Weekend

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

Gavin Esler on British politics: ‘We’ve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliament’

Gavin Esler on British politics: ‘We’ve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliament’

The former BBC journalist on working in Belfast in the 1970s, why unionist pessimism is justified, and the lack of ‘good chaps’ in Westminster

By Mark HennessySat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00

The next president of Argentina will upend all your prejudices about dull economists

The next president of Argentina will upend all your prejudices about dull economists

David McWilliams: The right has become left, and the left has become the right. Such blurring will continue

By David McWilliamsSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00

Lankum cancellation in Leipzig highlights German minefield on Israel

Lankum cancellation in Leipzig highlights German minefield on Israel

Cancellation of concert by contemporary Irish folk band known for pro-Palestinian stance adds to growing body of performances and talks axed ‘due to current events’

By Derek ScallySat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00

Top Gear cancelled: often farcical saga of the show’s decline has finally come to an end

Top Gear cancelled: often farcical saga of the show’s decline has finally come to an end

The BBC went through hosts like a boy racer going through brake pads, with Jeremy Clarkson followed by Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and Andrew Flintoff

By Ed PowerSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00

Are you being gaslit? When it happens in the workplace, you can start to feel undermined or excluded

Are you being gaslit? When it happens in the workplace, you can start to feel undermined or excluded

‘Gaslighting is form of manipulation and abuse where abuser is trying to make victim doubt their reality’

By Joanne HuntSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00

The last bohemian of Luggala: ‘We won’t see the likes of those lives again’

The last bohemian of Luggala: ‘We won’t see the likes of those lives again’

Garech Browne’s friend, who died in a fire at the Wicklow estate last month, had great stories to tell, from ‘visiting an opium den with Marianne Faithfull’ to the filming of Excalibur

By Ian O'RiordanSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00

‘Ah, Jesus Christ, he is relentless’: How a veteran journalist sought the truth about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedys

‘Ah, Jesus Christ, he is relentless’: How a veteran journalist sought the truth about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedys

‘It is lovely how life pushes you around the board,’ Anthony Summers says

By Keith DugganSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00

A quiet revolution in treating small children with serious heart disease

A quiet revolution in treating small children with serious heart disease

Children from the North account for up to 20 per cent of heart interventions performed in Crumlin’s children’s hospital in Dublin

By Paul CullenSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00

The Dunlop dynasty’s triumphs and tragedies: ‘A vortex of speed and noise and colour’

The Dunlop dynasty’s triumphs and tragedies: ‘A vortex of speed and noise and colour’

A new photobook explains the visceral thrill of motorcycle road racing but does not shy away from the high price paid by some participants

By Freya McClementsSun Nov 19 2023 - 06:00

Himalayan honeysuckle spreads easily and is categorised as an invasive species

Himalayan honeysuckle spreads easily and is categorised as an invasive species

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a washed-up leatherback turtle, a strange fish and the black pheasant of the family

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

Tomás’s story cuts through the coolly clinical language around ‘clerical sexual abuse’

Tomás’s story cuts through the coolly clinical language around ‘clerical sexual abuse’

Like Humpty-Dumpty, Tomás Hardiman just wanted to put himself back together again, writes Alan Gilsenan, who helps the survivor tell his story in a new film

By Alan GilsenanSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

Marie Cassidy: ‘It’s the man in your bed you should be worried about, not the man under your bed’

Marie Cassidy: ‘It’s the man in your bed you should be worried about, not the man under your bed’

Former state pathologist acknowledges that to do the stressful job: ‘You have to have a certain personality, a very odd personality’

By Fiona GartlandSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

The tan and the white teeth: 60 years after JFK’s assassination Wexford remembers his 1963 visit

The tan and the white teeth: 60 years after JFK’s assassination Wexford remembers his 1963 visit

John F Kennedy’s death on November 22nd, 1963 was the death of innocence for many people

By Ronan McGreevySat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

The Pope and LGBT Catholics: Francis faces a conservative backlash

The Pope and LGBT Catholics: Francis faces a conservative backlash

As the pontiff apparently seeks to create a more welcoming Catholic Church, a cadre of conservatives become emboldened in airing ferocious criticism

By Naomi O’LearySat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

What will happen when the middle class get hit by ChatGPT?

What will happen when the middle class get hit by ChatGPT?

