Irish star conductor David Brophy on his big new job in Germany: ‘You only become competent when you’re 60′
The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capital
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The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capital
The planned town has a diverse population of more than 10,000, but desperately needs more facilities
My decades-long run of relative good health was over. In the playlist of my life, this was a needle-scratching-vinyl moment
A tariff strategy works only if there are enough domestic goods to replace the tariffed imports
Ella McSweeney: A recent incident in Killary Harbour provides further evidence that the salmon farming system carries too much risk
Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on wasp-nest raiders, early-nesting goldfinches and curlew feeding habits
That’s precisely the question the National Car Test faces after an unsafe vehicle was passed as fit for the road
We keep coming back for more, hoping for rules that will allow us to feel okay about inhabiting ordinary bodies in a culture committed to anxiety and hierarchy
Ireland’s ocean literature paints a picture of the seas we once had and could yet have again. The way to recover it, and our connection with it, lies in protecting what remains
The broadcaster, author and RTÉ GAA correspondent and commentator is clear about which actor should play him in a biopic
A meal with less meat and dairy is better for our health, for the environment and for our pockets
Despite my drinking habits moving into the moderate range, the issue of fatigue arose, days, weeks, months and years of feeling ‘a little bit tired’
Ukraine war, growing geopolitical tensions, rise of artificial intelligence and worsening climate crisis cited as factors pushing us towards global catastrophe
The new Fine Gael mayor has three big priorities: dementia awareness, getting more girls into sport, and a special St Patrick’s Day project
A photographic portrait of Richard de Courcy, who marked his birthday by ringing the bells of Christ Church Cathedral in Waterford, as he does every Sunday
Where that generation takes society is anyone’s guess but, like the 1980s punk movement, something will erupt when least expected
In the second column in a monthly series, the 29-year-old commander of a Ukrainian drone unit discusses fighting on while being unable to grieve for those lost in combat and how and when the war might end
A Dublin project explores how the world shapes young men by helping some of them to create ‘boys’ as they really see them
Éanna Ní Lamhna on Irish jays, the blackcap’s call and a non-dinosaur tooth
An Bord Pleanála has overturned council decision to grant permission for Dawn Meats abbatoir to offload 400,000 litres of treated wastewater into the river every day
Film-maker John Sayles draws on astonishing people and events to portray acts of betrayal suffered by Native Americans
The tragedy a young mother faced on the Skellig in the late nineteenth century must have been as monumental as the Atlantic outcrop itself
Fear is determined by storytelling more than by data, and women have been taught to fear being outside for centuries
Waterford-based artist Sean Corcoran wants us to think differently about excess of all kinds, through the medium of unwanted mugs, jugs and plates
Berlin-based writer’s latest novel, The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth, revolves around sculpted objects, absence, death and faith
Alongside the aggression, sarcasm and triumphalism, there were hints of the techno-imperialism that has recently been added to the Maga mix
As Europe faces a new wave of extreme nationalism, one of the last survivors of Auschwitz looks back
And where the war is felt more keenly than the winter, a thaw will be caused not by the sun’s rays, but by blast waves and heat from exploding shells and mines
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are lining up for a rare event
The new Government should ensure the wealth accruing from Irish housing benefits Irish people, not foreign pension funds
On the first anniversary of his death, Ian Baily’s sister Kay Reynolds describes the impact the accusation that the west Cork-based journalist murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier had on their family
Liza Cauldwell began photographing flowers to help process her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as she navigates through healing
My introduction to art happened in my hometown of Athy, Co Kildare. It was an age of belief; religion dominated everyday thinking and behaviour
English violinist is leader of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, whose spring programme ranges from Bowie to Beethoven, via the Beatles and Gatsby-era jazz
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a woeful woodcock, a perished pipistrelle bat and a radiant redshank
How to help? Plant wildflowers, avoid using chemicals and get comfortable with messy, neglected areas
A doctor told me humans are like tuning forks. One tuning fork can force another tuning fork to vibrate if they have the same frequency
The idea that reading is innately virtuous, other than religious material, is modern
Haven’t got a thing to wear? Save money, save the planet, and look fabulous in hired occasion wear
With a gnawing curiosity, I mustered up the courage to volunteer as an English teacher in Cambodia. It was the people that left the biggest impression on me
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
The eco-protesters lost their final Supreme Court appeal 25 years ago at end of January 2000. Where are they now?
Film-maker, photographer and writer Bob Quinn has always refused to conform, but people seemed to love him for it, writes his son
If we want less strain on the capacity of the country we should limit immigration
Heads of state and governments are not traditionally invited to the US presidential inauguration day, but Trump has notably invited several foreign leaders
Ella McSweeney: We will not reach our nature restoration goals without urgent action
The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards
The maths professor and biodiversity advocate on why she has no career regrets, the last time she got angry and her psychological quirk
A Patek Philippe ladies’ 18k gold pocket watch fetched the highest price – €6,000 – at RJ Keighery’s auction
In the independent TD’s Thurles political heartland some say they don’t believe the findings against him, others feel he made forgivable mistakes that are now in the past, and some subscribe to both theories at once
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the angle shades moth, dog’s vomit mould and strange slime underfoot
Tessa Hadley’s storytelling and linguistic dexterity mines the imbalance between the sexes
After your electric shower, tumble dryer and cooker, your kettle is the most energy intensive user of electricity
I am convinced that way-finding without a phone schools us to pay attention in a way that we lose when we merge with a blue dot on a screen
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices