Lying in a German ravine, hoping for rescue, I resolve to answer the questions about my adoption
Paul Cullen: I have always known I was adopted, but my early years – unrecorded, unremembered – were one big void
London
Saved by a stranger: The 100-year-old Irish man in London
Michael Hopkins was let down by the Irish system as a child and the British system as an elderly bachelor. Then he met a photographer at a bus stop
Books, books and more books: Oscar Wilde and Brendan Kennelly memorabilia up for grabs
Annual sale at Trinity College Dublin to include books owned by the late poet and professor of modern literature
Irish bus driver sacked after chasing London thief didn’t tell family in case they worried
Mark Hehir (62) was fired after chasing down thief who had stolen jewellery belonging to passenger
Is London ‘lawless’ or the safest big city in the western world? Take your pick
Murders and stabbings may be down but smaller crimes such as phone snatching are a growing problem
Irish bus driver who chased necklace thief is hero, says British justice minister
Mark Hehir lost job after tackling man who had taken passenger’s jewellery on London bus
MasterChef judge Grace Dent tried eating at Guinness’s Open Gate Brewery in London. She wasn’t impressed
Guinness, let the record show, cannot organise a piss-up in a brewery, writes Grace Dent
Next Year Will Be a Good One by Shivaun O’Casey: Life in the benevolent shadow of Seán O’Casey
More important than any encomium from this quarter, Seán O’Casey’s daughter diligently captures his life and legacy
Art to travel for: From Rothko in Florence to David Lynch in Berlin and Abramović in Copenhagen
There’s plenty to spice up a city break across Europe in the first six months of the year
Madeline Cash: ‘Greater truths are often best articulated through humour. The fool can make real change’
The author on her debut novel Lost Lambs, tech billionaires, and the worst things about London
Gold and other metals prices plunge as rally comes to an end
Irish market ends week on positive note, lifted by gains in banking and travel stocks
Human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher on surviving a car accident and her ‘dear friend’ Amal Clooney
The international human rights barrister wants to establish a centre of excellence in Ireland for the many ‘talented, very brilliant’ young lawyers here
‘It’s a fortress’: Is China building a mega embassy or a spy nest in London?
UK government, keen for better relations with China, has given go-ahead for sprawling new embassy despite security concerns
Barron Trump called UK police after seeing woman being ‘beat up’ on video call, court told
Details of emergency call made by US president’s youngest son to police in London last year emerged during a trial this week
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