‘It’s in the blood’: The millennial All-Ireland winner keeping currach racing’s flame alive – The Irish Times
The currach glides out, passing serenely by the high pier of Ros Muc, and into open Atlantic water.…
Tech bros, expats, super rich climate refugees
Since the social media boom of the mid-2000s, prospective buyers of high-end homes are no longer expected to…
I’m a scaredy cat who skips scary movies at Halloween. Life gives us enough jump scares – The Irish Times
I was 18 – officially old enough to watch a horror movie – and Hostel was showing. You…
Dún Laoghaire artist Johnman’s cancer story: ‘I’m a big man and I’m used to being strong’ – The Irish Times
“You can’t stare death in the face and not feel sad about it. But I’m determined to remain…
Sarah Moss: Is it possible for me, an immigrant writer, to produce ‘Irish fiction’? – The Irish Times
Whenever I give a straightforward answer to the question “where are you from?”, I feel as if I’m…
Podcaster Ger Gilroy on moving to RTÉ, his upstart attitude and starting over: ‘Your job is to win, right?’ – The Irish Times
Ger Gilroy has had a haircut. The long ponytail he sported across his final few months as presenter…
‘Economically it probably would make sense to close’: Clifden businesses prepare for barren winter – The Irish Times
It’s mid-afternoon, midweek, mid-October and Clifden, Co Galway, is quiet. A temporary mural, titled Welcome, by award-winning artist…
Parents fear of dying before their disabled children: ‘Our family will be thrown into a crisis’ – The Irish Times
After the birth of Christopher with Down syndrome 16 years ago, Joseph Birchall realised this boy would be…
Gulliver’s Travels at 300: Did Jonathan Swift predict AI? – The Irish Times
Jonathan Swift was nothing if not cross. August 1725 was a miserable, wet month, and the Dean of…
A village revolts against a data centre: ‘Who wants to live beside that?’ – The Irish Times
Behind the shrubbery at the foot of Danny Brennan’s garden, a small stream reveals itself, crossable via a…
What Paris can teach Ireland about clean water – The Irish Times
In 1735, Benjamin Franklin, a young Philadelphia printer decades away from helping found the United States, used his…
Ireland vs Europe apartment living: ‘When family come over… this is not what they envisioned’ – The Irish Times
Barcelona, Spain “You can’t raise kids in apartments.” Donal Quinn recalls someone in Ireland telling him this, unaware…