Reality of war in Ukraine for Europe and Ireland begins to hit home
Inside Politics: Inflation in Irish economy expected to surge to 8.5%, highest since 1980s
Thousands are fleeing Ukraine in ‘horrible conditions’, Unicef worker says
Aid worker recalls ‘50km stream of stress and sadness’ as Ukrainians flee invasion
Irish public donates one million Covid vaccines to world’s poorest countries
Unicef campaign asked people who got a vaccine to donate the cost to someone in need
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2021 gives two fingers to adversity with a striking line-up
Ranging from opera to a skatepark installation, the programme marks an extraordinary balancing act
Kilkenny Arts Festival mixes risk and safe-bets in search of magical chance
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
Man accused in Lunney trial disputes link to phone number allegedly used during attack
Prosecution claims it has linked number to man through pizza order, holiday booking
Cork theatre-makers waiting in the wings to step into the new normal
Theatre scene that thrived before pandemic is busy planning for return to work
Ireland’s economic crisis has lessons for the EU
McGuinness launches plan to ease the selling of non-performing loans by banks
Angling Notes: Bluefin tuna catch and release scheme to run in 2020
RNLI recruiting fundraisers amid ‘perfect storm’ of being busy while income declines
Miriam Lord’s week: Varadkar set for family Christmas in Mumbai
Taoiseach’s father will celebrate 80th birthday in the land of his birth
Miriam Lord: Barefaced cheek as Fianna Fáil chases make-up bills
Election fever simmers as politicians begin stockpiling ammunition – against each other
The Bluffer’s Guide to Suburbia review: Returning emigrant dissects his home in sprawling style
Dublin Theatre Festival: Ray Scannell’s ambitious musical drama is performed with aplomb but lacks focus
New councillors from Bangladesh, India and Sweden on life in Irish politics
Limerick’s first Muslim councillor says most people are welcoming and ‘like new voices’
Design and Destroy: Ireland’s entry at the Prague Quadrennial
An expressionistic form-bending film, giving an insight into the process and product of stage design
Harris seeks AG’s advice on making child vaccination mandatory
Minister says sending unvaccinated child to schools or crèches ‘against the public good’
Number of Irish measles cases more than triples between 2017 and 2018
Sending children to school unvaccinated ‘extraordinarily irresponsible and dangerous’, says Harris
‘I’m two months from homelessness’: the real lives of performers
Average weekly earnings of €494 for performers in the arts is two-thirds of the average in other sectors
A performer’s life: ‘It’s like starting over and over and over on a zero-hour contract’
Ireland sends out its impoverished artists with a fanfare of glitter and we return home to poverty
Irish teenager ‘takes over’ Taoiseach’s office to mark World Children’s Day
Aoife Murphy won Unicef competition for campaign to lower voting age to 16
Angling Notes: Litter still a major problem for Ireland’s waterways
Recent report finds only eight per cent of beaches, harbours and rivers suitably clean
‘I was going to vote for her, but then she said she wanted to be a swan’
In Conversation: Des Bishop and Sinéad Gibney
Ex-senator Averil Power appointed Irish Cancer Society chief
Power ran unsuccessfully as an independent for a Dáil seat in last election
Dublin Fringe: 15 shows you need to see at this year’s festival
This year’s fringe is packed with potential: here’s the ones we think will make the cut
Seán Moran: Galway and Waterford have overthrown the establishment
The big three have won 17 of the last 18 All-Ireland titles. Time for something new
Too many Irish teenagers have mental health issues, Unicef says
UN agency says teen suicide rate fourth highest among high-income countries
One in 10,000 Irish teenagers will die by suicide, says Unicef
Ireland’s teenage suicide rate is fourth-highest among high-income countries
The Same review: Enda Walsh puts two sisters behind bars
Walsh’s intense show takes place in Old Cork Prison
Miriam Lord: The curious incident of the dog in the boot
A retiring secretary general recalls a ‘Yes Minister’-style intervention
How fringe are you? 12 shows pitch for your ticket-buying time
As the Tiger Dublin Fringe festival prepares for this month’s event, a dozen of the artists taking part give the low-down on their shows
Averil Power appointed chief executive of Asthma Society
Former Fianna Fáil senator says she was hospitalised several times with condition
Noel Whelan: Losing your Dáil seat is not the end of the world
A realisation that all is not lost may help the newly elected to focus on the general political good
A third of Irish children grow up in ‘deprived’ households
OECD figures confound Proclamation claim to ‘cherish children equally’, says Unicef
Young people present report to UN on pressures they face
Discrimination key theme of ‘Picture Your Rights’ survey of 2,000 children in Ireland
‘Decade lost’ as children in Ireland bear brunt of recession
Unicef report finds children suffer most despite child poverty levels dropping elsewhere
Old-fashioned preparation key to Phil Hogan’s success
Analysis: Hogan’s apparent command of the agriculture brief assured his victory
Phil Hogan finalising team of cabinet members
Incoming EU agriculture commissioner has appointed Peter Power as head of cabinet
Syria’s stolen lives
Imagine as many people as live in Dublin suddenly arriving in Ireland, seeking food and shelter. That’s what has happened in Lebanon, as neighbouring Syria implodes
Unicef Ireland director Power paid salary of €140,000
Former minister of State’s salary not disclosed in Unicef accounts
Syrian refugee crisis a disgraceful humanitarian calamity, says agency
UNHCR calls for aid to host countries as number fleeing exceeds two million
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