Airlines are never going to tell us that flying is not sustainable
Messaging about ‘green fares’ or ‘responsible’ aviation is often misleading
Weekend
Stories that appear in the Weekend section of The Irish Times print edition
You can’t buy your way out of the terrible situation we have all created
Don’t live in an area of high air pollution; avoid the chemicals on this list; buy an electric car: insidious messaging sells us individual solutions to structural problems
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina: ‘It’s a strange feeling: willing your country to lose’
Co-founder of protest and performance-art group describes Russia’s descent under Putin into dictatorship and war
I’m always surprised at the whiff of condescension that greets historical novels
Historical fiction is a broad church, spanning detective fiction, romance, family sagas, war stories, feminist polemics, political thrillers and more
Glove designer Paula Rowan: ‘It is wonderfully ironic that I have great difficulty deciphering right and left’
The Irish glove designer to Madonna, Lady Gaga, Cher and the British royals on resilience, loss and being the youngest of six children
Ireland’s dining etiquette offenders: from phone calls to licking the knife
Phones and iPad kids at the table have become a part of how we eat but etiquette is about creating an environment that everybody can enjoy
Hotels catering for families with autistic children: ‘Nobody looks or stares at you’
Holidays can be stressful for neurodivergent guests, but the industry is adapting
Look out Ireland, our economy could go the way of Argentina
Ireland acts as if the good times will last forever
Are Micheál Martin’s days as Fianna Fáil leader drawing to a close?
After the Jim Gavin presidential election debacle, there are a lot of angry people in Fianna Fáil, but it’s less clear if anybody is ready to replace Micheál Martin
On the eve of Samhain, Ireland’s landscape and wildlife prepare for rest and a reset
Our relatively mild, damp winters attract a wide range of migratory species and tie back into the island’s folklore
Matt Cooper on the Dunnes dynasty: ‘It’s a great story about Ireland and how we’ve changed’
Broadcaster and journalist on writing about the Dunne dynasty, his podcast with Ivan Yates and his future at Today FM
‘The system for sharing tips is grossly unfair’: Fresh flashpoint at The Ivy in Dublin
Restaurant documents shows tens of thousands of euro in tips for wait staff but kitchen workers see only a fraction of that
Derry in 1969: How Gilles Caron photographed the Battle of the Bogside
Kerry exhibition of Life magazine images by French photojournalist revisits the start of the Troubles
High stakes at Cop30: ‘Climate denialism is back at a point we thought we’d moved on from’
Global talks in Brazil take place against a grim political and scientific backdrop, as Donald Trump rejects climate change as a ‘con job’ and even the host country’s credentials are in doubt
This ghostly creature landed on my window earlier this month. What is it?
Your creepy crawlies, witchy woods and slithery creatures identified by Éanna Ní Lamhna
Plastic Halloween bones will still be around centuries after ours have fed the Earth
Call me a killjoy but I am disturbed by the sight of plastic bones in plastic chains
Tim Burgess: ‘Circumcision notwithstanding, I have very good memories of being a kid’
The lead singer of The Charlatans on anger management, a childhood horror story, and the Mancunian attitude of ‘just getting on with it’
Toy libraries are helping families save money, cut down on clutter and reduce waste
What if you could borrow a toy for a child instead of buying it? The idea is a win-win for families and the environment
Following in Agatha Christie’s footsteps on the Isle of Man: No archive could ever get me as close to her experience
In 1930 the detective novelist was commissioned to set a treasure hunt on the island enticing tourists to visit
Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
Malala Yousafzai: ‘They made me into a mythical heroine. Growing up, I was a troublemaker’
The Taliban’s attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai as a schoolgirl came to define the Nobel laureate; now she is reintroducing herself as an adult
‘Roll up your sleeves’: the IBTS wants your blood this Halloween
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has launched a somewhat spooky seasonal campaign
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
The Stripe co-founder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself
This guillemot might survive after a rest - unless it has bird flu
Éanna Ní Lamhna on dog vomit slime, the forest shield bug and birch sawfly larvae
David McWilliams: Australia’s housing crisis looks very like Ireland’s, but it’s not the same
The more people believe property prices can only rise, the more recklessly they behave
In pictures: Medieval fighters suit up in Galway
The clamour of (carefully blunted) swords fills the air at Claregalway Castle during a Medieval Armoured Combat Ireland battle
Lough Derg is drifting towards the fate of Lough Neagh, that once great lake now all but dead
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
Women leaders at Ireland’s all-boys schools: ‘Boys love clarity, fairness and consistency’
School principals Caroline Garrett and Elaine Kelly, and head coach Tania Rosser, on changing the gender dynamic
Ballyfin’s Michelin chef on winning his star: ‘If I’m not here tomorrow, the food has still got to be good’
Resident chef Richard Picard-Edwards says consistency with the offering is the key quality Michelin inspectors seek
People say ‘I don’t know how you keep going’. The truth is you don’t have a choice
We shouldn’t live every day as if it were our last because then the bathroom would never be cleaned, the bills never paid, the homework never done
How we do Halloween is adding to the planet’s mounting graveyard of waste
Halloween can be an environmental shocker, but there are more nature-friendly ways to celebrate
David McCullagh: ‘There’s plenty of people in the long grass hoping I’ll fall flat on my face’
The RTÉ presenter on his new book, From Crown to Harp, taking over Radio 1’s Today show and what people say to him on the street
‘When you’re the eldest daughter, particularly in Ireland, it definitely defines you’
National Library of Ireland director Dr Audrey Whitty on ancestral connections, Samuel Beckett’s ‘fail better’ advice and the appeal of getting older
In pictures: A tour of the Tate Kenmare, better known as the Park Hotel
The five-star Kerry hotel is transformed by the owners’ extensive collection of Irish and international art
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