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Andrew Johnson: it has been generally accepted that he was among the worst holders of the office of US president

Impeachable reputation – An Irishman’s Diary on Andrew Johnson

Opinion
January 2, 2021, 00:01

He had been a polarising president, cherished, as well as deplored, for his excitability, his stubbornness, and his gift for demagoguery. His hair-tri(...)

‘Lunch, though, is where I really faltered.’ Photograph: iStock

A confirmed carnivore goes vegan: ‘I’m hungry, cranky and disillusioned’

Food & Drink
Niamh Towey
February 11, 2020, 06:01

Veganism is a cod. That’s what I’ve been saying to anyone who’s asked me how my first week is going. I’ve been whispering it to myself as I rock back (...)

Niall Wynn, owner of the Proper Order Coffee Company in Dublin’s Smithfield, with one of his compostable coffee cups. Photograph: Alan Betson

Call for Government not to penalise coffee shops moving from single-use plastics

Food & Drink
Conor Pope
November 6, 2019, 18:12

A proposed new levy on disposable cups will unfairly penalise coffee shops and consumers who are already committed to moving away from single-use plas(...)

CCTV image shows the gunman identified as Patrick Crusius, 21 years old, as he enters the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso. Photograph: Courtesy of KTSM 9/KTSM 9 news Channel/AFP/Getty Images

Texas shooting: Man (21) charged with capital murder after 20 people die

US
August 4, 2019, 16:21

US president Donald Trump has ordered flags to be lowered to half-mast on all federal buildings, after a man shot 20 people and wounded more than two (...)

Supporters greet Ilhan Omar (centre) at St Paul Airport in Minneapolis on Thursday. Photograph: Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times

Trump renews attack on Democratic congresswoman

US
Suzanne Lynch
July 19, 2019, 16:42

US president Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Democratic congresswoman Ihlan Omar on Friday, a day after attempting to distance himself from chants(...)