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Two weeks ago, I finally got back to Inish Mór, the largest of the three Aran Islands. It was a gloriously sunny day and I was there to barbecue some (...)

Violet Gibson was 50 years old when a shocking story about her became front-page news in Ireland in 1926. Gibson had appeared in The Irish Times many (...)

Dear Roe, When I’m having sex with my wife, I release after five to seven minutes. I know it hurts her feelings. I have been thinking about this, tha(...)

THE CHEF: ROBIN GILL The restaurant: Darby’s, Embassy Gardens High above Darby’s, Robin Gill’s new restaurant in London and his fourth in the city, a(...)

Kyiv calling Ryanair has launched a twice-weekly summer service to the Ukraine capital of Kyiv from Dublin. Visit the famous botanical gardens, uncov(...)

One of the greatest decisions I ever made was getting a dog. I had had one growing up but having spent the last decade travelling and living in a few (...)

Patrick Conway works as an English instructor at The Republic of Korea Naval Academy in the port city of Jinhae, near Busan in South Korea. He mainly (...)

We’re living in an age, so we’re always being told, when feelings preside over facts. On social media, lies travel faster and go further than the trut(...)

BITING DOGS, VENOMOUS SNAKES, new WORLDS AND LOST FRIENDS: AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM ELSEWHERE, THE IRISH TIMES JOURNALIST’S NEW BOOK Luck. Good(...)

Apart from vegetarians and vegans, almost everyone seems to love chicken, whether you’re having it in a simple, thrown-together tray bake, or in a com(...)