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Fame, angst and Avicii, EDM’s reluctant global superstar
- Music
- April 20, 2018, 21:22
Early in 2012 posters appeared around Dublin advertising an upcoming concert at the O2 Arena. The artist being touted was far from a household name. (...)

How long should a severely disabled child have to wait for a wheelchair in Ireland?
- Health & Family
- April 4, 2018, 12:01
In January, the Irish Government committed to formally ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability at the end of March. The (...)

The school where the girls yell and the boys run the play-kitchen
- Parenting
- March 25, 2018, 19:01
Something was wrong with the Penguins, the incoming class of toddlers at the Seafarer’s Preschool, in a wooded suburb south of Stockholm. The boys we(...)

‘Constructive talks’: N Korean and Swedish foreign ministers meet
- Europe
- March 16, 2018, 17:37
Sweden’s foreign minister has held what she called “good and constructive” talks with her North Korean counterpart amid growing speculation about a po(...)

Annual St Patrick’s Day exodus sees Ministers favouring US
- World
- March 13, 2018, 15:17
PAT LEAHY The annual exodus of Government ministers and officials for St Patrick’s Day Day events is well underway with the United States, as usual, (...)

Ukraine to seize assets of Russian energy provider Gazprom
- Energy & Resources
- March 8, 2018, 15:07
Ukraine is to seize assets belonging to Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom in a deepening legal dispute that has stoked fears of supply dis(...)

Guinness is flavour of the month
- Food & Drink
- March 3, 2018, 06:00
Irish chef Ian Doyle, who heads the kitchen at Oaxen Krog in Stockholm, and previously worked at Noma in Copenhagen, is collaborating with the Guinnes(...)

Polar prize: Metallica to receive ‘Nobel prize of music’
- Music
- February 15, 2018, 08:01
Metallica have been named recipients of Sweden’s Polar prize, considered one of music’s most prestigious awards. The Los Angeles four-piece are the fi(...)

H&M forecasts return to growth for store sales next year
- Retail & Services
- February 14, 2018, 09:13
Hennes and Mauritz forecast that sales at its brick-and-mortar stores will return to growth next year as it tries to lure consumers back to shopping c(...)

Ikea’s Ingvar Kamprad: from matchstick seller to furniture king
- Business
- January 28, 2018, 12:03
Ingvar Kamprad, the Ikea founder who turned a small-scale mail order business into a global furniture empire, has died aged 91, the company said. Ike(...)