‘I was going to lose my home … It was one of the darkest times’ – The Irish Times
The aftershocks of the financial crash are still being felt almost two decades on with the number of…
‘At the moment, life and death feel quite close together’ – The Irish Times
How agreeable are you? It depends on the context. It can mean going along with things, but I’m…
Without any oil production of our own, we are exposed to fallout from Middle East conflict – The Irish Times
What a week. Seven days of relentless Israeli and US bombing, the assassination of the head of state…
Photos tell stories of the ocean in an era of warming seas – The Irish Times
During the summer of 2024, I began making underwater images of jellyfish off the Sligo coast. That experience…
‘They’re sitting on a pile of unclaimed deposits’ – The Irish Times
“They are sitting on a cash pile of unclaimed deposits and we are left out of pocket,” says…
Chappell Roan and Apple Martin learned the hard way about overblown sorrow – The Irish Times
The announcement in December of the death, at age 91, of French screen actor Brigitte Bardot sparked the…
Donegal photographer hangs up his camera after four decades – The Irish Times
After more than four decades capturing the very pulse of Donegal and its people, photographer Declan Doherty has…
I’m not saying it’s wrong to wear a weighted vest while running, but… – The Irish Times
At first I thought I’d seen someone running through the park in a bulletproof vest. I’ve spent years…
Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork – The Irish Times
Around lunchtime on March 1st, 2024, Patrick Roycroft, geology curator at the National Museum of Ireland, was given…
Thinking about a clear out? Don’t just chuck everything in a skip – The Irish Times
Thinking of doing a post-Christmas clear out? About a third of us blitz our homes at least annually…
The patriarchy loathes women in midlife. Don’t fall for it – The Irish Times
The official word of 2025 was “rage-bait”, which isn’t a word. My guess is that if the relevant…
Hidden hoards of critical raw materials are gathering dust in Irish cupboards and drawers – The Irish Times
Any gadgets under your Christmas tree this year? Once upon a time, peak tech was a foot spa.…