ChatGPT's inexorable rise: Typically late to the party, I tried out the AI tool for the first time this week

By David McWilliamsSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

Grief constantly takes on different shapes and forms. It is never quite what you expect

Grief constantly takes on different shapes and forms. It is never quite what you expect

Molly Furey reflects on the importance of events which provide a chance to think about deceased loved ones on days that are not charged with the expectations of anniversaries, birthdays or Christmas

By Molly FureyWed Nov 15 2023 - 20:45

Ancient links to seaweed explored through foraging and art

Ancient links to seaweed explored through foraging and art

When art is inspired by nature it can also be a form of activism, highlighting the need to protect the places that inspire it

By Alexander McMasterSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00

Archaeologists have the privilege of coming face to face with dead people from the past

Archaeologists have the privilege of coming face to face with dead people from the past

In rural Ireland it is still common for people to be buried in graveyards that have been in use since medieval times

By Gabriel CooneySun Nov 12 2023 - 06:00

‘A rat looked out the window from the inside.’ A day in the life of a food safety inspector

‘A rat looked out the window from the inside.’ A day in the life of a food safety inspector

Claudia Gildea tells Conor Pope what she hopes not to find as she visits the kitchen of a Dublin hotel

By Conor PopeSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

We motorists have a moral obligation to police ourselves on the endless lonely, winding roads throughout Ireland

We motorists have a moral obligation to police ourselves on the endless lonely, winding roads throughout Ireland

As winter deepens, the number of road deaths for 2023 stands at 166 lives lost, 11 more than the total lives lost in 2022

By Keith DugganSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

What connects Sam Bankman-Fried to Dublin’s office market?

What connects Sam Bankman-Fried to Dublin’s office market?

WeWork’s bankruptcy, the jailing of Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of the NFT market are all inevitable, investor-ruining consequences of an extended period of ultra-low rates

By David McWilliamsSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

Dung flys indulge in wing-waving displays on the flowers of umbels

Dung flys indulge in wing-waving displays on the flowers of umbels

They often occur in vast swarms running around over vegetation

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

Will clicks and likes translate to young people voting in large numbers for Sinn Féin?

Will clicks and likes translate to young people voting in large numbers for Sinn Féin?

Sinn Féin’s TikTok savvy and laser-like focus on housing appears to be reaping rewards, while other political parties are also rolling out strategies to try to attract the youth vote

By Jennifer BraySat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

The Abbey: Shadow of a controversy lingers at Ireland’s national theatre

The Abbey: Shadow of a controversy lingers at Ireland’s national theatre

Two investigations surrounding events at the theatre have cost over €200,000 between them, with an independent review of governance, in particular, incurring escalating costs

By Deirdre FalveySat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

‘It’s not the same anymore’: Tullamore continues to grieve after murder of Ashling Murphy

‘It’s not the same anymore’: Tullamore continues to grieve after murder of Ashling Murphy

Locals around the town and walking along the canal path react to the news of Jozef Puska’s conviction

By Rosita BolandSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

Carol Vorderman’s departure from the BBC: Why the presenter has quit the broadcaster

Carol Vorderman’s departure from the BBC: Why the presenter has quit the broadcaster

Carol Vorderman has become a vocal critic of the British government, and has pledged to continue speaking out against the administration ‘for what it has done to the country which I love’

By Ellen O’DonoghueWed Nov 08 2023 - 17:39

The Irish signatory to the US constitution who was also a slave-owner

The Irish signatory to the US constitution who was also a slave-owner

Other emigrants such as Wolfe Tone did not compromise their principles in unfamiliar environments

By Finola O'KaneSun Nov 05 2023 - 06:00

How to ... not take it personally: ‘You are not here to please the other person, or to mind their feelings and emotions’

How to ... not take it personally: ‘You are not here to please the other person, or to mind their feelings and emotions’

You can challenge what they’ve said in your own mind too

By Joanne HuntSun Nov 05 2023 - 06:00

Ekow Eshun: ‘The concerns of my In the Black Fantastic exhibition seem absolutely relevant in Ireland’

Ekow Eshun: ‘The concerns of my In the Black Fantastic exhibition seem absolutely relevant in Ireland’

Curator Ekow Eshun jumped at the chance to talk about his groundbreaking exhibition in a setting of some significance in the tangled history of Anglo-Irish relations

By Aidan DunneSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

James O’Brien on post-Brexit Britain: ‘This conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiority’

James O’Brien on post-Brexit Britain: ‘This conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiority’

LBC broadcaster on what ails his native country, his faith in youth and why he won’t be tracking down his Irish biological mother

By Mark HennessySat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

Oscar pioneer James Martin: ‘When I was growing up I was bullied. Big time’

Oscar pioneer James Martin: ‘When I was growing up I was bullied. Big time’

The Belfast actor on coping with fame, meeting Joe Biden and the advice he gives young people with acting aspirations

By Seanín GrahamSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

Moths: It’s my first time mothing, and within minutes, I realise it is a whole other world

Moths: It’s my first time mothing, and within minutes, I realise it is a whole other world

Placed against the mint lichen on an oak tree, this wondrous moth disappears as if it isn’t there

