Mixologists around the country are channelling characters from local lore and literature into stand-out cocktail menus

Review: A feral boy lives with hounds in this exploration of betrayal and isolation

Alarmed at reports that Ireland has highest child homelessness rate in Europe

‘We can no longer accept this level of inequality’ says Wexford star Diarmuid Lyng

Managing flooding, and managing water generally, are major challenges that need widespread citizen engagement. Fethard in Tipperary offers a way forward.

Wonder Woman, Star Wars and The Flintstones head up a banner year for the form

Nine psychiatrists withdraw confidence in Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary service

The superhero first appeared in 1939, and has since become a phenomenon. Fans, from the DC Comics president to the producer of the 1989 blockbuster film, explore his appeal

An implausable change of heart and a barrage of existential nonsense give the lie to ‘True Detective’

Bleak, dystopian futures pervade his work, but, in person, Terry Gilliam is a happy soul who retains an anarchic, irrepressible bounce despite the craziness he sees all around

Urban-rural divide evident as 49% of job pledges made by firms in Dublin, says Hireland

Reinventing Kennedy to suit books, TV and film has blurred his significance

I learned many things during my year studying in Harvard, but perhaps the most unexpected lesson was an introduction to the pleasure of real cocktails

Ray Bradbury’s great dystopian vision is 60. Thankfully the book-burning world it depicts has not yet come to pass, so we can still read it and other dark visions

Authorities say 33 people under inquiry in relation to €200,000 levy

13,093 people indicated they were non-resident in State for tax purposes in 2011

From Adrian Mole to Ben Elton and Billy Bragg, everyone had an opinion on the Iron Lady