Nerina Pallot is exactly where she wants to be: parked up outside a 400-capacity venue in Stroud, deep in England’s Cotswolds, where in a few hours she will play highlights from her new best-of album ...

The top job in the European Central Bank (ECB) is up for grabs following Christine Lagarde’s decision to step down early. It sets off an intense period of haggling among euro zone states, with two ...

For some, the restrictions on movement imposed during the Covid pandemic provided time to reflect on the direction their lives had taken and the space to consider new projects. American-born, ...

Former school principal Barth Harrington has found his rhythm in retirement. As a lifelong lover of music, that’s exactly as it should be. Because he spent decades nurturing his passions for music, ...

Counting the cost of a missed business opportunity is almost impossible. After all, there is no line on a balance sheet or a profit and loss account to indicate the hidden cost of doing nothing or ...

A guided trip to the battlefields of the first World War might last only three days and two nights, but an Irish person will inevitably pack a lot of baggage. More than a century has now passed since ...

Everybody has a cross to bear, and mine is being a vegetarian who doesn’t like mushrooms. Before you ask, yes – it is hard to get up in the morning. Yet I persist. The human spirit is truly ...

There’s a pattern to James McClean’s interactions with various figures throughout his autobiography. He’s buzzing when he hears his former Derry manager Stephen Kenny is to be the new Ireland boss. He ...

Just 12 properties were available to rent within any of the housing assistance payment (HAP) scheme limits in September, ...

Mogging, meaning to outshine or outperform someone or something, has been named Collins’ Word of the Year for 2026. This slang word is used in a playful and ironic way when someone is upstaged. With a ...

The State has failed to ensure effective delivery of universal public health development checks for all children under the age of six, an investigation by the children’s rights watchdog has found.

Newcastle fans had made their feelings about the 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat away to Everton last Thursday clear to Jaissle, who has found himself under pressure early in his tenure. By the time he had ...