Tana French might be best known and lauded as a writer of mysteries, but beyond the basic genre requirements – dead bodies, troubled detectives, institutionalised corruption – her books also operate as instruments of social critique. More lately, with the Cal Hooper trilogy, based on the premise of a Chicago detective who takes early retirement … Read more
New coastal defences and “emergency evacuation processes” are needed to prepare Ireland for the worst consequences of climate change, an Irish expert has warned. Prof Iris Moller, a coastal geomorphologist at Trinity College Dublin, said protections for communities were needed “urgently”. She was speaking in response to a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) analysis published on … Read more
There has been a “significant” increase in throat cancers in men in the last 20 years related to HPV, a national coalition said as it warned of falling vaccination rates. HPV Network Ireland is being launched on Wednesday to mark HPV awareness day. Members include, among others, the Irish Cancer Society, the Marie Keating Foundation, … Read more
By the time they turn 18, most athletes will already have spent years at their chosen sports but if college is their chosen path, it can become the time they start to earn some financial benefits for all their efforts. Sports scholarships have long been a feature of the US college path. Now, they are, … Read more
Anya Wilson and Athena Wu of Trinity College Dublin’s Historical Society (Hist) have been crowned team winners of the 66th Irish Times Debate final, Ireland’s longest-running third-level debating competition. The individual speaker’s award went to Cian Carew of the Solicitor’s Apprentices Debating Society (SADSI). The runner-up team was UCC Law Society’s Tara Kennedy and Joyce … Read more
Philippa Dunne is back in her old neighbourhood. As a student in Dublin, the Amandaland star rented with a group of girls near the Black Church, close to the Gate Theatre, never imagining as she walked past the theatre every morning that she would one day be on its stage. “That was for real actors. … Read more
Maddie Ashby is toying with the idea of booking a third solo trip to Ireland. The full-time solo traveller is “not at all surprised” that Dublin was ranked as Tripadvisor’s number one solo travel destination for 2026. A former software developer, Ashby first visited the Irish capital in January 2024 and booked a follow-up trip … Read more
The Irish capital has been named as the best solo travel destination for 2026 by the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best. The title is awarded to those who “receive a high volume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over a 12-month period”. The Tripadvisor platform carries more than eight … Read more
Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill at Trinity College Dublin, the university has said. Responding to questions, Trinity’s spokeswoman said the spillage took place at 11am on Tuesday at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) on Pearse Street. “Three individuals were transferred to St James’s Hospital,” she said. Information was not … Read more
Trinity College Dublin’s decision to boycott Israeli institutions and universities will “detrimentally impact” the college’s global standing, particularly in the US, the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has warned. In an open letter to the chair of TCD’s board Paul Farrell, Maurice Cohen, a senior figure in Ireland’s Jewish community, accused the university of a … Read more