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Gardaà le Gaeilge: Speaking Irish in the Gaeltacht is âabsolutely a mustâ
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (1192+ words) It makes sense that the islanders call him "an garda ar an rothar" since his bicycle is his mode of transport through the byways and boreens on his beat on the Aran Islands of Inis M'r, Inis Me'in and Inis…...
Dublin City Council 113 âinactiveâ developments that could provide up to 13,000 homes
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (424+ words) Landowners struggling to develop their residentially zoned sites in Dublin, with or without planning permission, are being sought by Dublin City Council (DCC) to provide large-scale social housing schemes. The council has identified 113 "inactive" development sites in the city with planning…...
Young scientists show how to quiz a billionaire and ensure politicians feel inadequate
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (627+ words) It's no mean feat to give a politician an inferiority complex but that's just one of the things the entrants in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (YSTE) are good at. "I'm just blown away by their ideas and their…...
HR worker admits using âAI assistanceâ to write legal papers for her employment tribunal
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (624+ words) A human resources worker who "swamped" the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) with 15 weeks of "updates" on her employment dispute for has been told to draw up new legal submissions for her employment tribunal claim after she admitted using "AI assistance…...
A celebration of women: More than 120 events in Dublin for St Brigidâs festival
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (475+ words) Dublin is gearing up for its fifth St Brigid's bank holiday celebrations, with Dublin City Council describing it as its "most ambitious programme yet. Featuring more than 120 events spread across the capital, the four-day festival places an emphasis on celebrating…...
How virtual replicas of hospitals and patients can transform Irish healthcare
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (582+ words) Picture the scene in the emergency department of a typical acute Irish hospital at 10pm on a Friday. Ambulance crews deliver the injured and unwell for treatment. Triage nurses race to prioritise those in need of medical attention; porters transfer patients…...
More than 1,000 apply to buy 99 affordable homes in Dublin
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (506+ words) More than 1,000 people have applied to buy just 99 "affordable" apartments and houses costing up to "473,000 at the former O'Devaney Gardens flat complex site near the Phoenix Park. The prospective homebuyers will learn this month if they have secured one of…...
The Cribs: Selling a Vibe review â First-rank indie underdogs make an attention-grabbing return
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (440+ words) Watching My Bloody Valentine stage their triumphant return to live performance in Dublin last November, it was surreal to recall that the term "shoegaze" began as a sneery put-down from the British music press. The band and their peers dismissed…...
The Slicks: A hopefully intentionally unserious book on Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (493+ words) The Slicks: A hopefully intentionally unserious book on Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath'The Irish Times The Slicks: A hopefully intentionally unserious book on Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath Finishing Maggie Nelson's brief new book, I felt an overwhelming sense of…...
Rejuvenating soils and nature through regenerative farming
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1258+ words) After Ireland joined the European Economic Community in 1973, the practice of intensive farming " using chemical fertilisers, machinery and large-scale production methods " began in earnest. This brought prosperity but harmed soils, reduced biodiversity and added to global warming. Regenerative farming offers…...