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Dublin-born flautist was among the first to fuse jazz and Irish traditional music

People have died for their belief in transubstantiation or papal infallibility

Development of 97 apartments on three blocks planned for former Murphy & Gunn site

Patrick Freyne: She has no French yet she’s thriving in a Parisian marketing firm?

These apps will help you stay calm, organise your gift list, track Santa or dance like an elf

‘We’ll have a Christmas tree with a compulsory Lego Christmas village underneath’

New manager was isolating in a hotel while watching his side draw 3-3 with Brentford

Emer McLysaght: We have an odd national obsession with how our celebrities speak

The entrants held smart, well-informed views on the challenges facing the planet

The Irish actor, best known for the Harry Potter movies, on the early stages of an eating disorder

Budget 2022: Weekly fuel allowance going up from midnight by €5 a week to €33

Fears about privacy and online security primary concerns among older age cohort

NUI Galway’s venom study examines effect of growing colonies of spiders in urban areas

Pensions Commission set to recommend retirement age should not increase until 2028

Changes essential to improved air quality but poor must not pay the price

We spent a year in Taiwan, one of the few places that initially managed to contain Covid-19

Ibec welcomes plan, saying lack of housing supply affects Irish competitiveness

Music book reviews: Jon Savage reissues and Will Sergeant memoir among other highlights

French director Julia Ducournau’s serial killer odyssey Titane wins top honour

Volunteers make a ‘huge difference’ in combating loneliness and supporting older people

As buying a home becomes increasingly difficult, renters face challenges in retirement

Authors and critics choose the books that have moved and impressed them this year

Video of dancing gardaí received almost 5.5 million views on Facebook alone

Older people’s mental health severely impacted by cocooning, committee hears

Cork-based initiative aims to support Poles and Romanians falling through cracks due to language barrier

At some point we all need care. Why is it so undervalued?

‘It felt like skinny-dipping,’ says singer Susanna Hoffs. ‘I ended up doing it for most of the album’

There is a yearning among disconnected supporters simply to feel something again

The time is always right for solitude skills: journaling, scheduling time for yourself, treating yourself well ...

Mental health experts warn, however, that the fallout post-Covid could be worse than anticipated

Irish-Belgian Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll climbed into the record books this month following a successful expedition across Patagonia’s highest peaks

Bizarrely, it seems easier to get children into school than on an online class

Tindersticks singer on Nottingham, TV Personalities cover, Eimear McBride and new lp

Flirting has become a victim of this socially distanced world, and I’m lost without it

Calls for clarity on vaccine rollout so older people are not duped by fraudulent texts or calls

The 17th president of the US had a gift for demagoguery

Better health to big savings: the benefits of quitting cigarettes are well-documented

Avid Shamrock Rovers fan Michael McCarthy among those to be helped by charity

Stephen Larkham hails number 10’s ability to handle pressure after win in France