‘Keep going as long as you are allowed to’: One of Ireland’s longest serving employees moves on after more than 67 years
Denis O’Brien (86) had worked in the same factory since 1957 until it closed this week
Carrick on Shannon
An old friend asked if I was ‘still at the writing’. ‘When I can get the ink,’ I said
A cosy evening by the stove lay before me dispatching messages to loved ones penned in my elegant poetic backhand
A poet, a singer and an infant called at my door on election day and ended up staying
I am committed to democracy as an art form, but the election didn’t interest me in the slightest
Decayed Centenary - Frank McNally on the history of Irish brain rot
A rather uninspired choice as Oxford University Press word of the year? Maybe not
‘I love this man. I love his golden locks’: my friend’s love for Donald Trump comes at a price
The General admires that Trump can still climb up into the cabin of a truck. But then Trump doesn’t drink
Irish fashion designer Richard Malone: ‘Enya is the absolute – do the best work you can do, quietly’
The Wexford artist has been feted by the fashion industry, but he’s much happier out of the spotlight, making the art that drives his creativity
Slow travel allows you to escape the busy world: Here’s how to do it
Get away from it all by road, rail, ramble or sail in Ireland and farther afield
As a Buddhist, I was philosophically opposed to killing the wasp in my house. But we all have our limits
Eventually, I dashed around the room with The Irish Times rolled up into a weapon of death
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim has the highest fertility rate in Ireland, according to CSO data
New figures show lowest fertility rates in urban areas such as Dublin’s inner city
‘When I’d be at Mass as a child, bored, I used to look at the windows. I was really curious about them’
What I do: Colette Langan is a stained-glass artist in Carrick-on-Shannon
‘The pubs are quiet, the jetties are quiet’: Fee increase blamed for Shannon’s declining boat numbers
Shannon Lakes & Rivers Group says new bylaws will drive boat owners off the river, with drastic consequences for small businesses
Taxi shortages: ‘A guy in here only last weekend had to walk six or seven kilometres home at 2am’
Problems getting taxis in the west of Ireland are putting people off socialising, say business owners, while drivers decry recent rule introductions
Pretty in pink: Timeless architect-designed house on 30 acres of forest by the lake for €699,550
The Pink House in Co Leitrim is set over three levels with superb 360-degree views from top floor
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