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Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
There’s a feminist argument against a writer spending time cooking and sewing, but it pleases me
My make-do-and-mend habit is not about saving money, the planet or achieving independence from consumerism
Calling all ladybird spotters: help fill in the picture on these charismatic little bugs
Data on the species in the Republic is spotty, but that’s about to change
‘Over the years, I’ve lost a little sense of my calmness. I wish I were a little bit more patient or cool-headed’
David Cleary, director of MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland), on the beauty of Adare, childhood holidays in Wales, and Limerick winning the All-Ireland
Dave Fanning: ‘I felt very sorry for Ryan Tubridy. He was vilified’
Fanning talks about being on air seven days a week, his movie-a-night habit, Ryan Tubridy and Yoko Ono
Ireland needs immigrants. But our economy can’t accommodate an infinite number
Ireland has a management problem as well as a demographic dilemma
Stork sightings on the increase in Ireland
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the yellowtail caterpillar, the field grasshopper and a spider known by many names
Ash dieback: It’s hard to ignore the lines of dead and dying trees around Ireland
I am optimistic that nature will find a way around this as it has done with many other plant pathogens
Why I moved out of Temple Bar after 25 years: ‘I feared our home would become uninhabitable’
I bought an apartment in Temple Bar, having written about the vital need for people to live in the city centre. I was so full of optimism about the future of Dublin then
The real Temple Bar: Thriving cultural quarter or ‘a violent post-apocalyptic place’?
Business leaders argue that the district is moving in the right direction and reject a judge’s recent stark depiction of it as a ‘no-go area’
There’s nothing casual about how The Open arrives at any venue but Portrush is better prepared than most
The Co Antrim seaside town hosted its first Open 74 years ago, when you could sneak in for free and send a postcard from the course
Why is everyone around me obsessed with the Australian mushroom murder case?
True crime as entertainment can only prosper if we maintain a safe distance from those most affected
I got a text saying, would I like to meet The Rest Is History podcasters? Would I what?
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook have a genuine interest in Irish history – when I got a chance to discuss Michael Collins and Henry Wilson with them I jumped at it
An Orange Order parade in Donegal: Rossnowlagh’s annual event in pictures
Thousands attend march in coastal Donegal town to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne
Safe swimming and rip currents: ‘He was feet up, head down, sliding down the slipway’
Going from swimming in a heated indoor pool in winter to the sea, lakes or rivers in summer takes acclimatisation
Booking.com scams are on the rise: Here’s how to avoid them
Convincing frauds involving hotel or apartment rentals could result in you being targeted as holidays loom
National histories are always something of a stitch-up - English identities in particular
National histories are always something of a stitch-up ... the history of these islands is layered, interwoven, visibly and invisibly mended
Ticks in Ireland: Lyme disease-carrying insects are coming for us and they’re likely to hang around longer too
Global heating has extended the peak season for ticks in Ireland, increasing the risk of Lyme disease and other health problems
Debbie Harry turns 80: what next for Blondie?
The band have a new album on the way – although, following drummer Clem Burke’s death, it is unclear if they will tour again
My wise 100-year-old friend Frances: ‘I used to pursue people who didn’t like me. I don’t have to do that any more’
Frances Ballantyne, an Irish-American who was 94 when we became friends in New York, rubbed shoulders with Kathy Bates, James Baldwin and local wiseguys, but these were mere side notes in a rich life
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