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Rooney Mara: ‘Doing the Irish accent was terrifying’
- Film
- September 1, 2017
By her own admission, Rooney Mara has always been a rather serious young woman. As a youngster, between devouring the works of the Brontë sisters, she(...)

China stands firm as pressure grows to release late Nobel laureate’s wife
- Asia-Pacific
- July 21, 2017, 17:12
International pressure is growing to allow Liu Xia, the wife of the late Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo, to leave the country if she wants to go (...)

The penis story that didn’t stand up
- Science
- July 21, 2017, 11:30
On May 19th last, two researchers under the names Jamie Lindsay and Peter Boyle, published a hoax gender studies paper, entitled The Conceptual Penis (...)

Friends bid farewell to Liu Xiaobo as calls grow for wife to be allowed leave
- Asia-Pacific
- July 14, 2017, 15:00
Calls have been made for Liu Xia, the wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, to be allowed to leave China following the dissident academic’s d(...)

Three US bank chiefs fall victim to email prankster
- Financial Services
- June 14, 2017, 20:33
Three top US bank chiefs have been duped by an email prankster, highlighting the risk of inadvertent leaks of sensitive information through the most b(...)

Ivanka Trump factory inquiry: China tells US to mind own business
- Asia-Pacific
- June 8, 2017, 17:01
China is standing firm on the fate of three activists detained while inquiring into working conditions at factories that make shoes for Ivanka Trump a(...)

Irish property crash prompted me to sell up and move Stateside
- Abroad
- May 31, 2017, 15:00
Almost 10 years ago, I became a twenty-something homeowner with a property on the outskirts of Navan. My younger brother had just emigrated to Perth, (...)

Climate change is ‘undeniable and unstoppable,’ says UN
- Environment
- May 31, 2017, 09:01
Climate change is undeniable and it is “absolutely essential” the world fights the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres(...)

Loretta Brennan Glucksman to receive the Kennedy-Lemass Medal
- Economy
- May 29, 2017, 05:15
The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland will present Loretta Brennan Glucksman with the Kennedy-Lemass Medal for her “outstanding contribution” to Ir(...)

Jennifer O’Connell: ‘If you want advice, find an Irish granny’
- People
- May 27, 2017, 06:09
It is approaching the end of the academic year, which means it is time for one of humanity’s more excruciating annual rituals. That’s right: it is th(...)