Wild caving, axe throwing, aerial yoga: Step outside your comfort zone with these hobbies
The start of the year is an ideal time to try a new activity or sport – and if it ignites your sense of adventure, so much the better
Nick Santonastasso: ‘At 16, I made the decision to amputate 5 inches off my arm’
The 28-year-old motivational speaker addressed the 2025 Pendulum Summit in Dublin this week
‘The minute I sat down on the train, I knew I’d been scammed’: Are the Irish susceptible to con artists?
Three men describe their encounters with a master scam artist on the streets of Dublin, plus some advice on how to avoid falling victim to similar ‘smiling strangers’
Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’
The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom
Choice Music Prize for Irish song of the year: Hozier, Kabin Crew and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nominees
CMAT, Picture This, Niamh Regan, Jordan Adetunji, Cian Ducrot, Chubby Cat also nominated in 20th anniversary of prize
Sugar Ray Leonard on the defeat that still hurts: ‘He kicked, he cursed me. He even cursed my wife’
Six-time world champion was speaking at the Pendulum Summit in Convention Centre Dublin
Jimmy Carr: ‘When you get cancelled, it’s not the words of your enemies, it’s the silence of your friends’
Jimmy Carr was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on Wednesday
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin: ‘We are seeing conservative, masculine forces rising up’
Marin was speaking at the 2025 Pendulum Summit, held in Dublin’s convention centre on Wednesday
‘The first comment I received is that Americans tend to be loud’
John Larson Tracey moved from Washington to Ireland in 2019 and now lives in Kildare with his husband
Choice Music Prize: Kneecap and Fontaines DC among shortlisted nominees for Irish album of the year
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2024 is set to be announced in March
Model Strangers: ‘People want to be heard’ says the man behind hit online street interviews
Street photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videos
A sound sleep: Move over white noise – there’s a rainbow of sounds to help you get a good night’s rest
Many are familiar with the static hum of white noise, but there’s a whole spectrum of coloured noises on the market that people are using to help them sleep
What did Irish Times readers search for most in 2024?
We also decode 12 hot-button words or phrases you might have heard for the first time this year
‘Christmas in Dublin remains something unmatched in my heart’: readers on what’s best about coming home for Christmas
As a festive influx from abroad begins, one reader has booked out a full row on a Ryanair flight for her return to Ireland
Siobhán McSweeney of Derry Girls to host Irish version of The Traitors
‘The Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling, which will make this version rather special,’ says McSweeney