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Numerous climate bombshells exploded at the Cop30 talks in Brazil – but none quite so quietly devastating as the remarks...
01/12/2025

Numerous climate bombshells exploded at the Cop30 talks in Brazil – but none quite so quietly devastating as the remarks from the governor of California

‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’

Up Crockery Mountain, Dungarvan’s smashing monument to too much stuff
01/12/2025

Up Crockery Mountain, Dungarvan’s smashing monument to too much stuff

Sean Corcoran’s idea of recycling cups and plates into an artwork has become a wall sculpture worthy of the Guggenheim

As Oscar Wilde lay dying in Paris, he pleaded with his friend Robert Ross: ‘Look out for some little cup in the hills ne...
30/11/2025

As Oscar Wilde lay dying in Paris, he pleaded with his friend Robert Ross: ‘Look out for some little cup in the hills near Nice where I can go when I am better … ' The Riviera dream never quite left him.

Despite editor Frank Harris’s reputation as a rogue, the Irish literary light trusted him, as he approached his death 125 years ago

Dr Pat O’Neill retired earlier this year after a medical career which lasted more than 50 years, spanning the worlds of ...
30/11/2025

Dr Pat O’Neill retired earlier this year after a medical career which lasted more than 50 years, spanning the worlds of academia and practice. To the general public, he may be best known for football, but his professional life has been varied and wide ranging.

An All-Ireland winning player and manager, O’Neill recently retired after a distinguished career

Former Down player Charlie Smyth scored a 56-yard field goal as he made his first career NFL start for the New Orleans S...
30/11/2025

Former Down player Charlie Smyth scored a 56-yard field goal as he made his first career NFL start for the New Orleans Saints against the Miami Dolphins.

Down native also converts rare onside kick in eye-catching debut

Binge drinking is defined as having four or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion for women, and five or more for men. F...
30/11/2025

Binge drinking is defined as having four or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion for women, and five or more for men. Frequent binge drinking is definitely bad for our health, but what harm is there in “letting fly” once a year?

A doctor advises on how you can reduce the health risks of a night’s binge drinking

Plans to remove the name of a former president of Israel from a public park in Rathgar, south Dublin, are to be suspende...
30/11/2025

Plans to remove the name of a former president of Israel from a public park in Rathgar, south Dublin, are to be suspended following a weekend of national and international pressure on Dublin City Council.

City council executive ‘completely messed up’ allowing recommendation to rename park on meeting agenda, says Lord Mayor

A Brazilian delivery worker had brain surgery after he was attacked and robbed in Dublin by a large group that included ...
30/11/2025

A Brazilian delivery worker had brain surgery after he was attacked and robbed in Dublin by a large group that included teenagers.

André Oliveira was cycling along the Royal Canal, Dublin, when he was beaten and robbed

Margaret E Ward: For individuals, burnout doesn’t just damage productivity. It erodes long-term health and self-esteem, ...
30/11/2025

Margaret E Ward: For individuals, burnout doesn’t just damage productivity. It erodes long-term health and self-esteem, damages relationships and punctures parts of ourselves that aren’t easily reinflated. It’s not a recipe for success.

Focus on relentless growth may seem good for the bottom line, but it can be self-defeating

A proposal to dename Herzog Park in Dublin to be voted on by councillors in the capital on Monday is “divisive and wrong...
30/11/2025

A proposal to dename Herzog Park in Dublin to be voted on by councillors in the capital on Monday is “divisive and wrong” and should be withdrawn, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said

Dublin city councillors expected to approve stripping of former Israeli president’s name from Rathgar park on Monday

Joe Humphreys: As a columnist, maybe I’m part of the problem
30/11/2025

Joe Humphreys: As a columnist, maybe I’m part of the problem

Plato throws down a challenge to us all on how to engage in free and open-ended public debate

It is a long and winding road for the defamation Bill.
30/11/2025

It is a long and winding road for the defamation Bill.

Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations

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