Tue, 21 Apr, 2020
Tue, 14 Apr, 2020
The official account of a suicide is expected to be met with scepticism in a country where the government is frequently accused of targeting perceived critics.
Mon, 17 Feb, 2020
The farmer who dropped by to give unasked-for advice to my friend and his wife clearing their newly bought quarter of an acre of long, abandoned terraces on a steep slope on the island of La Gomera in the Canaries was unequivocal: “Cut it down!”
Sun, 02 Feb, 2020
In 2000 the Irish Examiner sent Kevin Barry, now longlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Night Boat to Tangier, to Chernobyl. Here we reproduce what he reported.
Mon, 05 Aug, 2019
Ensuring equitable mobile access is a powerful, scalable way to enable women and girls to make informed decisions about their lives. But connecting them to the Internet is only the first step; we must consider what they find when they get there, says Jessica Posner Odede.
Thu, 01 Aug, 2019
The appeal of vacations linked to sites connected to death, destruction and atrocities is a fast growing global sector known as 'dark tourism'.
Sun, 28 Jul, 2019
There will be one billion victims this year and their trauma will linger for life. World leaders must do more to help them, say Zoleka Mandela, Etienne Krug and Howard Taylor.
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019
Luke Rix-Standing chats with wildlife TV presenter Kate Humble about the challenges facing the environment, and finds her in polemical form
Wed, 01 May, 2019
So that’s nearly Sunday evening wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.
Sun, 07 Apr, 2019
A Rwandan national whose family was devastated by the 1994 genocide has admitted on its 25th anniversary that not even time can heal the wounds.
The seventh World Happiness Report, compiled by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked 156 countries in terms of happiness, with Ireland placing 16th on the list, down from 14th in the last report.
Wed, 20 Mar, 2019
Caroline O’Doherty speaks with an Irish aid worker in one of Africa’s most volatile regions that has been hit with an outbreak of the ebola virus
Thu, 21 Feb, 2019
It’s been 50 years since the horror of starvation in Biafra played nightly across black and white televisions in Ireland.
Sat, 29 Dec, 2018
George H.W. Bush was the last person elected president of the United States with any prior foreign policy experience.
Sun, 02 Dec, 2018
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has again voiced his opposition to the Nations League, arguing there is no room for it in the calendar.
Sat, 20 Oct, 2018
A self-styled adventure junkie will have to avoid bandits and lions and endure searing desert heat on an epic 12,000km solo bike tour through Africa.
Mon, 15 Oct, 2018
Catch up on the headlines this lunchtime...
To greatly increase the number of women in politics, changes that run deeper than the current electoral ‘pink wave’ will be needed, write Anne-Marie Slaughter and Francesca Binda.
Fri, 28 Sep, 2018
Just as the Victoria Cross — though solely a British award — is recognised globally as the foremost recognition of valour in wartime so, too, the Nobel Peace Prize has gained international acceptance as the world’s most revered award for the advancement of human rights.
Thu, 30 Aug, 2018
Wander down Dublin’s Grafton Street after a decent stretch of good weather and one can only be struck by the filthy stains — many caused by poorly maintained delivery vans — evident across the recently remodelled pavements.
Mon, 25 Jun, 2018
At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country's south, said a provincial governor.
Sun, 11 Mar, 2018
The Rwandan farmer spoke of his delight at meeting the Moate farmer, saying it was the "greatest gift ever".
Sun, 17 Dec, 2017
90% of the people in the African nation have health insurance, and life expectancy has increased by 19 years since 2000, says Agnes Binagwaho
Tue, 14 Nov, 2017
AT this remove it is always impossible to be certain that our understanding of a conflict is accurate.
Fri, 08 Sep, 2017
Thu, 31 Aug, 2017
Renowned former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte is resigning from the UN's Syria panel, saying in five years it has had no success at all.
Mon, 07 Aug, 2017
Refusing to fulfil media obligations to the week’s sport.
Sat, 01 Jul, 2017
In a west African country where militant and terrorist attacks are “entirely unpredictable”, Irish soldiers are helping to train the Malian army to enforce the rule of law.
Sat, 24 Jun, 2017
Tributes have been paid to humanitarian and co-founder of Concern Fr Jack Finucane who has died.
Fri, 09 Jun, 2017
The co-founder of one of Ireland's largest charities, Concern, has died.
Thu, 08 Jun, 2017
Guerrilla on Sky Atlantic from Thursday stars Freida Pinto, Irish actress Denise Gough and Idris Elba.
Sat, 08 Apr, 2017
THE UN is in danger of becoming as irrelevant and ineffectual as the League of Nations that preceded it — able to condemn atrocities but not halt them. The chemical attack in Syria, most likely by government forces, is the most recent example.
Thu, 06 Apr, 2017
It is only 22 years since 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda, most of them hacked to death in an orgy of violence that focused the attention of the world’s media on the tiny, landlocked African nation.
Sat, 25 Mar, 2017
The Pope has begged forgiveness for the "sins and failings of the church and its members" during Rwanda's 1994 genocide and told Rwanda's president that he hoped his apology would help the country heal.
Mon, 20 Mar, 2017
Ray Ryan reports on the rise of Sea of Vitality, a Dungarvan seaweed food company run by husband and wife team, Tom and Ria Jones
Fri, 27 Jan, 2017
When dealing with the conflict in Syria and other areas, US policy has largely been ineffectual. It needs to do more than just express moral outrage, says Christopher R Hill.
Mon, 02 Jan, 2017
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Sun, 04 Dec, 2016
The Healing Bee by Roch Domerego from Northern Bee Books €10 approx. www.northernbeebooks.co.uk
Sat, 03 Dec, 2016
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A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the “majestic” animal’s numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists warned.
Mon, 26 Sep, 2016
A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the "majestic" animal's numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists have warned.
Sun, 25 Sep, 2016
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