Folksy visuals combine with 21st century stage technology in this dazzling show

These mini adventures bring with them both a sense of calm and a renewed energy

The Irish scientist on women’s voices in climate change and tackling Stem’s gender bias

Scientists try editing a gene inside Brian Madeux’s body to try to cure a disease

Nicholas Kristof: We know there’s a link, and there are ways to fight global warming

Wowed by nature on four-day hike through the Colombian jungle mountains

Make your child’s school life a little easier with some lessons in emotional intelligence

Residents are evacuated to escape the rapidly expanding sinkhole that has grown 15m deep

No need to stay cooped up this holiday season – gift yourself some great days out instead

Tara Derrington’s response to Waking the Feminists was to create a platform for mothers who are also artists

From the bucolic opening to the focused fury of a 15-minute guitar jam, Young is still one of music’s most astounding sights and sounds

Overweight children in Ireland have low vitamin D levels . . . ‘among the lowest in the world’

Play finally suspended for the day at 8.30pm as McIlroy hits the front at the K Club

Chocolate and eggs make a tasty yet light cake and rhubarb goes into a great posset

The only Irish female holder of the Triple Crown of open water swimming is looking for a new goal

Rock towers in the sea, cheeky monkeys and a James Bond island are all part of a day out

Fistula, probably the most outrageous indignity nature imposes on women

Thinking Anew

Hundreds abandon cars as roads become impassable and snow drifts as high as houses

Tender loving care doesn’t come close to describing the way Guinness handles its four ingredients: barley, hops, yeast and water

Kitesurfing school Pure Magic expects a large turnout at Dollymount Strand this weekend for Battle for the Bay

Folk singer Donovan recalls how he helped to influence White Album

Northwest Passage Diary: Paul Gleeson on the latest leg of his rowing journey

Next month, four Irish and Canadian rowers will attempt the first crossing of the Northwest Passage in the Artic Ocean, a notorious route, in a season