Carl and Gerty Cori: a Nobel Prizewinning husband and wife team
Prague-born couple Carl and Gerty advanced knowledge of how the body produces and stores energy. They shared the 1947 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for this work.
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Potential for serious damage to Irish economy as Trump reshapes trade, Ministers warned
Stark warning from officials comes as all parties make expansive spending pledges ahead of election
Trump picks wrestling mogul to lead education department and Wall Street CEO to run commerce
Billionaires Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick have been put forward by president-elect Donald Trump
Australia is so very far from Europe and US, and yet is as deeply rooted in Anglosphere norms, customs and culture
If you’re having an out-of-body experience, pasta and cheese may not strictly fix it, but they certainly won’t do you any harm
G20 helps lift mood at Cop29 climate talks
Message is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chief
Israel-Hizbullah ceasefire hopes grow as Lebanon agrees to plan in principle
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly urged Hizbullah, its most important proxy, to agree to a ceasefire
Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapse
Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’
Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan
UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome
Cop29: UK attempts to become global leader on climate with new emissions target for 2035
Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win
‘The US has become really divisive. I definitely prefer the quality of life here. I like the people and the possibilities’
A month-long trip to France led to romance and a new life in rural Co Cork for New Yorker Jessica Bonenfant
Trump set to ‘dismantle fight against global warming’, US climate envoy warns at Cop29
UN talks open in Baku with stark warning no country is immune from climate disaster
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
Undocumented Irish could be ‘low-hanging fruit’ in Trump’s campaign to deport illegal immigrants
Fears grow in US immigrant communities as president-elect says he has ‘no choice’ but to act on campaign pledge
EU needs to rethink support for Ukraine following Trump election victory, Orban says
The Hungarian prime minister, a close Trump ally, says US president-elect will ‘quit’ war against Russia
Susie Wiles: The ‘Ice Maiden’ operator who will be Trump’s chief of staff
Wiles, a veteran of Florida politics and Trump’s campaign manager, is the mind behind his political success
Southern California wildfire: Thousands under evacuation orders as blaze destroys buildings
Ten people have been injured in fire that started on Wednesday morning in Ventura County
What will €200,000 buy in Spain, France, Italy, the US or Tipperary?
A rustic home with shared pool in the Umbrian hills, a farmhouse in Brittany and more
Kamala Harris’s election night party looked perfect – until it wasn’t
US Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won Trump
For Kamala Harris, wooing anti-Trump Republicans might work. But then what?
US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required
Donald Trump simply has no character. He has no shame
US Election: Character and reputation were once prized in US leaders. How does a man with no character now have a chance of being re-elected president?
Kamala Harris appears on Saturday Night Live promising to ‘end the drama-la’ in politics
US election: Harris and Trump hold duelling events in North Carolina days before election showdown
Medvedev warns US to take Russia’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid third world war
War in Ukraine is entering what Russian officials say is its most dangerous phase
Former Kentucky officer found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s rights
Breonna Taylor (26) was shot and killed by police in 2020 during a raid on her home
Trump says Elon Musk and RFK jnr could be ‘influential figures’ if he wins election
US election: Trump sits down with Tucker Carlson for interview in bid to seize advantage in Arizona
What will €250,000 buy in the US, the Caribbean, Spain, England and Edenderry?
An apartment in New Orleans, a beach-front villa in Trinidad and Tobago, a flat in Whitby and more
Donald Trump’s biggest danger to the world could be his dismissiveness about climate change
If elected once more, Trump has pledged to remove the US from all international climate accords, which could trigger similar actions among other big nations
‘She has no one to mind only herself’: The husband tossed a phrase in the air as lethal as a missile
Words can wound, like the father who says he’s disappointed with the child
Irish education and food are great but ‘as a sober person, it’s very odd to be here’
Max Wolpoff, from near Washington DC in the US, moved to Dublin this autumn
The best winter sun holidays: top up your vitamin D without draining your bank account
Want to escape the bleak midwinter? Here are some excellent options to consider, from South Africa to Tenerife
Chef Ryan O’Sullivan: ‘I was like, I have to get back to the States and make something of myself’
O’Sullivan, who hails from Cork, won season 22 of Gordon Ramsay’s US television show Hell’s Kitchen
US election: Battle between CNN and Fox becomes more treacherous with the emergence of new media like Joe Rogan’s podcast
US election: Fox’s pro-Trump slant is often jaw-dropping while CNN is frequently accused of an equally obvious pro-Democrat bias
A cruise around Canada’s most remote parts leaves a lingering sense of discovery and wonder
Cruising on the Viking Polaris serves up experiences way off the beaten track and takes in a dawn view of Manhattan, with a side dish of science
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