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No Irish Need Apply – Frank McNally on the national hang-up about capital punishment
- Opinion
- January 14, 2021, 19:01
Of all the State’s failures in the century since independence, there is at least one from which we might take reasonable pride. In the decades before (...)

‘When engineers design a product, we need to consider ways it could fail’
- Science
- December 24, 2020, 06:00
What is your PhD about? It is on the physical properties and endurance of 3D-printed metals. I am doing my PhD as part of the Advanced Metallics Syst(...)

Louise Ryan: Battles on the ‘home front’
- Culture
- June 3, 2020, 00:00
The Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) represents a fascinating example of a guerrilla war which blurred the boundaries between “home front” and “b(...)

Coronavirus - the science: The merits of app trackers and face masks
- Health
- April 3, 2020, 10:39
This is a series of regular updates from Irish Times Environment & Science Editor Kevin O’Sullivan on scientific initiatives and developments on c(...)

'Killer robots' are not science fiction - they're here
- Innovation
- July 11, 2019, 06:00
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is not looking to prevent the rise of Robocop. It has no plans to crush the (convincing yet CGI) robot from Bosstow(...)

Women smokers at ‘significantly higher’ health risk than men
- Health
- June 25, 2019, 22:58
Women smokers have a significantly higher increased risk compared to men, according to new research in the UK. The findings, led by Sheffield Teachin(...)

Pope approves changes to the Lord’s Prayer to clarify temptation reference
- Religion & Beliefs
- June 6, 2019, 22:16
Pope Francis has approved changes to the wording of the Lord’s Prayer. Instead of saying “lead us not into temptation”, it will now say “do not let us(...)

Prof Terence Dolan dies following long illness
- Irish News
- April 26, 2019, 15:58
Prof Terence Dolan, English academic and radio expert on all manner of phraseology and word use, has died following a long battle with illness. A fo(...)

‘Moon and Me’: the new TV show from the genius behind ‘Teletubbies’
- TV, Radio, Web
- January 29, 2019, 10:36
We’ve not even started watching Moon and Me, the new CBeebies show by Teletubbies creator Andrew Davenport, and it’s already a hit in our house. “I n(...)

The Sunday papers: From investigative brilliance to scurrilous gossip
- TV, Radio, Web
- November 5, 2018, 05:00
Revisiting another facet of the colourful history of print journalism in Ireland would hardly justify even a faint cry of “Hold the front page”. At le(...)