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Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
Clive Myrie: ‘The best journalists are the ones who behave like human beings’
The BBC news anchor and Mastermind host films the quiz show in Belfast and is a regular visitor to Ireland
‘Every day is a milestone’: How specialist schools support teens in deep mental health crisis
Specialist schools support children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties who are temporarily absent from mainstream school
I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more
Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off from the seasons and nature
The black guillemot looks completely different at this time of year
Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna
Photo essay: Irish contemporary photography showcased in Miami exhibition
Talamh brings together works by eight Irish artists who are part of the Island Photographers group
History shows oil shocks are followed by recessions – will it be any different this time?
Ireland remains highly dependent on fossil fuels despite experiencing previous oil crises
Ireland’s skylarks were disappearing but this simple solution could bring their song back
A new project will involve skylark plots on farms along the south coast from Kinsale to Wexford
The Irish working for US firms: ‘Friday 4.30pm and somebody is trying to kick off a project’
US firms employ more than 245,000 people here but working for one entails straddling time zones and negotiating different attitudes to work-life balance
My fear rose up and my trust faltered on the mountain
It’s not a bad lesson at any age, to know how to take our pleasures at a lower altitude
Bike theft can mean a real loss of independence for teenagers
A new scheme from Fingal County Council aims to ensure children can continue cycling despite the losses of their bikes, bringing many benefits to them and us
‘Rather than rage, humanity’: James Nesbitt on working with families of the Disappeared
James Nesbitt, the actor, a patron of Northern Ireland’s largest cross-community victims and survivors group, has an appeal for people who may be able to help: ‘look into your conscience’
I’m the eldest of a family of 15. I’ve lost three brothers in the last few years
The Cork poet Theo Dorgan on his favourite place in Ireland, what makes him angry, and why the idea of ‘consciousness continuing’ appeals to him
The Kerryman who brought New York City to a standstill
Mike Quill’s friend Dr Martin Luther King said he fought for Irish independence, labour organisation and racial equality
‘I left Ireland and became foreign correspondent for The Guardian, only to encounter echoes of Roger Casement’
Rory Carroll on his quest to chronicle a largely hidden aspect of the 1916 Rising: the two-year tracking and pursuit of Roger Casement by Britain’s security services
In pictures: Airfield Estate’s ‘life-changing’ course where people can grow
Participants turn their hands to hospitality, tourism and horticulture across the farm and cafe
A best-man bond broken by Civil War: Kevin O’Higgins and the order for Rory O’Connor’s execution
Two men who were close as revolutionaries were forever torn apart by the split over the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Entrepreneurial, local Irish business is the real employment miracle in Ireland
The people we call entrepreneurs are the ones who make the economy dance. Without them, there’s no products, sales or demand for workers
Postponing parenthood: How Ireland’s housing crisis is forcing people to delay having children
To 30-somethings hoping to start a family, the connection between the lack of available homes and the State’s falling fertility rate is obvious
Irish graveyards are full of plastic. We’re all paying for it
Our burial grounds could be repositories of life; exquisite, nature-filled spaces in the middle of our cities and towns
Bombus terrestris is often the earliest queen bee to emerge from overwintering
Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
What is the manosphere and why is everyone talking about it?
Louis Theroux’s new documentary explores the world of male influencers who target confused young boys
‘It’s not just a male industry’: The young women changing farming stereotypes
In classrooms, lecture halls and on TikTok feeds, the picture is starting to shift as young Irish women narrate the vocation in real time
Fighting over the bill in Ireland: I’ve seen people elbowing friends and throwing cash
The Irish arrangement affirms bonds through generosity and obligation
‘My weird Frankenstein Irish’: The rise of Gaeilge in New York
From Brooklyn classrooms to library meet‑ups, there’s a growing Gaeltacht community in the Big Apple
How we name plant-based dishes can increase how often they are chosen
Giving plant-based dishes more attractive names on restaurant menus can increase their appeal, research finds
Ireland doesn’t have time for wind farm battles
Ella McSweeney: A recent verdict showed climate law can’t fix what politics won’t
Mother’s Day can be difficult and messy territory
There’s no such thing as a bestest-ever mother, there is no maternal majesty; most of us do our best most of the time
Film-maker Neil Jordan: ‘I go to my local cinema ... normally sitting in a totally empty hall’
Jordan, who started out as a writer, has rarely gone longer than three years without releasing a film
In pictures: Aboard the Donegal fishing boat rocked by global events
The outbreak of war half a world away saw a catch of crab returned to Killybegs due to a cancelled flight
Alannah Weston, retail dynasty heiress: ‘Ireland is where it all started for my family. This is like coming home’
Businesswoman speaks affectionately about her mother’s legacy and announces foundation’s €7m donation to Trinity College
Why a popular British historian decided to write a short history of Ireland
Irish identity really means something, so it rightly demands proof of real commitment
Ireland’s busiest road: ‘The M50 is getting worse. I don’t think it is able to take any more’
Dublin’s ring-road motorway is ‘at capacity’ but commuters and hauliers have little option but to keep getting stuck in M50 traffic. What is the plan?
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