Weekend

Irish Cancer Society head on having 10 siblings from three different families, rebelling against her parents and loving a good debate

At 85, the long-time social campaigner says there’s no such thing as a typical homeless person: ‘every one of them is different, all have their own story, their own background’

Poetry cannot change the world, Seamus Heaney once said. But he also went on to clarify that what poetry could do is to allow the world to be viewed afresh

A primary school in Co Mayo is testing a scheme for tackling air pollution while helping parents get their kids to school without driving all the way

Today’s Democrats are in the pockets of big business as much as Republicans are

US presidential election has seen the most poisonous campaign in living memory. As election day looms, the national mood is anxious

Say Nothing covers a broad sweep of Troubles history, from civil rights marches in 1969 to the arrest of Gerry Adams for questioning about the murder of Jean McConville. It’s a story about the costs of violence ‘and the way they echo down the years’

Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles

Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes

Consecutive Irish governments have sanctioned the plundering of salmon stocks

Gardaí investigating the disappearance and assumed killing of the schoolboy have no remains, no crime scene and no co-operative witnesses

Binary categories hurt everyone, especially those whose natures or physiques are non-compliant

By waiting until the right time to use energy-intensive appliances, we can relieve pressure on the national grid and reduce emissions

Former Methodist Church president Harold Good, whose house played a prominent role in in ending The Troubles, opens up about the challenges of peacemakers

Also much-maligned is the honeysuckle, one of the first woodland plants to come into leaf in spring

A Trump victory in the US presidential election would constitute a seismic shift in our overall international strategy

With senior figures jailed and Dubai’s status as a safe haven for Irish criminals ‘in tatters’, is the net closing on the cartel?

Car dominance and out-of-town investment have driven people out of centres, and a loss of ‘eyes on the street’ has made urban spaces feel less safe. Can the ‘compact city’ return a lost sense of place?

People’s Inquiry on Big Tech Harms event in Dublin hears of mental health effects of social media

So we know we’re going to the polls this year, possibly on a Friday. The big question is, will the election clash with the Late Late Toy Show?