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Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
From silage wrap to catwalk fodder: Meet the students turning trash into high fashion
The Junk Kouture World Final takes place in Dublin next week, celebrating sustainable fashion and creativity
What’s the best toothbrush if you want to be environmentally friendly?
If you’re diligent about your dental care, you will probably get through more than 300 toothbrushes in your lifetime
Eimear Quinn: I suffer from that default of well-bred Catholic school girls, where we’re people pleasers
The Irish singer on being a model child, losing herself in the wildness of Ireland and having no regrets about not becoming a pop star
‘Who killed my husband? My brother? My father?’: Martin Dillon on the forgotten women of the Troubles
In a new book, The Sorrow And The Loss, the Belfast journalist turns his attention to the impact of the conflict on women on both sides of the Border
‘Guantánamo on steroids’: Inside a prison for suspected Islamic State members in Syria
During my visit, an administrator says ‘that’s correct’ when I ask if many detainees had died from tuberculosis, and ‘no answer’ when I request the exact figure
Storyteller’s shadow: Patrick Smyth on his mother Jennifer Johnston
Jennifer Johnston’s relationship with her father is far from her whole story but she remained wrongly convinced she was still in his shadow
Buzzards are making a comeback – again
The bird of prey has become extinct from Ireland twice but managed to recover until it is common and widespread once more
Loneliness in Ireland: ‘There’s nothing as lonely as being married to someone you know doesn’t love you’
Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. Why is this the case and what is being done about it?
Imperialism is back with Trump and the US driving the agenda
While there is a whiff of theatre about the US president’s moves on Canada, the same can’t be said of Ukraine
Is this white barnacle goose I captured on camera a rare sight?
Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on unusual geese, flying sea creatures and unfamiliar fungi
The prize for everyday sexism on the high street goes to hairdressing salons
Sarah Moss: The men I know have much more demanding haircuts than the one I want, so why am I being charged a fortune?
The Irish town that’s saying no to plastic sachets
Last November, Clonakilty in west Cork set itself the goal of phasing out single-use plastic sachets before the start of this year’s tourist season
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
First there was Ryanair: How the Ryan family came back from the brink and brought low-fare airlines to the world
Rising from the ashes of Tony Ryan’s Guinness Peat Aviation, Ryanair became the template the family rolled out in five other airlines on four continents
‘A haon, a dó, a trois’: How a tiny French village fell in love with Irish dancing
There’s a corner of Préty, in eastern rural France, that seems it will be forever Ireland as local residents gather every week for a jig or two
German elections: ‘A bad feeling is growing’ as country looks for bridge to better future
On Sunday, 59.2 million German voters go to the polls at a time of unprecedented domestic and international tensions
Michael Magee: What made me the writer I am today? Watching The Wizard of Oz at age four or five
‘Something shifted on that warm summer’s night in 1996, when the film ended and I found myself waking as if from a dream’
‘I was a Billie Barry kid. I’d like to be able to do the splits again’
Actor Aisling Breen was recently appointed storyteller in residence at Dublin City Libraries
There is a shock in store for Ireland once Donald Trump’s Maga men look closely
When Donald Trump’s Maga men look around the globe to uncover the most egregious trade sinner, they will surely see Ireland
Dr Lydia Foy: ‘I never got an apology actually. It would be nice to get one’
The trans activist who fought the State for years for the right to change her gender on her birth cert would prefer to ‘talk about me as a person rather than all the baloney with the courts’
‘This is a disaster waiting to happen, and it will happen’: Ireland’s falling child vaccine rates
While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
Breakdancing in pictures: Competitors defy gravity in one-on-one battles at Dublin’s Button Factory
Dancers were competing in Dublin for a place at the Red Bull BC One World Finals in Tokyo this November
Bat conservation: Simple ways you can help these tiny mammals to thrive in your local area
This month is the perfect time to prepare for bats as they emerge from winter hibernation
Bird flu: Why are outbreaks happening and should I be worried?
There is concern for poultry flocks in border counties, including Cavan and Monaghan, where most of the Irish poultry sector is concentrated
Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I admire Paul Mescal greatly. I don’t know if I’d wear the GAA shorts as short as he does’
The Donegal singer and entertainer’s nationwide tour kicks off at Armagh City Hotel in May
‘I will lose 30% of the beers in my fridge, the same with wine and spirits’: traders voice fears over alcohol health-warning labels
Small batch and artisan wines, beers and spirits may disappear from shelves as producers baulk at labelling every single bottle
We should declare war on dereliction and a tax amnesty is our best weapon
Use the tax system to reward good behaviour and punish bad, and make it cheaper to build on derelict sites
Kidnapped by the IRA: ‘My abductors say they will not give the government the satisfaction of getting me back alive’
Dutch businessman Tiede Herrema was kidnapped by the IRA 50 years ago and his archive donated to University of Limerick in 2005
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
For girls of my generation, especially working class girls, lack of confidence was touted as a positive
Assembling Ailish is not my story, but it is the story a fictional contemporary who has lived in my times
Black band at bottom lip of shell gives game away for the brown-lipped snail
Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna
After Storm Éowyn, Ireland must do what Sweden did 20 years ago
Storm Gudrun shocked the Nordic country into building a new, climate-proofed power grid. Will Ireland follow suit?
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