‘It’s a stereotype that Ireland is full of drinkers. It’s a problem all over the world’
Playwright and screenwriter Nancy Harris on her parents’ separation, the myth of family and her hit show The Dry
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I never thought I wanted to live in Australia and now I’m struggling to leave
Many Irish people idolise Australian life - it represents escape into another version of yourself
The changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’
Ancient Order of Hibernians deeply invested in Ireland, but its attitudes have changed with the times
The Palestinian-Israeli actor tackling Middle East conflict with jokes and empathy
Yousef Sweid’s one-man show – Between the River and the Sea – is a risky, tongue-in-cheek swipe at his adopted home
Róisín Ingle: I took my mother to London to see Joyce, her only remaining sibling
Róisín Ingle: Chance to visit her last remaining sibling was a magic key that unlocked our trip to London
Grace O’Malley-Kumar, killed in Nottingham attacks, ‘was too good to be true’, say parents
Teenage Irish citizen from prominent medical family was killed in the Nottingham attacks but had lived a joyous life, her parents recall
What should a museum look like? London’s Irish-designed V&A East Museum could have the answer
O’Donnell+Tuomey’s new branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, in the city’s East Bank quarter, is part of a rethink of what such institutions should do
Now you can see Edvard Munch’s The Scream in ‘film form’, but why would you want to?
Talk about a solution to a non-existent problem. Or an answer to a question no one asked
Viral video of London stabbing incident sparks debate over crime: ‘He was my only son’
Killing in north London park is one of the latest in a spate of knife attacks among young people in the city
Say Nothing author Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘The truth often makes people uncomfortable’
The US writer has found that getting answers involves brass neck persistence and blunt rejection, to which he has happily become immune
Rare Titanic survivor life jacket up for auction as anniversary approaches
Laura Mabel Francatelli’s life jacket is the only one belonging to a Titanic survivor to be auctioned
I live in the ‘most boring’ part of Australia. But a recent violent incident got me thinking
As an outsider I have the freedom to care about a place without belonging
JPMorgan to build Canary Wharf’s tallest tower after City airport approval
US bank wins clearance for 265-metre skyscraper after talks over low-flying aircraft
Conor Pope in Paris and London: ‘At every turn in Paris, someone was standing by to screw me’
A tale of two cities, one Eurostar, and some price-gouging that even an encounter with Paddington Bear couldn’t salvage
Three remanded over alleged arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in London
Four vehicles were set on fire in the early hours of March 23rd
Easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge
Makers try to recoup losses after margins were squeezed by spike in price of raw ingredient
Irish-Dutch national charged with 10 firearms offences remanded in custody in UK
Khalid Ahmed (24), from Ealing in west London, arrested as he drove off a ferry into Dover
Half a million march in London for ‘biggest ever’ protest against far-right, say organisers
Demonstrators carried placards with slogans such as ‘Migrants make our NHS’ and ‘No to racism, no to Trump’
Actor Gary Lydon: ‘There’s a spiritual feeling about Ireland you don’t get in other places’
Because of the likes of Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal people are taking notice. But you have to nurture Irish actors starting out too
‘Disgusting’ that Nottingham attack victims drug tested but killer was not, inquest hears
Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber were killed by Valdo Calocane in 2023, along with caretaker Ian Coates
BBC names former Google executive as new director general
Matt Brittin to take on role in May, facing advance of Trump lawsuit and challenges to broadcaster’s funding model
Anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim sentiment duel for the attention of Britain’s political class
Jewish-owned ambulances are set on fire in London while Manchester mosque users stop hammer-wielding man from entering
Pidgeon homed – Frank McNally on the repatriation of an Old IRA man from 1970s London
Souvenirs from traditional military salute for veteran at Glasnevin risked an awkward explanation or two
Fashion exhibitions worth travelling for in 2026: From Schiaparelli in London to Alaïa and Dior in Paris
Valentino Garavani, Vivienne Westwood and Madame Grès are among designers showcasing in Madrid, Rome, Berlin and elsewhere
This week’s events brought us no closer to understanding the enigma that is Gerry Adams
‘You must pick your battles when dealing with Gerry,’ noted one senior Belfast lawyer, not at all surprised by the outcome of the case
Concern over legal costs brings Gerry Adams’s eight-day London high court odyssey to end
Former Sinn Féin leader leaves with win and a legal bill that, had case gone the other way, could have seen him facing huge claims
Judge made ‘extraordinary’ interventions in Gerry Adams civil case, accusers’ lawyers say
‘This outcome is not of the claimants’ making’, says McCue Jury solicitors, after action by three bombing survivors dropped
Gerry Adams recalls ‘very bad history’ of British rule as London civil case nears end
‘I came here to reject the accusations levelled against me’, former Sinn Féin leader says
Experience of being born in mother and baby home informed TD’s decision to oppose Bessborough development
‘That’s part of my history’, Richard Boyd-Barrett tells demonstration outside Dáil
Gerry Adams tells court he will ‘go to grave content’ he played a role in a united Ireland
Adams in the stand in London civil suit by victims of IRA bombings
Seán Burke, Irish comedian in London: ‘My accent goes a long way when I’m on stage’
Irish comedian in London: Even if the jokes are good, if you look nervous people can tell you aren’t believing in yourself'
Voice from the grave fills courtroom at Gerry Adams civil action in London
Former IRA member Dolours Price relates in recording how IRA intended to bomb London in early 1970s
Is life cheaper abroad? We compare everyday prices in Ireland and 10 overseas cities
From rent to Big Macs, we add up the costs of everyday life in Dublin and other major cities
‘Irish people don’t take themselves too seriously’: What emigrants miss about home
From Sydney mornings to no immersion worries, here’s what emigrants miss and love about life abroad
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