Proving that age is just a number, Berkshire Hathaway chief executive, Warren Buffett, 88, and vice-chairman, Charlie Munger, 95, answered questions for seven hours at the company’s AGM this weekend.

If it’s any consolation to Manchester United supporters these days, the biggest and most gloried franchise in the world’s other leading team sport is in an even greater state of dysfunction.

Ireland has changed for the better over the past years and referenda. And yet the gossip about one’s life choices endures. Why do we accept this? asks Anna O'Donoghue.

Unlike other animals, humanity has voluntarily limited its reproduction, meaning the Earth and its people will survive as fertility rates fall across the globe, writes Noah Smith.

With arrests of illegal immigrants in the US on the rise, more and more cities and college campuses are becoming sanctuaries, writes Bette Browne

Myles Garrett was the first overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Draft, while three quarterbacks were chosen in the opening 12 selections of a first round.

The ReachOut Ireland/ Irish Examiner survey showed there isn’t a ‘shared understanding’ around mental health amongst our teenagers and we should be resourcing young people to support friends, writes Claire O’Sullivan as she analyses the findings.

THOUGH it has never held a less-than-prominent place in modern western thinking, the turbulent political and social events of the past few years, perhaps exemplified most clearly of all by the tragic and horrific attack on the Charlie Hebdo office, have moved the issue of Free Speech — and by extension, freedom of expression — to the very forefront of our consciousness.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

All but one of the seven Irish universities have fallen in the latest international rankings which reflect the worsening effects of almost a decade of budget cuts.

Researchers and scientists at Stanford University in the US have developed software to help children recognise and classify emotions through the use of eyewear.

A 10-year-old boy in the US who has autism is getting help from “autism glass”, an experimental device that records and analyses faces in real time and alerts him to the emotions they are expressing.

Sexual assault is one of very few crimes where a human being’s natural inclination to sympathise with another is reversed and victim-blaming occurs.

We need to remove the myth that a rape victim who has consumed alcohol is in any way responsible for the crime committed against them, says Cliona Saidlear, head of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

Last week, as the Stanford victim impact statement was read around the world, Irish male voices began to speak out about rape culture.

Approximately one in seven students at University College Cork say they have been a victim of rape or serious sexual assault.

A case in California is exposing the fault-lines of the way we perceive rape and sexual assault, writes Joyce Fegan

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The failure of successive governments to support Irish companies in going global while offering every support to multinationals coming to these shores  has been strongly criticised by the head  of the Irish Stock Exchange.

Carol O’Callaghan finds despite the lack of a national strategy, moves are being made to raise awareness of design at home and abroad.

MICHAEL LONGLEY is one of the most popular Irish poets of the modern era. 

If Arnold Palmer romanticised the American pilgrimage to the Open Championship and Jack Nicklaus cemented its competitive importance, Tom Watson humanised it.

A safer version of a potent antibiotic that often causes hearing loss has been developed by scientists.

Chelsea Clinton has given birth to a daughter named Charlotte, the first grandchild of former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Cavan people’s reputation for being overly frugal has been challenged by a survey that reveals Dublin is the most "value-conscious" county in the Republic.

It was no ordinary school project.

Can you get through a thousand words on sleep without using the phrase, ‘perchance to dream’? We’ll do our best, but no promises.

Irish universities have failed to make the top 100 list of the world's most prestigious institutions.

By Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

Have you ever wondered which country has the largest amount of gold reserves or how Ireland's youth unemployment rate compares with the rest of the world?

The WHO found those with a high intake of sugar-sweetened drinks were 50% to 60% more likely to be obese.

Drones are not just killing Al Qaeda leaders, they are also being used in the US, reports John Hearne

Perhaps Moneyball and Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s are to blame, but pro sport’s fascination with statistics is underlined by the franchises taking notes at a special stat conference in Boston

Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl.

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to lodge a complaint with the Press Ombudsman claiming the media has breached his constitutional right to privacy.