Reflections from sunny Greenwich as the clocks change to summer time
London Letter: East London town was an imperial hub for standards of time and navigation
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When Muhammad Ali came to Ireland: how a ‘splendid spoofer’ from Kerry planned to lure the boxer to Dublin
Kerryman Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue was known as ‘the splendid spoofer’, so few believed he’d convince the most famous athlete in the world to fight in Croke Park
Only two Dublin Airport-Heathrow flights cancelled on Saturday as London hub resumes full operations
Nearly 6,000 passengers scheduled to fly between Dublin Airport and Heathrow on Friday affected by 34 flight cancellations
Author Jess Kidd: ‘My daughter said: Mum, do you think you might be autistic?’
The London-Irish writer on her latest novel, Murder at Gull’s Nest; being diagnosed autistic in her late 40s; and how she writes ‘with an Irish accent’
Trump tips and hand knits at the St Patrick’s Day parade in London
Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those at the head of the parade winding through the West End
‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s
The Irish author is on the cusp of publishing her debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis for young people
An Irishman abroad: ‘I’ve meditated in Bosnian mosques, Thai temples and Ukrainian Orthodox churches’
Peter Flanagan: 'Reminding us to breathe at our desks should not be a workplace perk'
Why do so many Irish men look Australian? Ireland is under a sort of reverse colonisation
The unholy mullet-moustache diptych is a sign that the emigrant experience works both ways
Case of three siblings abandoned as babies in London suburb confounds police
In Plaistow, an area of London beset with deprivation, baby Elsa was found in a Boot’s carrier bag on the coldest night of the year
Zhenhao Zou: PSNI chief makes appeal to students over serial rapist who studied at Queen’s University
Zou, who studied in Belfast for two years, was convicted in London this week of raping 10 women
My mum dangles the question like a golden carrot: ‘You’ll never guess who’s died’
Calling her Irish mammy from London feels like playing a morbid round of Guess Who for this Dubliner
Róisín Ingle: Lessons not learned as men – it’s always men – go to war
After wandering through the War and the Mind exhibition, we emerge blinking into the London sunshine pondering the fragility of everything
A baronet from Carlow: ‘Just because you’ve a title, people expect you’re born rich’
London Letter: An afternoon spent discussing nobility
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’
Some 92 hereditary peers’ seats will be abolished under legislation UK’s Labour government pledges to push through
North of England and its discontents: Long shadow left by Hillsborough remains
The 1989 football disaster changed everything about the way the region thought about London and the ruling elites
The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride: Author experiments to draw readers in, not to keep them out
McBride’s style is distinctive, a wholly original exploration of what is possible with language and fiction
Ballrooms of romance: ‘I wasn’t the greatest dancer but when we danced together it was like it was meant to be’
Before dating apps, in Ireland and for the Irish diaspora in Britain, many’s the courtship that played out to the rhythm of a dance hall
Eimear McBride: ‘When my brother died, it was not only losing him but losing all the illusions that you were going to be safe’
Having abandoned the pursuit of a career in acting after her brother’s death, the author came to the realisation that she wanted to be a creator, not an interpreter
Quiet, please! The remarkable power of silence – for our bodies and our minds
Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity
Amandaland review: Sharon Horgan comedy spin-off stands firmly on its own two feet
Television: Series sees Motherland’s obviously posh mum Amanda return as she juggles parenting with a career as an influencer
Paul Costelloe: From Princess Diana to Dunnes Stores, the Irish fashion legend who started out wanting to be Irish Ralph Lauren
Soon to turn 80, the Irish fashion legend has been a designer to Princess Di, Wedgwood and British Airways, produced a wedding dress for Richard Nixon’s daughter, and built a successful partnership with Dunnes Stores
Architecture of the Belfast Agreement is dying of disinterest
There are worse fates for the agreement than fading into irrelevance, but it would be dangerous not to acknowledge this is happening
London’s ‘toast rack’ Holocaust memorial unites British leaders but divides the city
A Bill to facilitate the building of a controversial new memorial and education centre is inching its way through parliament
Bite-sized Bristol: With its superb food scene, it’s easy to see why this is the UK’s happiest city
The southwestern English city ticks a multitude of boxes for an affordable mini-break with stellar sights and dining options
Novelist Catherine Airey: ‘Growing up in a Catholic family, there is always a lot of stuff that’s not talked about’
The debut novelist left her career in London behind to write fiction in west Cork, where she started to grapple with her demons
Murdoch news firm to pay substantial damages to Prince Harry for years of intrusion
Duke of Sussex (40) alleged journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers targeted him
Tommy Robinson and Conor McGregor find common cause
English nationalism has rarely been more interested in Ireland
How an Irish couple transformed a Dublin period house after moving home from London
London-based Lucinda Sanford doesn’t shy away from the kind of pattern and strong flourishes renowned in English country houses. Now she’s bringing her taste to Ireland
Aids activist Bernárd Lynch now has ‘permission to drive sheep over London Bridge’ as he receives Freedom of the City
Clare man, who famously advocated for Aids sufferers in New York in the 1980s before coming to London about 30 years ago, honoured at event on Friday
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sacked
The Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once again
‘It’s like Wall Street in the 1980s’: consolidation of Westminster’s clerical rag trade raises the spirits of some
‘I’m A Celebrity’ jungle priest Richard Coles had some juicy sartorial gossip for the new year
Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year
There are several new books from debut authors to look forward to this year, including work from Garrett Carr, Róisín Lanigan, Elaine Garvey and more
Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade 1649-1660 by Alice Hunt – England’s brief flirtation with a royalty-free constitution
History of Cromwell’s experiment with republicanism is restricted to England and debating chambers of London
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in London’s West End theatre district
Four pedestrians taken to hospital, with one in a life-threatening condition, after incident in early hours of Christmas Day
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