Weekend

Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition

Inside an Englishwoman’s campaign to bring back Ireland’s missing ‘big old trees’

Inside an Englishwoman’s campaign to bring back Ireland’s missing ‘big old trees’

Imogen Rabone came from a farm in Herefordshire in England, and during her years in Dublin felt an urgency to find a way to help people include trees in the landscape

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

AC/DC fans do not go gentle into that good night

AC/DC fans do not go gentle into that good night

Last Saturday night, 82,000 fans of all ages rocked at Croke Park in Dublin with the fabled band

By Ronan McGreevySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

I have no complaints about the Irish summer weather

I have no complaints about the Irish summer weather

The Irish weather is like a gaslighting frenemy whose mood can dramatically change on a dime. Feeling safe, warm and happy? You’d better watch out

By Quentin FottrellSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

Nancy Pelosi: the ‘Mother of Dragons’ whose glacial grip on the Democratic Party never melts

Nancy Pelosi: the ‘Mother of Dragons’ whose glacial grip on the Democratic Party never melts

At a historic Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the party suggested it is overcoming internal tensions and has fresh belief that Kamala Harris can become president

By Keith DugganSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

Olivia O’Leary: It could be terrifying to be with Nell McCafferty. You never knew what she was going to do or say

Olivia O’Leary: It could be terrifying to be with Nell McCafferty. You never knew what she was going to do or say

What I admired massively about Nell McCafferty was her writing. It was fast-paced, clear, conversational. She reported what it felt like down at ground level

By Olivia O'LearySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

From modest Irish roots to vast wealth: the extraordinary life and death of Mike Lynch

From modest Irish roots to vast wealth: the extraordinary life and death of Mike Lynch

After the sinking of the technology tycoon’s superyacht off Sicily, we explore Mike Lynch's remarkable history

By Arthur BeesleySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00

Ladybirds and their lunches

Ladybirds and their lunches

Éanna Ní Lamhna on cuttlefish, New Zealand flax and the by-the-wind sailor

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 24 2024 - 05:00

Modernism in Irish Women’s Writing review: Great insights into work of female writers

Modernism in Irish Women’s Writing review: Great insights into work of female writers

Paige Reynolds argues women tend to adopt apparently realist modes of fiction but that experimentalism still creeps in

By Anthony RocheSat Aug 24 2024 - 00:00

Michael Ring: ‘Uncontrolled social media is a problem ... God help young children today’

Michael Ring: ‘Uncontrolled social media is a problem ... God help young children today’

One of 15 Fine Gael TDs retiring from Leinster House, the Mayo veteran reflects on the good and bad sides of modern politics

By Harry McGeeSun Aug 18 2024 - 06:00

Northern Ireland is in its terminal phase. This place never made any ethical or economic sense

Northern Ireland is in its terminal phase. This place never made any ethical or economic sense

There is hope now that natural patterns of society and economics will revive, and a century of waste in Derry can be swept away

By Neil HegartySun Aug 18 2024 - 06:00

Summer should mean much cheaper bills. Why are so many of us missing out on big savings?

Summer should mean much cheaper bills. Why are so many of us missing out on big savings?

‘Inefficient energy behaviour remains broadly unchanged between summer and winter,’ the SEAI has found

By Joanne HuntSun Aug 18 2024 - 06:00

Wife review: A spiky tale of love and hate between two women in academia

Wife review: A spiky tale of love and hate between two women in academia

Charlotte Mendelson has written an intriguing and darkly hilarious book about the collapse of a relationship

By Val NolanSat Aug 17 2024 - 14:44

Palestinian children on existence in Jenin refugee camp: ‘I want to fight and if I die I will go to heaven’

Palestinian children on existence in Jenin refugee camp: ‘I want to fight and if I die I will go to heaven’

Jenin refugee camp has been a centre of Palestinian armed resistance for many years, and the resultant exposure of children to violence is reflected in drawings produced by youngsters in the camp’s Not to Forget centre

By Sally HaydenSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

Changing your mind is more interesting and more useful than changing your body

Changing your mind is more interesting and more useful than changing your body

Fennel, yellow and yoga: Liking food or colours or activities I once disliked reminds me that preferences aren’t fixed

By Sarah MossSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

HRT and younger women: ‘It’s really essential for their long-term health. If cost is a barrier that can have consequences’

HRT and younger women: ‘It’s really essential for their long-term health. If cost is a barrier that can have consequences’

The Irish Times reported this week that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is advancing plans to make HRT freely available for all those who need it. Experts explain the financial burden facing women seeking HRT

By Shauna BowersSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

Menopause and HRT: ‘I never had a hot flush. I was just losing myself. By 47 or 48 the weight had really come on’

Menopause and HRT: ‘I never had a hot flush. I was just losing myself. By 47 or 48 the weight had really come on’

As the Minister for Health confirms plans for free hormone replacement therapy, five women share their experiences of menopause and medication

By Jen HoganSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

‘I thought Belfast looked very like rougher areas in the south of LA’: How international tourists see Ireland

‘I thought Belfast looked very like rougher areas in the south of LA’: How international tourists see Ireland

The wind whips at the pages of our senior features writer’s notebook as she travels around Ireland with visitors from China, Taiwan, Tasmania, LA, Michigan and Canada

By Rosita BolandSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

David McWilliams: We get electronics and cars from China, so why not let them build our trainlines?

