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Kildare Photographer shortlisted for Sony World Photography Awards

10 mins; March 05, 2026

How US oil embargoes are causing chaos in Cuba

15 mins; March 05, 2026

Should more young people try a trade? - Josh Crosbie Reports

11 mins; March 05, 2026

Should we ditch curtains and use the ‘Dutch method’?

7 mins; March 04, 2026

Should the British be more sensitive to the Irish community’s death care?

12 mins; March 04, 2026

The Ford Fiesta turns 50!

11 mins; March 04, 2026

Dog chipping scheme - 10 years on

11 mins; March 04, 2026

Japanese scientists invent onion that doesn't make you cry!

7 mins; March 04, 2026

The Jim Carey clone conspiracy

10 mins; March 03, 2026

Why are parents choosing more gender neutral names for their kids?

10 mins; March 03, 2026

School’s aquaponics project supplies Michelin star restaurant

5 mins; March 03, 2026

Thousands of protected animals dying in tangle nets

9 mins; March 03, 2026

Will new drivers from South Africa alleviate ‘ghost buses’?

12 mins; March 03, 2026

Survivor of historical sex abuse shares her story

16 mins; March 03, 2026

The extraordinary story behind the assassination of Trotsky

14 mins; March 02, 2026

Should Ireland adopt the Welsh methods of language revival?

13 mins; March 02, 2026

Is it time for a spring clean? - Henry McKean Reports

11 mins; March 02, 2026

Why people are ditching the plane to get to their holiday

6 mins; March 02, 2026

Can books fight loneliness?

9 mins; March 02, 2026

Aisling Brennan on suffering a cardiac arrest at 27

18 mins; March 02, 2026

Trump allowed Doonbeg expansion - if he protects the snails

7 mins; February 27, 2026

Are we in a sex recession?

10 mins; February 27, 2026

Colm O’Regan on the importance of libraries

9 mins; February 27, 2026

Are pub crawls still a thing?

16 mins; February 27, 2026

The mystery of the HMS Saldanha

7 mins; February 26, 2026

Chef Gaz Smith on the power of chicken feet

6 mins; February 26, 2026

How much bias is in a coin flip?

15 mins; February 26, 2026

Why ‘shelf cleavage’ is making a comeback

8 mins; February 26, 2026

When does spring actually start?

5 mins; February 26, 2026

What is ‘hygiene poverty’?

13 mins; February 26, 2026

Why does the Cork accent sound close to a Jamaican one?

8 mins; February 25, 2026

The need for more support for male abuse survivors

13 mins; February 25, 2026

New study finds that T-Rex went on tip toes instead of stomping

6 mins; February 25, 2026

Do most people have no hope for future finances?

10 mins; February 25, 2026

What happens to regular people on the rugby bulking diet?

9 mins; February 25, 2026

Limerick locals suffer from poitín withdrawls

14 mins; February 25, 2026

Lettuce hair is taking over - but why?

9 mins; February 24, 2026

Tortoise island in danger of extinction due to lack of males

7 mins; February 24, 2026

Why is there more poverty in the LGBTQ+ community?

8 mins; February 24, 2026

Would you rent a goat?

9 mins; February 24, 2026

Why have we ditched estate cars for SUVs?

6 mins; February 24, 2026

Should you write a will in your 20s?

10 mins; February 24, 2026

Should Ireland have a National Women's Museum?

15 mins; February 24, 2026

What’s behind the boom in Bible sales?

7 mins; February 23, 2026

Ireland has more stillborn babies than road deaths every year

14 mins; February 23, 2026

Should the Government ramp up land purchases?

7 mins; February 23, 2026

Irish living in London - Henry McKean Reports

11 mins; February 23, 2026

Why is there opposition to a suspension bridge to Sicily?

8 mins; February 23, 2026

Guy Winch on how to deal with work burn out

15 mins; February 23, 2026

What causes shark attacks?

9 mins; February 20, 2026

Papparazo’s perspective on viral new Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor photo

9 mins; February 20, 2026

How damaging can headphones be?

