Weekend

Cork poet Victoria Kennefick on her relationship with being agreeable, her acquaintance with anger, and fond childhood memories

Half of schoolchildren have seen pornography by age of 13, including ‘very, very disturbing images’. Is there a case for a UK-style social media ban for under-16s?

After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?

Globally, one in two Gen Z and Millennials are delaying long-term decisions because of financial constraints

Every year on June 21st, people gather on the Hill of Tara to watch the sun rise

Putting the focus on photos dilutes the experience for visitors and has led to a trail of smashed statues and ripped canvases

From July 1st, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensive

James Joyce reportedly said he wanted his books to keep the critics busy for 300 years. His most famous one kept the British post office and customs busy until 1936

Just the one looks a little lonely. I could absorb it into a broader aesthetic programme

Instagram is the digital space of my people: exasperated millennials not cool enough for TikTok and not interested in the comment sections wars of Facebook

The UK’s departure from the EU has not caused the chaos once feared, but changes in British politics could bring fresh challenges for Ireland

What happened on the river Glyde in June is not a local incident. It is a national emergency

The exiled Russian writer, who is coming to Dalkey Book Festival next week, talks about the ‘inner emigration’ of her friends under Putin and how even her father accepted regime propaganda

Europe, one of the most impressive cultural enterprises of the past few hundred years, is at a crossroads

A decade after the UK decided to leave the EU, many in Britain regret the outcome – but not the vote

Vote online for your favourite image as part of the Public Choice Award in the annual DIAS contest

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

This ‘tradwife’ novel by debut novelist Caro Claire Burke is jaw-droppingly good

Students in the Gaeltacht discuss pros and cons of attending Irish college

Following the success of last year’s competition, we are once again asking readers to nominate the places across Ireland that deserve to be recognised

Just like Botox, the AI experience is frictionless, without a single wrinkle or jagged edge

Dubliner Sophie Lanigan (15) developed sepsis due to a deadly bacterial infection in 2022. She and her parents talk about life after the day ‘everything changed’

We all have our favourite World Cup memories, and in most cases, they involve sitting on a couch in a livingroom, staring at the screen

Hedgehog Conservation Ireland has been set up to assess population numbers and take action

TV presenter Mary Kennedy on her happy disposition, her late dad and her unusual way of controlling the television volume

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

How do famous former boarders view their time at school now?

Writing a history of gay Belfast has been an intensely personal and emotional journey

It may be a beloved pet, but it’s among the most destructive invasive predators in the natural world

Independent Dublin-based choir brings poet Paula Meehan’s words to life in St Patrick’s Cathedral

The story of the 1926 census is a snapshot of a society in the middle of demographic trauma

Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?

Nothing about floor-shaking music, other people’s sweat and alarming metal contraptions tempts me

The bestselling author and co-presenter of the Empire podcast has brought the Jaipur Literature Festival to Ireland

In what feels like a trick of postmodernism, reading New York Times obituaries has become a treat. Writing them is ‘one of the great jobs in journalism’ - and a huge responsibility

The RDS Dublin Horse Show director Fiona Sheridan on silently fuming at bad drivers, her cherished childhood pony, and obsessing over details

The avuncular veteran broadcaster, who is turning 70, on facing some hostility on his return to RTÉ, his moustache, and his ‘threat’ to keep working for as long as he can

Huge swells, high winds and lashing rain subside as the first visitors return to Skellig Michael this summer

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Finding new homes for plants, trees and other elements of show gardens at Bloom has gained momentum in the last few years