The Debate: What should be done to boost voter turnout?
Official figures suggest national turnout fell to 59.71 per cent in the recent general election, 3.19 per cent down on the 2020 election
Canada
Is Donald Trump chasing Ireland’s corporate tax boom?
It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is real
US trade partners warn Trump tariffs would harm all involved
Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum to write to US president-elect to tell him tariff would put common businesses at risk
Canada fears Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations will push migrants north
Canadian authorities are preparing for a surge in migrants crossing from the US, while allies of the incoming US president have raised alarm over a recent spike in migrants coming in from Canada
Freedom from language: the life and work of Rachel Cusk
A new book explores how Rachel Cusk’s writing illustrates a conflict between restlessness and stasis – an attention to the ways in which time pauses and passes
Irishman in Canada for 50 years: ‘I was about to return home after three years but then things changed’
Patrick McKenna fitted right into the political hothouse in Montreal in 1978, which provided him with the adrenaline rush he had been missing since leaving Belfast
A Hell’s Kitchen winner on life as a chef in the US
We hear from the man running The Irish Times pub in Prague, as well as some tips for travelling Europe by train and surviving long-distance flights
Justin Trudeau facing ‘iceberg revolt’ as calls grow for embattled Canadian PM to step down
Canada's PM seems unmoved after nearly two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed letter last week calling for him to step down
A cruise around Canada’s most remote parts leaves a lingering sense of discovery and wonder
Cruising on the Viking Polaris serves up experiences way off the beaten track and takes in a dawn view of Manhattan, with a side dish of science
Trump’s trade policies would make Mexico far better off at the expense of US workers
In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland
Diplomatic row threatening trade and immigration ties between India and Canada
Ottawa has accused Indian officials of planning the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver in 2023
US charges Indian official over failed New York assassination plot
Move comes after Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activist
What will €325,000 buy in Cyprus, Canada, France, Italy and Connemara?
Period homes in Aosta and Camburat, a rural hideaway near Quebec or a lakeshore house in Carraroe
Global carbon emissions from forest fires have increased 60% in past 20 years, study finds
Increases in extent and severity of forest wildfires most notable across vast areas of the northern hemisphere and undermines their critical role in storing carbon
‘It tasted good’: Inuk hunter eats brent goose being tracked by Irish schoolchildren
TV series hopes to help build a battalion of young ‘goose detectives’ monitoring flight paths from Ireland to Arctic - and back
India and Canada expel diplomats in wake of Sikh leader assassination last year
Justin Trudeau says his government has ‘compelling evidence’ Indian government agents engage in activities that pose threat to public safety in Canada
Canada: One of the world’s most immigrant-friendly countries is changing course
Canadian government reverses policy amid growing concerns that immigrants are contributing to the country’s deepening challenges around housing, healthcare and other issues
Why has Vancouver become so attractive for Irish immigrants?
I was not disappointed. The natural landscape leads to jam-packed summers brimming with camping trips, sunrise swims and mountain hikes
From Dublin to Vancouver: I knew the move would be challenging, but I didn’t fully grasp just how much
For this Blackrock native, training gives her days meaning, structure and direction amid other struggles
Sugarcane: Gripping story of abuse in Catholic schools in Canada is an early Oscar favourite
Documentary details horrific cruelty towards and abuse of First Nations children in residential schools and discovery of unmarked graves
Churches are half-empty. So why does the Catholic Church still control so many of our primary schools?
Catholic Church’s influence on Irish life is waning, yet only Israel spends more time on religious education at primary level
Justin Trudeau retreats from Canada’s liberal immigration regime
Business groups raise concerns over measures to reduce the number of foreign workers entering country
Deep sea mining below the oceans
Q&A with Olive Heffernan; ‘We’re looking at taking this practice which is notoriously destructive, and allowing it encroach on one of our most fragile ecosystems’
Paul O’Donovan and Siobhán McCrohan qualify for A finals at World Rowing Championships
O’Donovan will take the centre lane in Saturday’s final after finishing two seconds quicker than the next qualifier
Irish abroad: The seven stages of moving to a new country
Approaching the one-year mark since moving to Vancouver has me wistful with nostalgia and incessant reflection
Swan Song: Ballet goes punk rock in absorbing behind-the-scenes documentary
Chelsea McMullan’s immersive, tactile portrait captures the small dramas, jangling nerves and stoicism in a production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
The Cable That Changed the World review: A bit like a double history lecture on a hot day
Television: Even narrator Jessie Buckley sounds as if she’s ready to check out. On a Monday night on RTÉ, this documentary is a bit of a snooze
Garda purchases sophicated surveillance aircraft from Canadian manufacturer
De Havilland Twin Otter Guardian’s mission will centre on intelligence gathering and surveillance
Rain may help firefighters battling blaze in Canadian tourist town
A huge fast-moving fire has damaged or destroyed up to half the structures in Jasper, Alberta
Cork renewables business to develop €400m solar project in Canada
Buttevant-based renewables specialist wins approval for Alberta development
Wildfires burn down part of Jasper in Canada as thousands evacuated in California
Tourist town in Alberta province ‘seeing potentially 30% to 50% structural damage’ and ‘significant loss’ of buildings
Dr Muiris Houston: How do our bodies adapt when challenged by high temperatures?
Dr Muiris Houston: Our internal temperature is controlled by a small area of the brain called the hypothalamus which functions as the body’s thermostat
Alice Munro’s daughter says Nobel laureate knew stepfather sexually abused her as a child
Andrea Robin Skinner said she first told her late mother about the abuse in 1992, when she was in her 20s
Iran condemns Canada’s listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
‘Canada’s action will not have any effect on the Revolutionary Guards’ legitimate and deterrent power’ says Iran
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