David McWilliams: We get electronics and cars from China, so why not let them build our trainlines?

The Italians have proved to be the most efficient and cost-effective builders on infrastructure in Europe. Why do we lag so far behind?

By David McWilliamsSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00

Mika Gustafson: ‘I’m a huge fan of actors. When something comes alive it is almost like magic’

Mika Gustafson: ‘I’m a huge fan of actors. When something comes alive it is almost like magic’

Paradise Is Burning director and Alexander Öhrstrand, its writer, on their award-winning new film

By Donald ClarkeSat Aug 17 2024 - 05:15

The pine marten population is recovering and becoming widespread

The pine marten population is recovering and becoming widespread

Éanna Ní Lamhna on an escaped diamond dove pigeon, sea slaters and red ants

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 17 2024 - 05:00

Pond party: just fill a hole with water and watch as an astonishing array of life emerges

Pond party: just fill a hole with water and watch as an astonishing array of life emerges

Ella McSweeney: Digging a pond, however small, is worth it for the cascade of positive effects it brings

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 17 2024 - 03:00

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise review: Gardens excavated as agents of wider world change

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise review: Gardens excavated as agents of wider world change

Olivia Laing digs into horticulture and gardening to unearth a philosophy of ethics and growth

By John Paul StonardSat Aug 17 2024 - 00:00

Restaurant closures: ‘If it’s going to hit Dylan McGrath, it’s going to affect many businesses. The model is broken’

Restaurant closures: ‘If it’s going to hit Dylan McGrath, it’s going to affect many businesses. The model is broken’

Many restaurateurs are reappraising their businesses amid rising costs, changing diner habits and tight margins exacerbated by current VAT rate

By Corinna HardgraveFri Aug 16 2024 - 11:30

Swan Song: Ballet goes punk rock in absorbing behind-the-scenes documentary

Swan Song: Ballet goes punk rock in absorbing behind-the-scenes documentary

Chelsea McMullan’s immersive, tactile portrait captures the small dramas, jangling nerves and stoicism in a production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake

By Tara BradyThu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00

‘I was brought up around horses. I was around horses all my life since I was a baby’

‘I was brought up around horses. I was around horses all my life since I was a baby’

Jarvey Padser Harris (70) has been bringing tourists around Dublin for 30 years to see the sights in his horse-drawn carriage

By Nick BradshawMon Aug 12 2024 - 06:00

Ciarán McCarthy was left paraplegic after playing for his local rugby club. He resolved not to become ‘a bitter auld bollocks’

Ciarán McCarthy was left paraplegic after playing for his local rugby club. He resolved not to become ‘a bitter auld bollocks’

More than 22 years on from the life-changing incident, McCarthy’s belief in a breakthrough is undiminished

By Brendan FanningSun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00

Annalise Murphy: ‘I will always look back at the Tokyo Olympics and be disappointed in my performance there’

Annalise Murphy: ‘I will always look back at the Tokyo Olympics and be disappointed in my performance there’

Olympic silver medalist on learning from disappointments, a childhood of sailing events and why west Cork is her favourite place to be on the water

Sun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00

Reviving small Irish towns: ‘They are exactly the same as some of the finest European towns. They can become vibrant communities again’

Reviving small Irish towns: ‘They are exactly the same as some of the finest European towns. They can become vibrant communities again’

There is a wealth of vacant housing hidden in Ireland’s rural towns. Architect Valerie Mulvin has five suggestions to unlock their potential

By Gemma TiptonSun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00

I was suffering from burnout - then I decided to farm 12 sheep. I emerged a new person

I was suffering from burnout - then I decided to farm 12 sheep. I emerged a new person

Award-winning author and film producer John Connell says he now sees that art is not something reserved just for the city

By John ConnellSun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00

Organising a ‘walking bus’ can save time and money and improve kids’ health

Organising a ‘walking bus’ can save time and money and improve kids’ health

Just 24% of children travel to school on foot these days, a fall from 45% in 1986 – Ireland’s little walkers have become passengers

By Joanne HuntSun Aug 11 2024 - 06:00

Yahya Sinwar: How the hardline new Hamas leader will influence conflict in the Middle East

Yahya Sinwar: How the hardline new Hamas leader will influence conflict in the Middle East

Widely suspected of being the architect of the October 7th attacks, Sinwar has wielded an effective veto over ceasefire negotiations with Israel

By Vincent DuracSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

After 30 years of relative success, is Dublin city going backwards again?

After 30 years of relative success, is Dublin city going backwards again?

