Imma’s relentlessly on-message programme highlights its identity crisis
Ideological narrowness of 30th anniversary line-up emphasises contradictions of museum
Irish Times view on the new space race: breaking the bonds of Earth
Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are boldly going where no billionaire has gone before
Firefighters contain Cape Town blaze but historic sites badly damaged
Wildfire along Table Mountain forces evacuations as man suspected of starting it arrested
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Derry’s Walker Plinth points enlightened way ahead after kicking over the statues
Defacing statues is not all mindless, but it’s all still vandalism
If we were to remove statues and rename streets in Ireland, where might we start?
Cromwell statue at Westminister should stay, says Irish vice-chancellor of Oxford
Louise Richardson references ‘Voldemort’ figure in opposing removal of Cecil Rhodes statue at college
What to do about George Berkeley, Trinity figurehead and slave owner?
Unthinkable: Ireland’s most celebrated philosopher was ‘also extremely morally fallible’
Statues are not a neutral narration of complex events
World View: The decision to build a public monument is always a political act
The Irish Times view on historical monuments: The statues keep falling
The rereading of history is a constant process, and no statue, any more than any historical figure, should be guaranteed a permanent place in the national Pantheon
Crowds gather at Oxford to demand removal of Cecil Rhodes statue
Statue of slaveholder Robert Milligan removed from outside Museum of London
London mayor orders review of all statues for slavery links
Sadiq Khan’s move follows toppling of Colston statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol
Eoin Morgan: The Irishman leading England into the Cricket World Cup final
Our English neighbours often turn to Irish leadership at its times of greatest crisis
What brought so many Irish people to live in Zimbabwe?
First St Patrick’s day celebrated on 1891 in a roofless mud-hut building with whiskey, gin and ham
Galway International Arts Festival off to a flying, tumbling, crashing, roaring start
Highlights so far? David Mach, Enda Walsh, Sonya Kelly and Museum of the Moon
Big birds and Australian acrobats in store for Galway Arts Festival
Eyre Square to be transformed into a ‘festival garden’ with series of events lined up for city
England football team remains Ireland’s dark obsession
Our neighbour threatening to win a World Cup still raises the hackles of many Irish
What fate awaits the removed Confederate statues?
As civil war statues come down in the US, new uses are being sought for them
Free speech under threat on our college campuses
Trigger warnings and safe spaces: should a student’s desire not to be offended stifle freedom of expression?
Happy 50th birthday, Botswana
Landlocked African republic maintains a low profile as it celebrates a half century of independence
Gemma Tipton: Designing memorable memorials is harder than it sounds
Art, music and literature are responding to the challenge of remembering momentous events
Culture Shock: What next? Blow up Mount Rushmore?
Statues of old white guys are being removed, vandalised or campaigned against. The problem with the new iconoclasm is knowing where to stop
Oxford college accused of bowing to donors to keep Rhodes statue
Oriel decision on statue of white supremacist made before expected consultation
Irish vice-chancellor pledges ‘innovative’ future for Oxford
Louise Richardson becomes first woman in role in 800 years
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