‘London is rocket fuel for a career’
Wild Geese: Ryan McKiernan is managing director of a social enterprise in the UK capital that tackles homelessness through hospitality
London
Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I’m not getting paid enough for it. That’s RTÉ’s fault’
Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect
Jason Arday: Was the British media to blame for his death?
His supporters blame the media but others say public scrutiny of the tragic academic was justified
Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks: The perfect second novel
As in Crooks’s debut, Fire Rush, her expression of music here is spellbinding. There is a hypnotic lyricism to her prose that vibrates on its own frequency
A Great British pub crawl (for journalistic purposes)
UK government is worried about pub closures but we have done our best to keep them in business
Prof Jason Arday had been victim of ‘public execution’, vigil hears
Thousands gather to remember former Cambridge academic and criticise ‘racist witch hunt’ preceding his death
If CMAT’s at it, it must be cool: The ever-growing appetite for food-themed fashion
Is a desire for authenticity behind our growing love of food-themed clothes and bags? Or do we just want to be ‘different’?
Where is the next ‘best city in the world’? (And sorry, it’s not in Ireland)
Which will be the next city to vie for number one status in international surveys?
How to Train Your Dragon author: ‘I have always liked the idea of an animal you could talk to’
Author and illustrator Cressida Cowell on the latest of her ‘fantasy’ books that pretend to be ‘history’ books
Elton John collaborator Jack Coulter: ‘I was a young child when I first heard colours’
Paul McCartney, Anne Hathaway and Billie Eilish among owners of works by Irish artist who ‘paints music’
Global stocks retreat from record highs amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty
London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell to a two-week low following poor results from mining companies
The joy of mildly scolding someone’s incorrect use of the overhead bin
Emer Of The Past makes decisions that fill Emer Of The Present with anxiety, but having a packed schedule before this UK wedding was delightful
London’s deep Irishness reveals itself in the most unexpected places
I realised the Bangladeshi area where I live had been built by a generation of Irish labourers
UK terror police investigating Ann Widdecombe’s death reopen old investigation
Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister died after she was hit over head with hammer 21 times in July
Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller? review: An Irish showman with ties to Johnny Cash, a famed Dublin venue, the Mafia and gold digging
Charismatic talking heads help tell the story of an epic life in David Burke’s film
Star scholar Jason Arday resigns from Cambridge amid questions about his life and career
Arday quits as accusations of plagiarism and disputed scholarship and biographical claims mount
The London restaurant serving beef tartare with Irish crisps: ‘You scoop it up with a Tayto directly’
The unlikely combination has proved to be a best seller for the new Irish-American restaurant
Reuniting with my husband after a challenging period of separation, we sit in delicate territory
He and I each found new ways to go about our daily lives outside the routines we had slowly built together over 12 years
Vittorio Angelone: ‘People in the South never have to assert their Irishness’
The Belfast-born comedian on identity, Italian traditions and ‘posh English boys splitting the G’
Hong Kong’s revival contrasts with crackdown on last remaining independent bookshops
As the financial hub regains confidence, police action against small booksellers highlights continuing limits on dissent
College Green building revaluations help lift Clarendon’s Irish portfolio to €147m
Firm controlled by Paddy McKillen and Tony Leonard also owns Powerscourt Town Centre, Dublin
Little evidence that Andy Burnham’s plan to devolve power to the regions will work
While devolution has worked in Manchester, there have been mixed results in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Shayne Brady: ‘Dublin gave me a real chance to find my tribe and to feel okay’
Brady is an interior designer behind some of London’s luxurious hospitality spaces and guest judge on BBC’s Interior Design Masters
A nostalgic sunny weekend in Dublin could have you thinking about what you miss
There is danger when Dublin shimmers... It can fool you
Ann Widdecombe was hit 21 times on the head with a hammer, London court told
Joshua Kerry (28) charged with murder of former MP and Reform UK spokesperson in Devon earlier this month
Hannah Waddingham on her Hollywood era at 51: ‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’
The Ted Lasso actor on finding fame late in her career, calling out misogyny and why she’s ‘more than just camp’
‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage
Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers
A Workaway trip to build a festival in Belgium: ‘I was beginning to think this trip was a mistake’
I wanted to escape life in London, so I volunteered to help build a music festival in the Belgian countryside. Was it the right call?
Registering for enduring power of attorney made difficult by lack of humans to deal with
Problems caused by phasing out person-to-person contact with those in authority in favour of online-only access
How data centres increase pressure on energy grids in a heatwave - and even increase local temperatures
Soaring temperatures lead to rising use of air conditioning to keep servers cool, exacerbating the heat outside
The Response: Former BBC editor brings home reality of climate change
Polemic shows UK is unprepared for environmental emergencies. Irish readers should feel nervous, too
Top Boy actor Micheal Ward speaks of compassion after being found not guilty of rape
London jury took five hours and 25 minutes to unanimously clear him of all charges
‘I’ve been very lucky in life but leaving Ireland broke my heart’
Irish author Jane Casey on growing up in Dublin and realising living there as an adult with her family wasn’t working
Emigration changes you. The pint tastes different, the people look older
How could an identity you passively wore for so long pinch like it shrank in the wash?
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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