Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
Fidel Castro
Power blackouts, fuel shortages and mass emigration: Cuba’s crisis weighs heaviest on the elderly
The country’s ageing population is growing more isolated as mass emigration, inflation and fuel shortages leave older citizens struggling to cope
‘I want to see the final chapter of this’: Cubans demand change but fear US military action
Cubans face hyper-inflation, crumbling homes and social services, mass emigration, and now fuel shortages triggered by a Trump administration focused on regime change
‘The city is like a ghost town’: Inside Cuba’s tourism collapse as fuel runs dry
Cuba has received no oil or fuel for a month after US president Donald Trump cut off Venezuelan supplies and pressed Mexico to stop shipments
Three Revolutions by Simon Hall: Lenin, Mao and Fidel’s biggest overseas fans came from an unexpected source
A lively, insightful but disjointed study of how revolutions shaped the 20st century
A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis – Five decades as wandering witness to the world
This collection, edited by John Hatt, brings together 36 of the English writer’s witty, observant travelogues
Mario Vargas Llosa obituary: Nobel prize-winning novelist combined gritty realism with playful erotica
Vargas Llosa, a Nobel Prize winner, charted his own path as a novelist and conservative, often divisive political thinker
Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Juanita Castro obituary: Entrepreneur and counter-revolutionary
With many of the characteristics of her famous brothers, if not their politics, Juanita had a good nose for business
Che Guevara’s lucky Irish cigar lighter among historical items up for auction
Revolutionary purchased lighter in Shannon duty free when a flight to Havana was diverted with engine trouble in 1965
Castro’s Spies: Excellent Irish chronicle of Cuban spies in the US
Few documentaries have offered such fascinating material on ‘trade craft’
‘Would you like to visit my grave?’ The farmer planning a home burial
Martin Neary has permission to be buried on his own lands in Co Mayo when he dies
The serial hoaxer who fooled Morning Ireland with fake news of Kazuo Ishiguro’s death
An Italian journalist falsely reported the death of the author on Twitter
The Hollywood stars who cosied up to Vladimir Putin
Actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio were once happy to hang with the Russian leader
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices