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Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – From carefree Supermac’s fan to angsty melancholy and, now, romantic yearning

Advance press described Sable, Fable as Bon Iver’s “sexiest” album yet, which is misleading. There’s a lot of romantic yearning, however, as Justin Vernon traces the arc of a relationship from infatuation to connection to contentment, a journey that he explores via blissed-out yacht rock (Everything Is Peaceful Love) and fuzzy Radiohead-style dirge rock (If Only Could Wait, a duet with Danielle Haim)

Funeral of girl (6) killed while cycling in Galway to take place

Ula Grigaitytė’s bicycle collided with heavy goods vehicle at the junction of Headford Road and Sandyvale Lawn on Saturday

A guide to Ireland’s popular commuter towns: house prices, transport links and education

With working from home more common in the wake of Covid-19, more people are living farther from Dublin and other cities

What will €395,000 buy in Kinsale and Galway’s island Gaeltacht?

A spacious two-bedroom townhouse in a converted mill and a class-act schoolhouse conversion

Irishman shot dead after ‘running towards police with knife in hand’ in Milton Keynes named

David Joyce ran towards officers with a knife in his hand, says Independent Office for Police Conduct

Girl (6) dies after being hit by truck while cycling in Galway

Child fatally injured in collision with heavy goods vehicle

RTB tribunal orders tenant to vacate Galway property she was renting for almost 20 years

Mother of two says housing charities and local council advised not to leave the property because ‘there is nothing else out there’

Druid Theatre to mark 50th anniversary with Synge-Shakespeare double bill

Presentation in Galway this summer will feature Riders to the Sea and Macbeth

Ireland’s remote islands: Only 29 apply for €84,000 grant aimed at attracting residents

Numbers moving under Our Living Islands scheme to places like Arranmore is less than expected

Investment in public transport is key to success of revised national planning framework

Either we spend a lot more on public transport, especially in regional cities and on rail lines serving new commuter belts, or the framework will be meaningless

Business owners in the Clarinbridge flood zone: ‘There is now always the risk that it will happen again’

During Storm Debi, local businesses in The Bridge Centre were plunged into crisis after an unprecedented storm surge battered the premises

The Uninsurables: One in 20 Irish houses struggles to get flood insurance

We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland

‘People don’t just want dinner – they want an occasion’: Restaurants share their secrets to survival

In a notoriously tough industry, some restaurants manage to ride out recessions, pandemics and cost-of-living crises. What’s their secret sauce?

Protests continue despite pause on converting Connemara hotel into accommodation for asylum seekers

Department of Integration says it is giving locals three months to come up with proposal to turn Carna Bay Hotel back into a hotel

Galway city retail scheme for sale at heavily discounted €8m

Galway city home of Starbucks and Elvery's hits the market

The doorbell to our apartment has been out of order for months. What can we do?

We have raised this issue with our managing agent, but it is not being addressed

Colm Keaveney drug driving case hears evidence from a member of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety

The former Labour TD, who was present in court, has been charged with driving with cocaine in his system

Punt: The Irish and the NFL – Fascinating insight into tough grind faced by Irish sportsmen lured by lucre of American football

Television: We follow Monaghan’s Rory Beggan and Down’s Charlie Smyth as they try their luck with NFL place-kicking

Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for 10 counties, including whole of Munster

Warning runs from this afternoon until 2pm tomorrow

A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes

Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning

In pictures: St Patrick’s Day parades across the country

A selection of photographs from across the country of St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations

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