James Carroll

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While helmets make cycling safer in places where accidents are more likely or when cycling as a sport, people who cycle in cities where cycling is the norm rarely wear helmets for short journeys.
Cycling matters: ‘Young women feel judged to be on a bike’

Only three out of 10 people cycling in Ireland are women and about one in 10 teenagers cycling to school are girls, according to a recent study. A ne(...)

The thoroughly modern Irish barn. Photographs: Simon Mills photosby.si
A thoroughly modern bolt-hole that’s all Irish inside

Nestled in the Co Antrim foothills, about 10 miles from Ballymena, is a thoroughly modern Irish barn that is a weekend bolt-hole for its owner Andrew (...)

It’s hard to measure the sense of local pride and energy generated by Mullinalaghta’s success. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Mullinalaghta's half parish ready for Goliath of Kilmacud Crokes

The local pitch has been called The Laurels for as long as anyone can remember. It’s a pleasant name with a practical explanation. The bank of laurel (...)

Baraka Gp, skippered by Niall Dowling, won the line honours in the Volvo Round Ireland Race and the overall win is as good as decided. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport
Niall Dowling and Baraka Gp set to lift Round Ireland Race trophy

Although official confirmation is pending from Wicklow Sailing Club, Niall Dowling and his team on Baraka Gp are the unbeatable overall winners of the(...)

Wexford’s Conor McDonald celebrates scoring a goal in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A quarter-final against Kilkenny at Nowlan Park. Photograph: Ken Sutton/Inpho
All your previews for a bumper Gaelic games weekend

SATURDAY MUNSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL Cork v Tipperary, Páirc Uí Rinn, 5.0 – live on RTÉ 2 After pulling off last year’s once-in-72 years number on Cork, (...)

The letter points to the political and financial support which successive Irish governments have given the Palestinian people. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state

Almost 90 leading artists, academics and former ambassadors have signed a letter to Taoiseach Enda Kenny urging the Government to formally recognise t(...)

Silicon Valley 50: at the event this week were (from left) president of ITLG John Hartnett; ITLG chairman Craig Barrett; Rob Leslie of Sedicii Innovations, receiving the ITLG/Irish Times Innovation Award; and John Stanton, president of Silicon Valley Global Partners. Photograph: Chris Ryan, Views of the World Silicon Valley 50: (from left) president of ITLG John Hartnett, ITLG chairman Craig Barrett, Rob Leslie of Sedicii Innovations, receiving the ITLG/Irish Times Innovation Award, and John Stanton, president of Silicon Valley Global Partners. Photograph: Chris Ryan, Views of the World
Silicon 50 event celebrates most influential Irish people in the valley

Long before there was an Intel or an Apple, Ireland was building links to Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale – now best known as the home of Yahoo and Palm – w(...)