By Ella McSweeneySat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

The idealised decade: Friends, the 1990s and a vanished world

The idealised decade: Friends, the 1990s and a vanished world

Matthew Perry’s death has again turned the spotlight on the stubborn refusal of Friends to recede from either the screen or the general imagination

By Keith DugganSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

Hamas attacks have reopened Germany’s Muslim integration debate

Hamas attacks have reopened Germany’s Muslim integration debate

As Berlin’s best-known liberal mosque closes due to threats, anger is growing that Hamburg’s so-called Blue Mosque remains open

By Derek ScallySat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

The Irish street is pro-Palestinian, but it is paved with American money

The Irish street is pro-Palestinian, but it is paved with American money

Israel-Palestine conflict has long seen both sides seeking to internationalise their local land war

By David McWilliamsSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

What happened at the Bletchley Park AI summit?

What happened at the Bletchley Park AI summit?

World leaders, computer scientists and business leaders such as Elon Musk all gathered in England this week to debate the future of AI

By Ed PowerSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

How a new wave of Irish criminals are flaunting their wealth, and using it to generate fear

How a new wave of Irish criminals are flaunting their wealth, and using it to generate fear

The head of the Criminal Assets Bureau on money laundering and high spending in the criminal underworld

By Conor LallySat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

How to celebrate Halloween: Remember the dead and embrace the change of seasons

How to celebrate Halloween: Remember the dead and embrace the change of seasons

The holiday is a bit of a mash-up, and so are its traditions. Here’s some advice from a Druid on how to mark the coming of winter

By Joanne HuntSun Oct 29 2023 - 06:00

My brother was a war photographer who died by suicide. His pictures comfort me

My brother was a war photographer who died by suicide. His pictures comfort me

Richard Mill’s motto was ‘you’re only as good as your next photograph’. He was always working and striving to take the ultimate picture

By Tara MillsSun Oct 29 2023 - 05:00

The Battle for Britain: Does Scotland hold the key as general election approaches?

The Battle for Britain: Does Scotland hold the key as general election approaches?

The lowdown on British politics as it prepares for its most important general election campaign in decades

By Mark PaulSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Icelandic women went on strike this week. Irish women should follow suit

Icelandic women went on strike this week. Irish women should follow suit

David McWilliams: Irish woman still take home less pay than men and this is despite the fact that Irish women are better educated than Irish men

By David McWilliamsSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Rory Stewart: ‘I fought an existential fight against Boris Johnson, who is a terrible human being’

Rory Stewart: ‘I fought an existential fight against Boris Johnson, who is a terrible human being’

The former Tory MP on the Brexit vote, serving as minister under David Cameron and Theresa May, and running against Johnson for the party leadership

By Hugh LinehanSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Modern GPs: ‘We’re hell for leather busy but can still look after patients and families for a lifetime’

Modern GPs: ‘We’re hell for leather busy but can still look after patients and families for a lifetime’

GPs in Kerry, Wicklow and Dublin on patient expectations, acute pressures and the way forward

By Keith DugganSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Crowdfunding: When GoFundMe goes right, and when it goes wrong...

Crowdfunding: When GoFundMe goes right, and when it goes wrong...

Ireland is the most generous country on the biggest crowdfunding platform in the world. The company’s chief executive talks about how the platform works

By Conor PopeSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Warning: Never touch ill or dying sea birds

Warning: Never touch ill or dying sea birds

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

Dethroning of a crypto king: ‘Sam Bankman-Fried’s brain couldn’t function doing one thing. It had become addicted to distraction’

Dethroning of a crypto king: ‘Sam Bankman-Fried’s brain couldn’t function doing one thing. It had become addicted to distraction’

Author Michael Lewis has written a revealing and sometimes very funny book about the young former billionaire facing a huge US federal fraud trial

By Hugh LinehanSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:00

Sandwich generation: ‘Working, raising their own families and caring for elderly parents’

Sandwich generation: ‘Working, raising their own families and caring for elderly parents’

Many workers provide unpaid care for older relatives, but companies who flaunt family-friendly credentials often have in mind employees with young children

By Sheila WaymanSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:00

The Garden or Cross spider is completely harmless. Unless you are a fly

The Garden or Cross spider is completely harmless. Unless you are a fly

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00

Don Tidey on his IRA kidnappers: ‘There was no small talk ... I survived in some miraculous way’

Don Tidey on his IRA kidnappers: ‘There was no small talk ... I survived in some miraculous way’

Former Quinnsworth chief executive speaks for first time in 40 years about his 23-day ordeal that transfixed the nation

By Ronan McGreevySat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00

Our National Parks say something about how we view and value the natural world

Our National Parks say something about how we view and value the natural world

Agriculture will be at the centre of Ireland’s newest National Park, Boyne Valley National Park, to be created from the 552-acre Dowth Hall estate

By Ella McSweeneySat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00

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