Chilly Christmas Day swimming in Galway

20 derelict Dublin properties: a year on

Ronan McGreevy visits 20 Dublin properties highlighted as derelict by The Irish Times in 2025 to see what, if any, progress has been made. Video: Ronan McGreevy

LOOPING: smoke rising over a oil plant in Iran

Video on social media from April 4 shows heavy smoke rising over a plant in Iran’s Mahshahr petrochemical zone after reported Israeli airstrike. (Reuters)

Sculpting the president: 'Don't make me look like a gom!'

Artist John Coll created the bust of Michael D Higgins that sits in the Áras alongside portraits of the other past presidents. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Looping video 30 Frederick Street North

Are the Emilys welcome in Paris?

Naomi O'Leary looks at the popularity of Netflix's Emily in Paris, and the differing views it has caused in France's capital. Video: Naomi O'Leary

Looping: Ireland’s retrofit reality

Aisling Walsh and Leon Callan, Catherine Young, and Garrett Fox share their retrofitting experiences. Photographs: Alan Betson/Daragh McSweeney

'Trust us, you look beautiful': astronauts report from Artemis II

The crew of Artemis II talk about their experience just after completing the translunar injection burn that is leading them towards the moon. Video: Reuters