Our capital is no exception to the rule that cities are fragile ecosystems that can go into decline rapidly

By David McWilliamsSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

Eamon Dunphy: ‘You can’t say a word against Michael D ... All that stuff is bad and dangerous for journalism’

Eamon Dunphy: ‘You can’t say a word against Michael D ... All that stuff is bad and dangerous for journalism’

The 79-year-old podcaster discusses Roy Keane, Ryan Tubridy and Michael D Higgins

By Ed PowerSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

‘It’s strange that there are no wash cloths in the bathrooms’: On the road with first-time visitors to Ireland

‘It’s strange that there are no wash cloths in the bathrooms’: On the road with first-time visitors to Ireland

Rosita Boland travels with a group of enthusiastic first-time visitors to Ireland

By Rosita BolandSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

Sarah Moss: I do the same thing and expect different results

Sarah Moss: I do the same thing and expect different results

Time continues to pass, the world of next time is not the same as the world of last time for anything we do

By Sarah MossSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

Are there cheaper alternative to Center Parcs at home or abroad?

Are there cheaper alternative to Center Parcs at home or abroad?

With peak-season prices of almost €3,000 for a week at the Longford holiday park, we’ve gathered 10 other options to consider

By Jen HoganSat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

‘We cried the whole way through’: Colleen Hoover on watching It Ends With Us with her mother

‘We cried the whole way through’: Colleen Hoover on watching It Ends With Us with her mother

Bestselling author talks about BookTok, superfans and the domestic abuse that informed her book which has been released now as a film

By Tara BradySat Aug 10 2024 - 05:15

Chinese porcelain about to go under the hammer in Cork

Chinese porcelain about to go under the hammer in Cork

Hegarty Antiques of Bandon has Qing-dynasty items of note while De Búrca has a rare book by John Millington Synge and a framed photograph of Shackleton’s Quest expedition

By Sylvia ThompsonSat Aug 10 2024 - 05:00

Puffins on the Saltee Islands are thriving again. There’s now an obvious next step

Puffins on the Saltee Islands are thriving again. There’s now an obvious next step

Ella McSweeney: With the rat menace addressed, the question now is how to protest puffins’ nests from another threat - tourists

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 10 2024 - 05:00

Are these not the best parents, mother carrying chick while father feeds it?

Are these not the best parents, mother carrying chick while father feeds it?

Eye on Nature: A hoverfly on Pallenis maritima, tracking of foxes with GPS radio collars, a successful takeover by wasps and a Common pipistrele bat

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 10 2024 - 05:00

Private landlords: Are they actually fleeing the rental sector?

Private landlords: Are they actually fleeing the rental sector?

Small private landlords still prominent in market nationally, according to data from the Residential Tenancies Board

By Colm KeenaFri Aug 09 2024 - 10:00

Derval O’Rourke: ‘What do I miss most? My abs from when I was racing’

Derval O’Rourke: ‘What do I miss most? My abs from when I was racing’

Three-time Olympian Derval O’Rourke on her favourite place, why she rarely gets angry and growing up spoiled

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00

One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers: ‘The secrecy of HIV and Aids is worse now, it went underground during Covid’

One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers: ‘The secrecy of HIV and Aids is worse now, it went underground during Covid’

Breda Gahan's work as a nurse and midwife brought her from the frontlines of the 1980s Aids epidemic in Dublin to conflicts and humanitarian crises across the globe and she has no intention of stopping

By Sorcha PollakSun Aug 04 2024 - 06:00

What’s happening with the expansion of Ireland’s railways?

What’s happening with the expansion of Ireland’s railways?

Plans involve new 200km/h trains, more frequent services and a significant expansion of the Dart to Kildare – assuming there are no leaves on the track

By Carl O'BrienSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

Washout summer for tourist towns: ‘There was only three people on the beach in Tramore. You’d get more in winter’

Washout summer for tourist towns: ‘There was only three people on the beach in Tramore. You’d get more in winter’

It’s damp, expensive and staycationers are thin on the ground in holdiay spots around the country. At least overseas visitors don’t mind the grey skies

By Noel BakerSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

Today’s children could be worse-off than their parents

Today’s children could be worse-off than their parents

Amid global turmoil, the standard patterns of social mobility are shifting. Career choices are being recalibrated as financial and other rewards rise and fall

By David McWilliamsSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

The recent brutal period of wet weather should not be surprising, the predictions were there

The recent brutal period of wet weather should not be surprising, the predictions were there

Ella McSweeney: The powers that be would do well to pay more attention to climate scientists

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

‘They are afraid and we are not afraid:’ A tour through some of Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements

‘They are afraid and we are not afraid:’ A tour through some of Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements

Israel is pressing ahead with plans to grow illegal settlements in the occupied territories even as it inflames tensions in the region

By Sally HaydenSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

‘I never slept in a cardboard anti-sex bed before’: diary of first-time Irish Olympian

‘I never slept in a cardboard anti-sex bed before’: diary of first-time Irish Olympian

What’s it like behind the scenes at the world’s biggest sporting event? Irish cyclist Ryan Mullen reveals all

By Ryan MullenSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

‘The best place to see Edna O’Brien was at Mass’: the banned and burned author’s complex relationship with Ireland

‘The best place to see Edna O’Brien was at Mass’: the banned and burned author’s complex relationship with Ireland

‘You have to be dead in Ireland to be a hero. History has shown us that; there are no living martyrs’ - O’Brien’s nephew

By Andrew HamiltonSat Aug 03 2024 - 05:26

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