Weekend

The comedian, actress and Spin 1038 presenter on ‘road annoyance’, her strongest childhood memory, and her happiest moments

The US writer has found that getting answers involves brass neck persistence and blunt rejection, to which he has happily become immune

Laura Mabel Francatelli’s life jacket is the only one belonging to a Titanic survivor to be auctioned

Prolific broadcaster and writer is chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, and says her new book is for ‘people who haven’t really thought much about classics’

Alleged rigging of competitions stunned outsiders but came as no surprise to insiders

There is no cost control. And no one seems to care about what we are getting for all this spending

We follow a route used since the Middle Ages to St Patrick’s Purgatory on the shores of Lough Derg

State has fewer than European average of 12 but more than near neighbours, who only have eight

Here it is, Mr President: a simplified guide on how to sell a war to faithful followers, having told them up to now you would not launch one

Thousands of households are trapped in long-term mortgage arrears, and now fuel debt and buy-now-pay-later schemes are affecting many more

Siting wind infrastructure on the Shannon bogs is too high a price to pay for renewable energy

John Stack, senior executive engineer with Dublin City Council, knows this waterway like the back of his hand

If you grew up on a street, a road or an estate in the 1980s, you will probably have plenty of memories of playing outside

Friends who can look thoughtfully on conflict and sadness and trouble and still find charity and curiosity are precious

Antony Beevor says Rasputin was a historically important figure who accelerated the demise of the Romanov dynasty

RTÉ’s Clarity Correspondent on pregnancy, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and losing her wedding outfit

Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares

New chief executive Nigel Flegg hopes the NCH’s long-planned redevelopment will start in 2028 and transform it into a ‘cultural mother ship’

Sculpture of the ninth president now sits in Áras an Uachtaráin, alongside those of his predecessors

Instead of panicking in the face of global turmoil, people are emotionally checking out, survey suggests

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna  

Voters wary as Mary Lou McDonald’s party beats all-or-nothing, Marxist drum on housing

Ella McSweeney is not a natural-born killer but she will shoot deer next month for the first time. It’s for the woodlands

From megalithic art to science fiction, Earth’s sole natural satellite has compelled us, scared us and been the site of our fantasies

This is unlikely to be a quiet conference season for unions

Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil

I like the way replacing but with and invites me to think. It’s an invitation, not a command

The author and family psychotherapist on his strongest childhood memory, wanting his grandmother back and his biggest regret

For emigrants the death of a loved one in Ireland is compounded. Three Irish abroad tell their stories

The BBC news anchor and Mastermind host films the quiz show in Belfast and is a regular visitor to Ireland

Specialist schools support children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties who are temporarily absent from mainstream school

Ireland remains highly dependent on fossil fuels despite experiencing previous oil crises

A new project will involve skylark plots on farms along the south coast from Kinsale to Wexford

US firms employ more than 245,000 people here but working for one entails straddling time zones and negotiating different attitudes to work-life balance

Talamh brings together works by eight Irish artists who are part of the Island Photographers group

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off from the seasons and nature

A new scheme from Fingal County Council aims to ensure children can continue cycling despite the losses of their bikes, bringing many benefits to them and us

It’s not a bad lesson at any age, to know how to take our pleasures at a lower altitude

Mike Quill’s friend Dr Martin Luther King said he fought for Irish independence, labour organisation and racial equality