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Royal baby, royal wedding: Live it up in London like a royal
- Europe
- April 28, 2018, 06:00
“And do let us know if there is anything I can do for you,” says my personal footman, after introducing me to my room for the night. “We want to spoil(...)

Ireland making waves in the sports technology space
- Innovation
- April 5, 2018, 05:15
News that a small Newry-headquartered firm had scored a massive deal with the governing body for soccer in the US may have astounded many. However, it(...)

The Ghost Who Bled, by Gregory Norminton
- Books
- May 2, 2017, 16:18
There was no crying at my funeral and I was glad of it. It made me proud to see how bravely my mother bade farewell to her youngest boy. My sister, Ay(...)

Kindred spirits: how I feel my sister’s pain
- Health & Family
- January 8, 2017, 00:00
When I was a child, I struggled to breathe. My asthma was severe and, occasionally, I had to be hospitalised, like the time I was on the verge of a co(...)

Anger grows in India as banks struggle to swap banned notes
- Asia-Pacific
- November 12, 2016, 16:04
Anger intensified in India on Saturday as banks struggled to dispense cash following the government’s decision to withdraw large denomination notes in(...)

Sideline Cut: US college sport is gravy train with star players stuck on platform
- Sport
- April 2, 2016, 06:00
When the USA basketball team made its publicity appearance at the London Olympics in 2012, members of the media jostled to get within ear-shot – and s(...)

America at Large: Vin Scully’s lilt a soundtrack to a bygone age
- Other Sports
- March 30, 2016, 21:30
After her husband Vincent died of pneumonia in the Bronx in 1932, Bridget Scully needed, like any emigrant, to feel the warm, familiar embrace of hom(...)