‘Irish emigrants get sold a lot of paddywhackery’
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‘Failure upon failure’: Despair in Afghanistan as flights leave empty
Thousands attempt to flee Afghanistan but many of those most at risk have little hope
Durer, Rembrandt and Pissarro prints among works in Dublin exhibition
Edward Twohig to exhibit 140 works in Dublin from his private collection
Report finds pandemic ‘severely disrupted’ North language learning
Irish ‘likely to replace French’ as the second most popular language at A-level in the next few years
Does Ireland have a diversity problem at third level?
A new report shows there is just one full-time black female academic professor in Irish academia
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My Chinese colleagues were so kind when Gran was ill. I’m thinking of them now
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Hayden Wilkinson used the topics of synaesthesia, split brains and designer babies to engage audiences
Harris may appoint person with clinical expertise to HSE board
Oireachtas committee backs changes to Government plans in vote on Wednesday
Government will have to change plans for new HSE board
Health committee backs proposals for people with clinical expertise to serve on board
Careless spending on health could bankrupt State, HSE chair warns
Ciarán Devane says priority for spending has to shift away from hospitals to community
Fintan O’Toole: Britain, send your creative refugees our way
Ireland can capitalise on the Brexit brain drain from across the Irish Sea
Fergus Finlay and patient advocates among eight on new HSE board
Law professor Prof Deirdre Madden and Tim Hynes of AIB among others to be appointed
Talking science: Famelab and 180 seconds of fame
Three minutes to explain a science concept to a jury and an audience – no slides allowed
Irish youths lack faith in political institutions, report finds
New survey says a substantial number of young people do not trust the Dáil
Government may increase pay for new HSE chief by a further €50,000
Ministers are considering a salary of about €300,000 a year in a bid to fill the position
Juliet Short set to fulfil her dream of playing for Ireland
Player who suffered serious spine injury is one of nine new faces for November Tests
European Researchers’ Night to offer a taste of research
Access Science: Free workshops, demonstrations and talks will be held in Dublin and Cork
The Irish take over the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale
Curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have tamed the egos of so many male ‘starchitects’
Britain increases checks on private jets to thwart breaches of national security
As Russian diplomats leave London, Corbyn fails to offer uncritical support for May
Russia hits back by expelling 23 British diplomats
Further measures threatened amid fallout from Salisbury nerve agent attack
Europe has been betrayed by its elite
We have failed to sell the European idea to people who don’t see the value of it
Dick Warner obituary: Champion of the natural world
Warner’s exploration of Ireland’s inland waterways made him a household name
STEM subjects all very well, but it’s art that will create undreamed of jobs
It’s a convincing exhibition, exploring what it means to be from a place, how landscape affects us, and how we live in society
The Irishman building relationships around the world
From art exhibitions in Ireland to helping young Syrians prepare for peace, Sir Ciarán Devane, head of the massive British Council, is a busy man
Prince George allegedly criticised by British Council employee
Investigation into online comments which mocked Prince for living on ‘public money’
An Irishwoman walks into a bar... Shona McCarthy on taking charge of the Edinburgh Fringe
The new director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival high hopes for her role leading this ‘explosion of the arts’ - including the Funniest Joke of the Fringe
World View: Young Arabs trying to make themselves heard
There are more young people in the Middle East than ever before, and many feel ignored
New to the Parish: ‘We were homesick. Being together made things easier’
FRIENDSHIP WEEK: For three Ethiopian men doing development studies in Dublin, their friendship acts as a buffer against culture shock
Climate change summit creates world of its own
Paris has put on a big show for COP21, but real business happens behind closed doors
Van Morrison, Kerry-born British Council head to be knighted
Belfast singer-songwriter was named in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours list
UCD academics query plan for ‘model’ Confucius Institute
Terms of 50-year agreement for €7.4 million cultural centre ‘a good outcome’, says college
Assured practitioner of the classic English murder mystery
PD James: August 3rd, 1920 - November 27th, 2014
Chinese students make up to 10% of non-EU student population at UCD
Chinese official lays foundation stone for university’s new Confucius Institute
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