Andrew Synnott: A musician who needs to express himself in all kinds of different ways
Synnot will be first living Irish composer to have work featured on main stage of Wexford Festival Opera
A third of all bee species in Ireland could be extinct by 2030
Rapid changes in farming have sounded the death knell for many of our 21 species of bumblebees and 75 species of ‘solitary’ bees
Illegal Irish fear fallout after New York explosion
Subway incident adds to increased nervousness among undocumented immigrants
Hoarding waste is common say local authorities
Home owners do not have to prove they are disposing of their waste legally
Irish under Trump: ‘The undocumented are holding their breath’
Businessman’s arrival leaves America’s 11m illegal immigrants on tenterhooks
Five things you need to know today
Major transport dispute on horizon; Lucan murder suspects identified; bee’s facing turmoil
New York Trump voters: ‘Enough with the hysteria’
John Breen finds those who voted for next president are not monsters but patriots
Anthony Foley death: ‘Our chieftain was carried away . . . we were not ready’
‘Hard to understand the sense of injustice and grief I feel over death of a man I hardly knew’
Kerry delays accepting six Syrian families over housing
County council faced with lack of available properties in Killarney
The cobwebs are blown off the English curriculum
A revamped list of texts has been brought in at secondary level. But is it too modern?
Benjamin Grosvenor treats the National Concert Hall to a tour de force
The pianist, just 22, delivers an unconventional programme with awe-inspiring confidence
Another Life: How much would you pay to save the hairy wood ant?
Lots of people are rightly keen to help conserve whales, pandas or elephants. It’s a trickier issue when you ask about the value of less appealing types of wildlife
Ruby Wax booked for Westport book festival this month
Comedian and mindfulness advocate to be interviewed by playwright John Breen
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