Natural History Museum reopening date and redevelopment costs still not clear
Almost two years after closure, more than €3.3m spent on project, estimated to cost between €50m and €100m
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O’Donovan gave women’s museum immediate backing to replace failed Limerick rugby project
Advisory report noted establishment of museum commemorating women was a ‘long-term vision’
Political row erupts in Carlow over two different chains of office used by town mayors
Carlow’s old chain was brought back into use because councillors ‘didn’t like’ replacement, says former chairman
A Greenland shark is the sort of chap you could go for a pint with
Sligo stranding of creature that can live for 500 years a reminder of how we foolishly imagine ourselves divinely engineered superbeings
The flag that saved six Fenians from a ‘living tomb’ to go on display for the first time
Presence of an American flag 150 years ago made the Catalpa one of the most celebrated prison breaks in history
‘Exceptionally rare’ - How a Greenland shark that can live up to 500 years washed up on an Irish shore
Greenland shark found in first recorded stranding of species on the Irish coast
Gardaí cracking down on fuel protests; risk to National Museum collection; job losses and AI
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National Museum’s collection at ‘significant risk’ due to inadequacy of storage building
Dublin centre ‘at full capacity’ and lacks ‘environmental and structural standards’
National Library, National Museum and Imma struggle to pay pension costs
Situation impacting institutions’ capacity to deliver programmes
State considers accepting gift of shuttered Limerick rugby space to open women’s museum
Limerick City and County Council rejected offer from JP McManus on property and payment of €1.2m to cover projected losses
Lent offers a chance to develop a habit good for your pocket and for the planet
With food prices escalating as they are, freezing eggs for a year could even be an act of financial hedging
Obituary: Brian Coyle: Fine art auctioneer with an unrivalled knowledge of his profession
For a number of years he had a slot on Gay Byrne’s Late Late Show on RTÉ
Monumental misstep: Frank McNally on the ‘tragedy’ of a great Irish sculptor, John Hughes
What should have been the peak of the sculptor’s career was doomed to coincide with what the Chinese call interesting times
Irish investors left in lurch as opportunity flogged on Ivan Yates podcast seeks ‘chance to breathe’
Plus: Feathers fly as Mike Tyson hits Belfast, Vikings rule and will Sensible Simon give kids a dig out?
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