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I am pure nosey, it’s a talent I have perfected over the years. So, needless to say, I just couldn’t wait to get to see the new-look Bishop Lucey...


There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, according to Katie Melua. There are also an estimated 1.1 million security cameras in that city....

Ten years ago, my musician daughter asked me to deliver a parcel to a suburban address. Her dispatch note was precise: “Just say hello, this is a...

During the summer, I had occasion to travel to Portumna to collect some boating equipment with a family member. Our business done, I suggested that...



In the introduction to his latest book, Hector shows his delight at how many people are re-introducing more than a cúpla focal into their every day.





The appointment of a full-time CEO for Mayo GAA is one of the important decisions for the organisation in its recent history. Bigger than any...

The government’s housing plan wants local authorities to take more responsibility but isn’t allowing that to happen, writes Councillor Oisín...


Denis O’Brien has a colourful turn of phrase. More often than not his comments get him headlines – see his recent comments about “entitled”...


It’s that time of year again, when many of you may be feeling pressured to buy smart devices for your children. As a parent, I’ve been there and...

Lyle Lovett has a very funny song called If I Had a Boat: “If I had a boat/ I’d go out on the ocean/ And if I had a pony/ I’d ride him on my boat.”...



A hornets’ nest is something we instinctively try to avoid. Most of us, thankfully, have only encountered them metaphorically. Avoiding them...



Winter has settled in across the north, bringing the familiar mix of short days, long nights and unpredictable and difficult weather. Each year, as...

There only seems to be a political focus on this issue when high profile cases are highlighted in the media, writes Social Democrats leader Holly...

The brilliant author and journalist who died just last month, aged 55, is nominated in this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards.


Research from around the world has shown crime is spatially clustered in ‘hot spots’, according to a recent newspaper report. The finding is so...


In December, 2017, the New York Times published a lengthy feature under the heading ‘How Ireland Moved to the Left’. At first glance, readers may...

ARGUABLY the most famous Irish political speech in living memory was delivered four decades ago yesterday, when Ian Paisley roared “never, never,...

‘Chaotic”, “deeply divided”, “incoherent”, “poor relationships”, “inappropriate instigation of cross-community votes”, “tensions in the executive”,...
