of modern women in...
The US and much of the world is invested in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, but while amateur sleuths come up with all sorts of theories, the story of a...
As the evenings get darker (yes, we went there), and as your teachers used to say, it’s time to tighten the belt and knuckle down for the winter....
The Iranian poet’s memoir, written from scraps of paper smuggled out from her prison cell, reveals the human cost of repression.
Since my ADHD diagnosis, I’m discovering the unexpected ways ADHD has shaped my life, from how I sit to my sensitivity to injustice, music fixations...
Yes, it’s that time again… as the summer holidays wind down, here’s how to prepare children for the new school year.
And just like our most infamous invaders, we invited them in.
“Drawing up a list of tomorrow’s classics is tricky, and one reason is our obsession with SUVs.”
As the Meta chief reportedly buys Strancally Castle in Waterford, Savills’ Josh Pim explores the growing appeal of Ireland’s castles, estates and...
The carrier’s troubled deployment has shown the deep problems with US military readiness, logistics and morale under Trump and Hegseth.
The cash is there to increase further discounts on fuel taxes, but not if it’s to become a semi-permanent fixture.
As patients with Friedreich’s ataxia wait for a decision on Skyclarys, Ireland must rethink how we assess costly medicines.
From Kate O’Connor and Rhasidat Adeleke to Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe, Ireland’s sporting heroines are showing the next generation of girls...
As the new Rose of Tralee raised awareness of alopecia this week, Chloe Dinneen, who has lived with the condition since 2017, says acceptance and...
Stephen O’Rourke tries the latest free health initiative from the HSE to get us moving, walking and keeping an eye on those steps.
Tiered wages sum up Ireland’s refusal to invest in young adults, and it’s affecting a whole generation.
Uniforms are supposed to improve behaviour, prevent bullying and level the playing field, but I’m not convinced, writes Niamh O’Reilly.
This week, our reader is keeping an expenses spreadsheet to see where her money is going while juggling taking care of her two young children.
Machines don’t need to go rogue to cause harm. If we give them flawed objectives, they can pursue them more efficiently than any human ever could.
It’s time to put the horse back at the centre of the debate around illegal and dangerous sulky racing in Ireland.
Bear with me, here.
A new RSA report shows that riders aged 46 to 55 make up the biggest group of motorcyclist fatalities in Ireland.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is keeping her options open, but the forthcoming midterms could determine whether she plays the long game or goes all in for...
Stormont is stuck in a malaise, with both lead parties ebbing in the polls, and new fears of another collapse. How has it come to this?
The Waterford shark incident shows the risks of recreational angling, which needs better regulation, but the real threat to Ireland’s sharks are...
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr by his side, Trump is putting politics and junk science ahead of decades of clinical evidence on childhood vaccines, in a...
Dr Paul Hill says he has nothing against wearable fitness trackers overall, but it’s important not to overthink the data they feed back to us.
Tech companies may have their reasons for turning thousands of books into AI feed, but the sight of books being bought, gutted and discarded feels...
The arrest of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya in 2024 is part of a wider pattern of attacks by Israel on Gaza’s healthcare workers, who have also acted as...
The government’s consultation on possibly adding folic acid to flour is an opportunity to do health policy differently and not make the mistakes of...
The spice bag has become Ireland’s de facto national dish, but is that down to a generation of fussy eaters, reared on more affordable dishes like...
You may not ever admit it, but the research shows that most parents have a favourite child. The trick to decent parenting is making sure your kids...