The Boys by Leo Robson: ‘I enjoyed it as I enjoy a packet of crisps at the pub’
The Boys luxuriates in a particular kind of north London nostalgia, decisively slotting into the traditions and tropes of a distinctly British literature
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Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Anyone for tennis from a burning planet?
Sport has become a victim of climate change, even as it is complicit in it
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
June 29th-July 4th: including 7/7: Homegrown Terror; Glastonbury 2025; and the second and final series of The Sandman
‘He was perfect, a one-off’: Pensioner killed in London is remembered as proud Kilkenny man
Tributes to 87-year-old John Mackey are paid at funeral in Callan, where he emigrated from in 1956
Iron Maiden in Dublin: All killer(s) no filler in a near perfect set list that hits the high notes every time
Fifty years on, the band remain undimmed and even energised by a seventh member: the stunning digital display
Kneecap’s provocative poster campaign very much on-brand
‘More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo Chara’ visual created by Dublin agency for Irish language rappers
Tempers flare at pro-Palestine protest in central London
UK government is to proscribe the Palestine Action group
VAT rate cut for hospitality is back on the table - but will it be enough?
Move to reduce rate to 9% will limit room for income tax measures
How the death of an ‘old boy from Ireland’ in London-Irish suburb sparked a misguided viral appeal
The death of Martin Fallon from Sligo recently sparked a viral post about Archway’s evolving Irish enclave
Grenfell Uncovered on Netflix: First-rate journalism highlights how working class victims were left waiting for answers
Television: Immediate aftermath of tragedy carries clear echoes of official response to Stardust blaze
Fans rally behind Kneecap after London court appearance: ‘If you’re supporting Ireland, you’re supporting Kneecap’
Irish-language rap group play their biggest solo gig yet at Dublin’s Fairview Park
Europe should stop whining and ‘act like the superpower’ it is, former US general warns
Ben Hodges tells a London audience that Nato members on continent should prepare for future Russian strikes on their air and sea ports
Airline passenger denied exit row seat because of autism is awarded €7,500
Workplace Relations Commission upholds complaint of discrimination and harassment after airport ‘shambles’
A Joycean mystery is mapped out in London as Bloomsday looms
Former Fleet Street veteran has acquired an atlas he believes is linked to Ulysses
Writer Orlaine McDonald: ‘I felt a strong need to transcend that little working-class girl who had got herself up the duff’
The No Small Thing author on losing her Irish mum, diversity in fiction and teenage motherhood
Eileen Walsh: Women actors ‘are like avocados. You’re nearly ready, nearly ready - then you’re ripe, then you’ve gone off’
The Cork actor, who has returned to live in Ireland after 30 years, on ageing, working with Cillian Murphy, and her upcoming role in a 24-hour play with 100 unknown men
The Sleep Room by Jon Stock: Could an Irish version of this frightening scandal in British psychiatry yet emerge?
A chillling account of psychiatrist William Sargent’s treatment of women patients in the 1960s
Return to office boosts demand for older London buildings, says British Land
One of UK’s biggest landlords points to lack of construction since pandemic and high rents for shift
Mother and son risk death in solidarity with each other
Political issues eclipsed by the love and worry of a daughter and sister
Irish abroad: ‘One local called me a potato eater . . . ironically, he was eating cheesy fries at the time’
Emigrating is hard and might even attract the odd insult, but it also unlocks an inner strength
Robert Boyle summer school to explore the human brain and intersection with creativity
13th staging of event honouring founder of modern science with events in Waterford and Lismore
Cáit O’Riordan: ‘I quit the Pogues at 21. I got sober ... didn’t see Shane much’
The musician on her love of the Irish people, her brief but formative years in The Pogues, and how her attitude to alcohol differed from Shane MacGowan’s
‘Menstrual health affects everything - our work, our relationships, our mental health. Yet it’s still whispered about’
Dr Hazel Wallace – aka The Food Medic – on leaving medicine, offering credible advice online, and her new book about periods
Kneecap review: Mo Chara tells 20,000-strong crowd ‘you have no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig’
Mo Chara tells fans ‘You have no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig’
Vogue Williams: ‘Spencer ran towards me with red flags hanging off him in every direction’
The royal-adjacent Irish entrepreneur, podcaster and former model talks about men, her new memoir and her desire to age disgracefully
Emigration: ‘From a distance, I have relearned how to be Irish’
I now see that home is not always a fixed idea you inherit, but one you must participate in creating
‘I soon regretted not putting on pants’: Unwelcome early-morning callers arrived at my door, demanding £1,000
Bailiffs hired by local authorities prefer payment before breakfast - especially at the weekend
‘After Brexit, both of us became interested in having an Irish passport, like a lot of people’
Consultant cardiologist John Foran moved from London to Cork in January
Singer Chris Brown remanded in custody over alleged bottle attack in London nightclub
American R&B artist accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Abraham Diaw in February 2023 incident
Man (21) charged with arson at British PM Keir Starmer’s private home
Roman Lavrynovych (21) charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, say police
Man charged with murder of ‘proud Irishman’ (87) in north London
John Mackey (87) died in hospital two days after suffering head injuries
London Tube network’s power failures fuel passenger paranoia
London Letter: Transportation network has been repeatedly crippled by fires at substations
Kneecap to headline London festival as planned after other gig cancellations
Wide Awake Festival had ‘positive discussions with stakeholders’ involved in Brixton event
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