11 mins; February 20, 2026

Why did Oscar Wilde’s deathbed photograph sell for 100 times the asking price?

12 mins; February 20, 2026

How feasible are ‘Doer Uppers’?

10 mins; February 19, 2026

Why have nicotine pouches risen in popularity?

6 mins; February 19, 2026

How do you properly ask for a pay rise?

11 mins; February 19, 2026

Comedian Claire Parker on her work at 32

13 mins; February 19, 2026

Is there still a stigma around therapy? - Henry McKean Asks

20 mins; February 19, 2026

What’s it like being a nude life model?

10 mins; February 18, 2026

Are you entitled to some of the €33 million held by the HSE?

5 mins; February 18, 2026

How ‘What a Fat Girl Eats in a Day’ bucks online pressures

9 mins; February 18, 2026

Why the corsage is making a comeback

6 mins; February 18, 2026

How do you write a book?

16 mins; February 18, 2026

Parts for Russian drones used in Ukraine war are being shipped from Ireland

10 mins; February 18, 2026

What does it take to be a competitive window cleaner?

11 mins; February 17, 2026

Thousands of Irish passports reported lost or stolen

11 mins; February 17, 2026

What’s the right way to stack a dishwasher?

10 mins; February 17, 2026

Should we be doing everything more slowly?

10 mins; February 17, 2026

Amazon van gets stuck in water after following GPS

11 mins; February 17, 2026

What is the psychology of Lent?

12 mins; February 17, 2026

Will Kim Jong Un’s daughter be his successor?

9 mins; February 16, 2026

Can brushing your teeth fight dementia?

12 mins; February 16, 2026

Four trees in Rathmines could save native elm species

10 mins; February 16, 2026

What does Ramadan look like day-to-day?

12 mins; February 16, 2026

Do we need more bus shelters? - Henry McKean Reports

10 mins; February 16, 2026

Is the traditional community dying out?

6 mins; February 16, 2026

Friday 13th and Superstitions

9 mins; February 13, 2026

Can you find love via video games?

7 mins; February 13, 2026

Catherine Fulvio on teaching the basics of cooking to the TikTok generation

11 mins; February 13, 2026

Closing for “holy hour”...The Strange pub rules of years gone by

10 mins; February 13, 2026

The Irish tricolour is older than we have been led to believe

5 mins; February 12, 2026

Copper Face Jacks turns 30, Henry McKean pays a visit

10 mins; February 12, 2026

Living with an embarrassing laugh

9 mins; February 12, 2026

Why doesn’t Galway have any gay bars left?

10 mins; February 12, 2026

The man who bought an abandoned Spanish village

16 mins; February 12, 2026

Parenting with Joanna Fortune

21 mins; February 11, 2026

Why are Italians so against putting pineapple on pizza?

8 mins; February 11, 2026

Getting a breast explant

10 mins; February 11, 2026

What to do about the mouse-infested and worsening state of the Palace of Westminster?

7 mins; February 11, 2026

You have heard of Dyslexia but what is Dysgraphia?

8 mins; February 11, 2026

What happens to your digital profile when you pass ? And should you make it part of your remembrance ?

9 mins; February 11, 2026

Government plans to introduce a three-year ban on family reunification for recognised refugees. Why is this being done, and is it justified?

13 mins; February 11, 2026

Irishman honoured with plaque for coining the term ‘United States of America’

7 mins; February 11, 2026

New study finds monkeys can engage in make-believe

8 mins; February 10, 2026

Around the World

18 mins; February 10, 2026

Government to introduce a ‘Child Maintenance Calculator’

10 mins; February 10, 2026

Winter Olympic officials to investigate why medals keep breaking

4 mins; February 10, 2026

Freestanding kitchens are making a comeback

11 mins; February 10, 2026

The Irish man taking a Middle-Aged Gap Year by cycling around the world

16 mins; February 10, 2026

Winner of the Microsoft Excel World Championships

8 mins; February 09, 2026

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