There was no mistaking the reek of death that rose along the Syrian Desert highway four nights a week for nearly two years. It was the smell of thousands of bodies being trucked from one mass grave to ...

On October 24, 1945, the United Nations came into existence — a global commitment to prevent another world war and promote ...

The Mizrahi Story is making a public record out of private, kitchen-table memory. It was born in response to an online ...

Qudrat Wasefi fled Kabul after the fundamentalist regime, with its violently enforced prohibition of music, returned to power ...

Think of the ancient Roman Empire and Julius Caesar, Mount Vesuvius and Russell Crowe likely come to mind. We’re taught so ...

3pm Voting continues across the country in the Presidential election this afternoon. Around lunchtime many constituencies ...

Embarking on a cultural food tour in Old Dubai has been named as one of the top global experiences for 2026 in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel, spotlighting Dubai’s diverse and unique culinary scene.

I accidentally spilled tea over my copy of Arundhati Roy’s latest memoir-cum-biography (of her mother) – Mother Mary comes to me. I was horrified when this happened. It was the fifth day of me reading ...

A Government minister has emphasised that Ireland’s commitment to aiding the reconstruction of Gaza will not come at the cost ...

Very authoritative reviews of Mother Mary Comes to Me have been published in the first two months of the book’s release. The Kochi launch happened at St Teresa’s College on 2 September 2025, a ...

That was the lowest turnout in history when 44 per cent of people voted. In Dublin city this afternoon turnout is running a ...