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Finding a horseshoe on the beaches of Rio

Noted American mathematician Steve Smale opposed the Vietnam War, and political factors then influenced his next funding application being rejected

Key dates for the 2025 Leaving Cert class to know

All you need to know about available places, viewing scripts and much more

‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixed

Some 220 homeowners have had works completed under Defective Concrete Block Scheme out of 2,870 applications since June 2020

CIÉ group pensioners to get increase after 17 years

Members of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this week

Ciarán Murphy: Scrolling my brain into obsolescence in pursuit of GAA nirvana

‘Humanity’s accumulated wisdom at my fingertips ... and I choose instead to rewatch a TJ Reid assist for a Ballyhale goal 20 times in a row’

Minnie Hauk short odds to add name to stellar Yorkshire Oaks roll of honour

Colin Keane bids to take advantage of Dylan Browne McMonagle’s suspension in race for jockeys’ title

Latest Irish house price data: depressingly predictable

CSO data indicates that prices grew at an annualised rate of 7.8 per cent in June

Lucrative payday of €3.7m at stake when Shamrock Rovers take on Santa Clara in the Azores

Home side enduring a disastrous start to season, losing in opening two games without scoring and conceding four

Warm weather to continue into weekend - but breezier wet spells to come

Remnants of Hurricane Erin expected to bring unsettled conditions next week

Ireland is turning into chief ‘finger wagger’ on the world stage

It’s doubtful anyone is willing to listen to our lectures on affairs of international morality

‘The idea of students who go to class during the day and party in the evening is dying’

Many third-level students don’t have time to socialise or get involved in clubs and societies

Dial-up is dead. A few other technologies are set to follow

AOL announced it was shutting down its dial-up service, but who still plugs in to a phone jack to go online?

Dave Hannigan: Why Samuel Beckett is a good fit for the New York Mets

For the Irish writer, watching the worst team in baseball was an entertaining and rewarding experience

Ireland falls short in its support for indigenous industry

Investors should be encouraged to put money into start-ups rather than US stocks or low-interest deposit accounts

Irish Caminos: On Brigid’s Way, we learn that it is better to bend than break

On the walking trail in Donadea Forest Park, Co Kildare, we skip through centuries as we pass part one of Ireland’s ancient roads, a 9/11 memorial and a link to a church thought to have been built by St Patrick

Hotels group seeks grants scheme for retrofitting, supports for staff accommodation

Irish Hotels Federation’s pre-budget submission also seeks return of 9% VAT rate for food services and extra €90m for tourism marketing

Irish companies using cutting-edge technology to help patients manage their illnesses at home

Medtech companies based in Ireland are at the forefront of the movement towards more home care

Patrick Freyne: Real Housewives of London shows what happens when you try to abolish shame

The real star of the show is a sanity-troubled canine companion to the owner of the longest legs in Belgravia

A drone-maker in Lviv: Stopping Russians from killing Ukrainians is ‘an act of love’

Injury disqualified Ruslan Borovskiy from military service. Then he had an inspiration

Government ‘should take advantage’ of stable building costs now, say surveyors

Easing construction inflation an opportunity to achieve progress with National Development Plan

Guinness owner seeks to double capacity at Kildare brewery

Diageo to use plant for ales, lagers and Guinness 0.0

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