Mary Kennedy: ‘I lost that adult relationship with my dad and I’d give anything to have it back’ – The Irish Times
How agreeable are you? I actually think I’m very agreeable. I don’t always wear that as a badge…
Ireland’s hedgehogs are counting on public to help out with a prickly problem – The Irish Times
I hear there’s a hedgehog census under way next week. Why are we counting hedgehogs? The public is…
Women are now being commanded to ‘lift heavy’ in the gym by algorithms – The Irish Times
Though I have never used social media, I listen to enough podcasts for some algorithms to have an…
William Dalrymple: ‘The partitions of Ireland, India, Palestine have been running sores’ – The Irish Times
William Dalrymple has been living on and off in India since 1989. His life and work bestride the…
Church Island: Lough Gill’s biggest island offers glimpses of Ireland’s literary history – The Irish Times
One afternoon in late August of last year I took my kayak out on to Lough Gill in…
What happens to Bloom’s show gardens when the festival is over? – The Irish Times
Show gardens are extravagant affairs driven by a passion for perfect planting to impress the throngs of people…
Marty Whelan: ‘I’d like to be paid more, particularly when I see what other people are on’ – The Irish Times
“You’ve caught me reading the Daily Mail!” says Marty Whelan as I come into the radio studio. He…
Emily O’Reilly: My brother’s HIV seemed under control. So why did he die? – The Irish Times
Shortly after 8pm on May 29th, 2023, my brother Brian, aged 62, died at London’s Whittington Hospital. He…
Growing up in care: ‘I remember a lot of people not being allowed to be friends with me in school’ – The Irish Times
There are about 6,000 children and teenagers in the care system in Ireland. Some are in foster homes…
‘I couldn’t get an Irish passport. I felt I had this identity taken away’ – The Irish Times
Kirsty Lang always thought she was Irish. The journalist, broadcaster and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Round Britain…
From PCOS to PMOS: How renaming a prevalent women’s disorder will improve countless women’s lives – The Irish Times
Women suffering from irregular periods, acne, weight gain and other symptoms will now potentially have a clearer pathway…
Marilyn Monroe at 100: What her films reveal about the woman behind the myth – The Irish Times
If a time capsule devoted to Marilyn Monroe contained only her films – floating free of the celluloid-adjacent…