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Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
Whales in Irish waters face a new threat
The sprat needed to feed whales are at risk of extinction because of overfishing
Des Geraghty: ‘The real problem in fascism is the people who are insecure’
Having produced a new film on his hero James Connolly, the former trade union leader reflects on his activism and idealism
Middle-aged, middle-class cocaine use: ‘Even if he stopped today, I don’t know would we ever get him back’
Once seen as a young person’s drug, cocaine has become much more prevalent among older age groups and across all strata of society, at weddings, in pubs and at work events
Red kites have thrived since reintroduction, but motorists remain a threat to their safety
Éanna Ní Lamhna outlines the plight of a majestic bird and clears up confusion around the ichneumon
Working from home ‘trending upwards’ despite moves to bring workers back to the office
Ciara O’Brien on a new survey on Ireland’s use of technology that also reveals scepticism about AI
Why did the EU sign a tariff deal overwhelmingly favourable to the US?
The EU made many concessions in negotiations and got little in return
Drugs like Ozempic aren’t changing negative narratives around diet and weight
Getting thin to succeed in a fat-phobic society is still an understandable individual solution to a structural problem
How to save water: The average Irish person uses 133 litres a day
Water isn’t an unlimited resource, and getting clean, safe water to our taps has its costs
So many jobs are a laughable waste of time. The greater part of any job is learning to look busy
We’ve inherited a strange cultural hangover from better times: the idea that the thing you do to survive should also double as your identity and source of pride
Naomi Moore: ‘I’d love to go back to having no fear of anything’
The chief executive of Windmill Lane Recording Studios talks about summer childhood, family values, and being born ‘under a lucky star’
Eating disorders: What are they and how do they affect patients?
Reason why people develop such disorders is unknown but low self-esteem and trauma are among them
Tracing the real people in Brian Friel’s ‘first great Irish play’
'Stock characters' in Philadelphia, Here I Come! were not only familiar Irish small-town figures, but inspired by real people
A lesson from The Godfather as Wall Street backs crypto assets it once dismissed as a ‘fraud’
Bitcoin is backed by nothing except hype but early adopters made vast wealth. Now they want to protect their own interests
Bob Geldof: ‘I never read about myself. I can’t stand the stupid f**king things I say’
The singer and campaigner on how music is no longer a pillar of social protest and why it’s no surprise Live Aid sprang from the Irish community
How Substack is upending media: ‘It is seriously challenging the old-guard message that people won’t pay for writing’
Big-name writers Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Paul Krugman and Tina Brown have flocked to the platform
Pine martens: One of Ireland’s rarest wildlife species in recovery
Shrinking woodland, persecution and poison at the start of the 20th century led to its near extinction
The tiny ‘eggs’ in this field bird’s nest fungus are spore-bearing structures
Eanna Ní Lamhna on whether a particular ladybird is good or bad, a blackbird with a white head and a rare violet sea snail
How eating disorders are changing: ‘I’m not the stereotype. I’m a man, I’m plus-sized’
People with complex eating disorders face challenges in their illness, in accessing treatment in Ireland and on the road to recovery
In pictures: Breaking barriers through art
Connecting Artists exhibition showcases artists from neurodivergent community or with intellectual disabilities
The recycling scheme hitting the right note: how hundreds of instruments are being rehomed
About 370 instruments have been put back into tune under a council initiative
Ireland’s ‘film censor’ Ciarán Kissane: ‘My mother told me I watched too much TV and now I watch movies for a living’
Director of Irish Film Classification Office on the magic of scuba diving, being a glass-half-full person, and his grandfather’s sudden death
How Leonard Cohen fans are putting pressure on the Greek island of Hydra
In recent years, there have been signs of attempts to cash in on the Cohen connection that have dismayed some locals and visiting fans
I saw ‘selfies’ with puffins being taken on the Saltee islands. People should keep their distance
For nature to flourish humans need to engage with wild creatures. But if that engagement involves disturbance, damage may be done
Going to the Gaeltacht as an adult: All of the giddiness of a teenage trip with none of the awkwardness
The schedule is split between classes, social events, cultural evenings and getting to know the area
New Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: ‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’
The new Laureate for Irish Fiction on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as you think
Let’s inconvenience some oligarchs before we come for exhausted mothers
What’s sustainable for the planet is unsustainable for individuals trying to survive capitalism, or so it feels
Only children: ‘I have great colleagues, some are as close to me as any family members I could wish for’
With one-child families becoming the new normal, what is the effect of growing up without siblings?
This is what we need to do in Ireland if we want stable, affordable house prices
An honest discussion on population, underpinned by data, not emotion, is the only sensible way forward
Saoirse, the small Irish boat that sailed into history carrying the Tricolour in 1925
Epic circumnavigation of the globe by the 42ft ketch 100 years ago was seen as Ireland’s first international sporting achievement
Hugh Linehan: My right eye is now failing too. The world is slipping away, just a little, just enough to notice
Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it
Grown-up Gaeltacht: ‘The week I spent in Ring - the people I met, the culture - was the best thing I could have done’
More adult Irish language students from Ireland and overseas are signing up for courses in Gaeltacht areas
What does the future hold for popular BBC show Masterchef?
Presenter Gregg Wallace was accused of inappropriate sexual language and co-presenter John Torode of racist language
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