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Presidential campaign kicks into life

Arrival of Gareth Sheridan and the withdrawal of Mairead McGuinness bookended the first week of real interest in the race for the Áras

Safaris in South Africa: A party of zebras, munching rhinos, dirt roads, spectacular scenery and more

From safari pilgrimages in KwaZulu-Natal to ‘goofy’ surfing in Durban, South Africa offers pleasures rare and enticing

Export figures are hard to interpret right now, given flux around tariffs

Latest numbers reflect levelling off of surge seen earlier in year

Kingspan trades profit for position in US roofing race

Bank of America likes the sound of the Cavan-based giant’s US push, but there is little margin for missteps

Is it a good idea to mix together leftover wines at home?

How to Drink Better: You could come up with a new master blend, or perhaps not

Why do my potatoes look warty – and are they safe to eat?

Symptoms of common scab are exacerbated by periods of sustained dry weather like we had in Ireland this spring and summer

Genteel streets of Washington’s Georgetown meet National Guard in Trump’s crime crackdown

It is impossible to predict whether this is short-term misdirection or the first intimation of a hitherto unimaginable authoritarian police era

Dáil clerk job up for grabs with a salary of just under €250,000

Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation

Pope Leo’s first 100 days: ‘He is returning to what was normality before’

Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past

An Irish woman in Barcelona: ‘Climate change has made the summer months difficult’

Wild Geese: Ann King, Barcelona

We decided to drive the new EV across the country. It wasn’t long before things became tense

I looked for a charging point at every garage we passed. It was striking how few there were

‘I chose my Confirmation name after my favourite footballer. In retrospect, it’s pretty funny’

Content creator David McCready, known as DavidMC, on his favourite place in Ireland and his strongest childhood memory

How Niamh Allen has combined motherhood with a sharp rise to the top of Irish women’s distance running

Cork athlete celebrated on medal podium with daughter Lily after winning 5,000m national title

Dropping cost-of-living measures is key pre-budget minefield for Government to navigate

Reaction to James Lawless’s third-level fees cut suggestion has already offered a taste of public anger

The Irish caminos: Climbing the ‘passage of the birds’ - a Connemara rival to Croagh Patrick

Frank McNally on an ancient Connemara pilgrimage, once suppressed by the church but now happily revived

The lure of AI companionship poses a real danger to vulnerable people

The same online forces that nudged Gen Z into a pit of loneliness using algorithms are selling AI companionship to them

‘I’m in my 40s and dating after my husband died – but I find the apps genuinely creepy’

Ask Roe: I spend my time feeling like a judgmental prude or feeling rejected by people I’ve never met

Zohran Mamdani has turned the politics of richest city in US on its head

Immigrant mayoral candidate has strong working class support in wealthy but vastly unequal city

Seven years after her big breakthrough, Béibhinn Parsons feels like Rugby World Cup is just the start

Ireland winger keen to lay down a marker in Pool C opener against Japan

Woman who alleges partner ‘forces’ her to have sex every second night granted barring order

Judge hears of man’s cocaine addiction for two years, and being compelled to have sex

Gourmet getaways: The best places to eat and drink in Kenmare

Kenmare’s rich food tradition: from a sourdough that’s taken on holiday to an island vermouth

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