spotlightSchoolbooks are free, so why are Irish parents paying hundreds for digital devices?Parents are questioning whether individually owned screens are essential for learning as concerns grow over cost, distraction and digital literacy.
Cork village to honour Old IRA chief whose exploits made international headlinesClondulane community will honour Maurice ‘Moss’ Twomey, whose extraordinary life included daring escapes and a decade as IRA chief of staff
Met Éireann warns of heavy rain and localised flooding as Electric Picnic faces washoutHeavy showers and longer spells of rain will spread across the country, with torrential downpours and thunderstorms possible
McIlroy shoots superb 63 to surge into contention in AtlantaMcIlroy made nine birdies and sits on 10-under in the clubhouse.
Clodagh Finn: The Irish flappers who gave bishops sleepless nights by embracing jazz and fashionNew research reveals how Irish women embraced jazz, fashion and dance despite bishops’ warnings about the supposed dangers of modernity
Culture That Made Me: Doireann Ní Ghríofa on The Pixies, Eddie Lenihan and Edna O'Brien In advance of her appearance on Garinish as part of Island Drift, the celebrated author reveals some of her cultural touchstones
ASBOs could be quite effective with adults — but dealing with difficult juveniles is not that simpleRetired garda sergeant Graham Kavanagh says that when it comes to antisocial behaviour, particularly from teenagers, the worst thing we can do is pretend that one legal mechanism is capable of solving all of the problems
Turkey and ham, a fond farewell to a journalist, and the small matter of a Dáil vote on fuel excise duties
S Head-to-toe renovations bring youthful look to Blackrock homeHead-to-toe renovations turned an old Beaumont Crescent original into a trendy newbie, says Catherine Shanahan
S Mick Clifford: James Connolly would have a thing or two to say about the modern Irish leftMore than a century after his death, James Connolly’s political legacy remains claimed by a left divided over ideology, strategy and power.
Is Cork University Hospital safe? Inside the growing dispute over staffing and resourcesStaff and management fear winter pressures could expose patient safety risks as a dispute over resources intensifies at Cork University Hospital Listen |
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China Listen |
Darren Allen: Direct drilling delivers as wheat margins come under pressureCork tillage farmer Darren Allen reflects on an exceptionally early harvest and reveals what his on-farm trials taught him about establishment systems, fungicide use and the increasingly precarious margins from winter wheat.
Tens of thousands pay tribute as Norway mourns King Harald VTens of thousands of mourners have paid their respects to Norway’s King Harald V, placing flowers and condolence cards outside the royal palace in Oslo a day after his death aged 89.
Chinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the dead
Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuaryChef and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna reveals how embracing lighter, calmer interiors has made Broadspear House feel more like home than ever