Classic line in Noel Doran’s Irish News column today… keep the noise down

20th Anniversary - Irish Book Awards 20 Years of Unforgettable Irish Stories For two decades, the Irish Book Awards have celebrated the stories that moved us, challenged us, comforted us and stayed with us long after the final page. Now,...

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Wednesday morning walks

@virginmedia are a joke. They cut off my broadband wven though they assured me last week they wouldnt. I go to virgin store and staff tell me theres nothing they can do. What a bunch of cowboys

Next Door Sessions: Madra Salach YouTube video by Next Door Records

youtu.be/WzdsYgj8P04?... loving Madradh Salach

Does anyone have any contact for law professor Dermot Walsh formerly of Limerick and Kent universities

PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

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Pints, prayers and horse racing on the beach: Martin Parr in rural Ireland – in pictures The iconic photographer believed his two years shooting horse fairs, pubs and dance halls in the 1980s had been overlooked. A new exhibition aims to put that right

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Pro-gun groups quickly rallied for Alex Pretti. Why didn’t they do the same for a Black gun owner? Philando Castile, a lawful gun owner, was shot and killed by a police officer in 2016 – gun rights groups were largely silent

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Amhráin do mo Mháthair review: Reminder of how music can express emotions words cannot Television: Raw and mournful documentary reflects emotions of Pauline Scanlon and her mother, who was forced to give up her first child for adoption

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Messing around in the river

Never seen Lagan flooding so bad at Drumbo

For God and Israel: What lies behind unionism’s affiliation with Zionism? John Manley delves into unionism’s enduring support for Israel

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Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan on Donald Trump's very own Black and Tans

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Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?

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50 Irish movie classics available to watch free online Looking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free!

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Saturday mornings in the rain

Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical

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Co Down writer launches forest bathing venture: 'I felt calm, refreshed and grateful' A Co Down-based journalist and writer has dived into a new venture to become a forest bathing therapist.

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15 walks in Ireland that are worth braving the weather for It's not bad weather, just the wrong outfit, so that saying goes.

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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

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New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlers

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Great event last night

Horseshoe review: warring siblings, sullen silences and unwanted cups of tea There is dark humour and emotional complexity in this impressive debut feature from Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe

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Steve Cropper, guitarist for Blues Brothers and Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84 Stax Records great also backed Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and The Band’s Levon Helm

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Global ‘Free Marwan’ campaign calls for Palestinian political leader’s release Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solution

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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’

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Beo Faoin bhFód (Buried Alive) on TG4: Bizarre and wonderful tale would make fantastic movie Charming documentary about a quirky rivalry for stardom between two Irishmen that slipped between the cracks of history

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‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for Winter 2025 From Michelin dining to casual bites and new openings to beloved classics, this is a list to bookmark

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