Trinity student wins 2026 Mary Mulvihill Award for science media
Cian Morgan from Dublin wins top prize for his essay on this year’s theme of time
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Majority of people support Irish language, all-island survey finds
Irish Language Attitudes research is the longest running of its kind on attitudes towards the language
Members distance themselves from engineer body’s call to burn coal for electricity
Irish Academy of Engineering’s recommendations ‘not wise’, according to member and Trinity College provost
Robots in the military: how the Defence Forces is using AI to cover shortfalls in resources and personnel
Technology is being deployed by Irish military to detect threats to key underwater cables and monitor Russian ‘shadow-fleet’ vessels
Sarah Gilmartin: ‘Even before relationships and infidelity, desire is a great driver’
The fiction reviewer turned writer on her new novel, Little Vanities, writing early and often, and novels versus short stories
Former WHO director ‘blown away’ by low life expectancy in inner-city Dublin
Dr Mike Ryan tells conference that average life expectancy of 61 in Summerhill is shocking when compared to national average of 83
Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life
It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader
Colin Murphy: Online platforms are engines of outrage, but theatre is one of empathy
All of the playwright’s work is grounded in public life - mainly dramatisations of political events featuring real-life characters
Your first eight novels disappear into the ether. Then you strike gold
It’s no surprise that Virginia Evans has found huge success with The Correspondent, which is now up for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Savings scheme should be delayed rather than poorly designed, economists warn
‘History is ripe with examples of where rushed tax legislation leads to bad consequences’, Oireachtas committee hears
AI and the classroom
The struggle against artificial intelligence shortcuts is a matter of character and motivation rather than brain architecture
Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers
Caedmon’s Hymn was written in the late seventh century in Old English by the English monk, author and scholar Bebe
Restoration work on 267-year-old Provost’s House at Trinity College Dublin could cost €2.6m
Significant repairs need to be carried out on the roof, facade and stone work of the property
Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally goes on trial in Stuttgart accused of anti-Israel actions
Five accused of trespass, damage, membership of criminal group and use of Hamas-linked symbols
All-Ireland League: UCD secure place in Division 1A with win over old rivals Trinity
UCD’s powerful young pack, littered with Irish Under-20s, laid the foundations
Dublin’s southwest inner city needs targeted investment
Report highlights pocket of deprivation in capital
Rosemary Hennigan: ‘Fiction gives us space to explore life in all its multifarious complexities’
Author’s new novel, The Hotel Guest, is set in the French Alps
UCD and rivals Trinity prepare to do battle for AIL top-flight status
Thousands expected at UCD Bowl to see ‘colours match’ promotion/relegation decider
Last Post and Chorus: Frank McNally on memories of a long-lost Dublin restaurant
Kaminski snr bought the restaurant some time after he graduated from Trinity College in the 1950s
The real Ginger Man and Dublin’s secret kingdom of alcohol and lawless camaraderie
To mark JP Donleavy’s 100th birthday, Grogan’s pub is unveiling a rare photograph of Gainor Crist, who inspired his most famous work
Crime rates and drug deaths in Dublin’s southwest inner city twice the national average, report finds
Findings coincide with appointment of city’s new regeneration ‘tsar’
‘Middleman’ involved in €500,000 Trinity College Dublin hardship fund fraud jailed
Luke Taaffe (34) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct
More than 30% of women face barriers accessing free contraception scheme, report finds
Migrant women, LGBTQ+ people, Travellers and people with a disability can struggle to avail of the service
What’s love got to do with it?
Let’s leave love out of the medical lecture hall and focus instead on empathy and understanding
Ex-rugby international Kathryn Dane: ‘I got exposed to concussions from a pretty young age’
Benefits of the game ‘far outweigh the risk of concussion in my mind, especially the social benefits of playing a sport like rugby’
Defence Forces have been called in to confront citizens since early days of the State
Troops deployed numerous times to streets and prisons to deal with disorder and violence
TCD medical students in line for assessment on ability to ‘love’
Doctors to be reminded to be ‘human with other humans’, says lecturer
Home heating costs; US military aircraft in Irish airspace; and prison overcrowding
Early Edition podcast: Monday’s top stories from The Irish Times
Home Economics by Caitríona Lally made me reconsider my views on cleaning, work and what we value
Trinity College Dublin cleaner’s beautifully written memoir is no rags-to-riches story but a book about motherhood, choice and the constant renegotiation of a woman’s life
Author Caitríona Lally on cleaning Trinity: US tourists arrive, taking photos and shouting, ‘Look, the janitor!’
To buy time to write a novel, Caitríona Lally worked in the housekeeping department at Trinity College Dublin, where she had once been a student
We need an adult debate on free speech. Some people will be offended
US academic Cass Sunstein, who is visiting Dublin this month, reminds us that college campuses ‘need offensive speech’
Denial of a vocation to women isn’t just ‘discomfort’, it is spiritual abuse
Rite & Reason: Discomfort is a word I have never used to describe the reality of my situation in the church, nor have I ever heard it from other women
Backyard battle to save hedgehogs is critical as numbers decline
Gardens offer refuge from habitat loss, pesticides and cars – but strimmers and dogs can be deadly
Louise Nealon: ‘I’m exploring an energy of misogyny that we all participate in’
Snowflake author Louise Nealon on a culture of misogyny, making therapy work and writing new novel following hit debut
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