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Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
Here’s why you should never set ‘reading goals’ in an effort of grim self-improvement
The idea that reading is innately virtuous, other than religious material, is modern
Travelling solo in Cambodia: Nervous, chafing and covered in mosquito bites - I loved the chaos
With a gnawing curiosity, I mustered up the courage to volunteer as an English teacher in Cambodia. It was the people that left the biggest impression on me
Chris Packham: ‘I was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my life’
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
Glen of the Downs protests: ‘Young people are too busy or too distracted to protest now’
The eco-protesters lost their final Supreme Court appeal 25 years ago at end of January 2000. Where are they now?
‘The phone would ring and it would be Mike Scott from the Waterboys or Bono from U2. Everyone wanted to talk to my father’
Film-maker, photographer and writer Bob Quinn has always refused to conform, but people seemed to love him for it, writes his son
If we want less strain on capacity, we should limit immigration to some extent
If we want less strain on the capacity of the country we should limit immigration
Donald Trump inauguration: All you need to know from Irish time schedule to the biggest moment
Heads of state and governments are not traditionally invited to the US presidential inauguration day, but Trump has notably invited several foreign leaders
‘It’s kind of become our daughter’s cheat meal’: The view on new hot school meals programme
The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards
Irish deer populations have become rampant, and the trees are paying a price
Ella McSweeney: We will not reach our nature restoration goals without urgent action
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: ‘I mourned friendships for too long that were actually past their time’
The maths professor and biodiversity advocate on why she has no career regrets, the last time she got angry and her psychological quirk
Time is money: ‘Every single clock’ sells at auction in Waterford
A Patek Philippe ladies’ 18k gold pocket watch fetched the highest price – €6,000 – at RJ Keighery’s auction
What Michael Lowry’s constituents really think of him
In the independent TD’s Thurles political heartland some say they don’t believe the findings against him, others feel he made forgivable mistakes that are now in the past, and some subscribe to both theories at once
We found a huge dead spider in our classroom. What is it?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the angle shades moth, dog’s vomit mould and strange slime underfoot
The Party by Tessa Hadley review: Immersive novella set in postwar Bristol
Tessa Hadley’s storytelling and linguistic dexterity mines the imbalance between the sexes
Home savings: Changing the way you boil the kettle could save you €30
After your electric shower, tumble dryer and cooker, your kettle is the most energy intensive user of electricity
I navigate new places without the internet because I believe in getting lost
I am convinced that way-finding without a phone schools us to pay attention in a way that we lose when we merge with a blue dot on a screen
Conor Pope: What if dry January turned into dry forever? Eight ways life has changed since I stopped drinking in 2022
I would not have considered myself a big drinker and, like so many Irish people, I was lying to myself
The man gave every indication of being dead just seconds before he revived to defend himself
To recognise myself in the man crawling through Temple Bar with bitterness in his heart – that is a hard thing to do
Nick Santonastasso: ‘At 16, I made the decision to amputate 5 inches off my arm’
The 28-year-old motivational speaker addressed the 2025 Pendulum Summit in Dublin this week
Delicate task of returning lantern that lit Yeats’s way up ‘the winding stair’ from the US to its Galway home
A stained glass lantern owned by WB Yeats which wound its way across the Atlantic has been lovingly brought back to Ireland after almost 100 years
Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning ‘the centre cannot hold’
Liberal democratic leaders out or embattled in office; the right on the rise ... Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning that ‘the centre cannot hold’
‘The minute I sat down on the train, I knew I’d been scammed’: Are the Irish susceptible to con artists?
Three men describe their encounters with a master scam artist on the streets of Dublin, plus some advice on how to avoid falling victim to similar ‘smiling strangers’
Martin Beanz Warde: I regret being too busy to spend time with people who didn’t have a lot of time left
Martin Beanz Warde is a writer, actor, comedian and TV presenter. He is part of the cast of The Borrowers at Dublin’s Gate Theatre
Why is Meta getting rid of fact-checking and will it affect my social media feed?
Move by company’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg prompted alarm among social media experts
No single location captures global nature of Irish economy more than Dublin Airport
Look up at the screen in Dublin Airport and marvel at all those destinations and what they mean. Think of all the people coming and going. Consider all the ideas, schemes and plans, the commerce, the deals and the dreams
Gritting the city: how Dublin gets a grip during cold snaps
When the weather turned icy, gritters got busy around the capital
Want to be a writer? ‘Marry well’ might be the best advice
‘Something will turn up’ is a fragile belief to sustain over financially challenging decades – and nothing ruins creativity like anxiety
Why does this white gull seem to have black spots on its tail?
Eanna Ní Lamhna on gulls, the amethyst deceiver and caterpillars of the pine processionary moth
Raucous jays are the lovable gangsters of Ireland’s woodlands
Ella McSweeney: When acorns fall from the oak tree in autumn, a jay will hide up to 5,000 of them around the wood
Using the right bin can save money and reduce environmental impact
Our recycling rate has not improved in a decade: here’s some tips on how to dispose of our waste properly
There’s a clear difference between those who grew up taking photos of themselves and those of us who didn’t
Unlike the generation which has grown up with mobile phone cameras, when I am photographed I look awkward, wooden, smiling like someone who just wants this to stop now
Musicals for grown ups: Stephen Sondheim presents ‘life deconstructed and laid bare, in all its confusion and disarray’
Queen’s University Belfast academic Richard Schoch says the American composer’s works are high art that explore the human condition with precision, and remain fresh for each new generation
I loved Alice Munro but recent revelations have tainted her legacy forever
Everything written about Alice Munroe after revelations about her daughter’s sexual abuse will record the Nobel Prize-winning author’s failure as a parent and human being
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