As horrific images from Ukraine dominate news broadcasts and front pages around the world, this month also saw milestones passed in several other conflicts that should not be forgotten.
Russian propaganda claims that the country's great cause is the "denazification" of Ukraine. This is a lie – if we are really forced to use comparisons to the Nazis, there is little doubt about which side in this war they fit into more neatly.
Taylor Hawkins, drummer of rock group Foo Fighters has died, the band has announced.
There has been plenty of under-celebrated domestic Irish talent at the Oscars. Tomm Moore, co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, has been nominated three times in best feature animation. Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker and many others have taken home an Oscar to Ireland, the following are 11 great Irish moments at the Academy Awards.
Two people have been treated for smoke inhalation and staff and students have been evacuated after a fire broke out at the science block in University College Cork (UCC) on Thursday afternoon.
Book of the Day: In Daisy Buchanan's second novel, the author's vast experience working across the full spectrum of British media and publishing is exploited to full effect. The award-winning journalist and podcast host knows intimately how starkly the interior reality of working in women's magazines contrasts with its glossy, glamorous exterior.
Travelling alone is a challenge - especially as a young woman. "I have a thing for the Starbucks in Dublin airport. I know it makes no sense. It has no small-town café charm or novel hipster aesthetic. It offers no cosy armchairs or particularly enticing treats." A Cork woman promenades in Nice and the azure horizon cleanses her eyes of a zillion hours on Zoom.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has unfolded on every social media platform. The conflict is the first to unfold online, in real time, and unfiltered. The invasion of Ukraine has shown how connected we all are.
With a nod to the botched sacking six years ago of 460 workers at a Dublin department store, the mess at P&O Ferries this week is basically Clerys on water.
Last week, on St Patrick’s Day, the world was greeted with the stomach-churning news that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would read a poem about Ukraine by Bono over a lunch in Washington DC. Bono, I think, comes under a lot of harsh and undue criticism. Most of all from his fellow Irishmen.
Big songs are the backbone of our tradition. Songs that have survived centuries of upheaval, resonating as much today as they did when they were first written. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh reinvents Ireland's biggest songs.
The Irish ambassador to Washington Dan Mulhall is to become global distinguished professor in Irish studies at New York University (NYU) next September.
Mhair an léigear ar Leningrad ón 8ú Meán Fómhair 1941 go dtí an 18ú Eanáir 1943, lán 872 lá. An léigear b'fhuiltí i stair an domhain, áirítear.
The Biden administration has signalled that it backs greater travel and work mobility between Ireland the United States including summer work for students.
