James Joyce's 'House of the Dead' to become tourist hostel

Dublin City Council has given the go ahead to plans to turn James Joyce’s ‘House of the Dead’ into a 56-bed tourist hostel.15, Usher’s Island was once home to his grand aunts and the setting of short story 'The Dead'. Video: Bryan O'Brien

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EU and US reach deal on tariffs

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and US president Donald Trump at Turnberry in Scotland on Sunday. Video: Reuters. Illustration: Paul Scott


Michelle O'Neill looping clip

23/07/2025 - Michelle O’Neill in her home town of Clonoe, Co Tyrone near where she grew up. speaking to Freya McClements Photograph: Alan Betson


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