A building in Dublin 4 is the only office to be approved for social housing conversion
Apartments on Fitzwilliam Quay seen as template for new council-owned company regeneration of vacant buildings
July 21, 2026
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Man jailed for 11½ years for rape of teenage girl who was with son
Court hears injured party’s victim-impact statement ‘coherent and powerful’
July 20, 2026
For Three Hours Every Day, Open Ocean Transforms Into Australia's 'Ghost' Reef
An isolated wonder some 1,200 miles from the nearest city, Montgomery Reef disappears as quickly as it appears, mirroring the supposed vanishing of its original owners, a tribe of Indigenous giants
July 20, 2026
Thousands of Kidnapped Africans Died on an Island in the Atlantic After Being Rescued From Slave Ships. Evidence in Their Teeth Traces Their Journeys
Remains in the graves of St. Helena, where the British military housed "liberated" enslaved Africans, contain isotopes from inland Angola and Zimbabwe
July 20, 2026
Koalas Are at Risk of Extinction in Some Parts of Australia. Can Freezing Their Sperm and Eggs Help Save the Iconic Marsupials?
Scientists are preserving the animals' reproductive cells in liquid nitrogen in a bid to boost genetic diversity in future populations
July 20, 2026
Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media
When you’re tired and distracted, an online ad’s claims can be more effective in pitching a product when they’re assertive and explicit.
July 17, 2026
Foundations can outlive their charitable missions – and that’s a problem
The missions the foundations’ original donors champion during their lifetimes can become outdated after they’ve died.
July 16, 2026
A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save
US shoppers are seeing higher fruit and vegetable prices thanks to trade tensions, extreme weather and geopolitics, just to name a few reasons.
July 16, 2026
OPINION: Poor Southern states have a brain drain problem. Public universities can and should be doing more to help
Confidence in higher education is declining across the United States. Fewer Americans say a college degree is very important: A growing share believe the system is headed in the wrong direction, parti...
July 13, 2026
Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by US supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people – and how food pantries are trying to gather more
Picking up food more frequently from supermarkets doesn’t close the gap between what’s donated and could be donated, a supply chain scholar explains.
July 06, 2026
7 Essential Experiences in Southwest Louisiana
In Southwest Louisiana, culture isn’t something tucked away in museums; it spills out of dance halls, crawfish pots, and marshes. In this region, accordion music echoes through restaurants, migratory ...
June 26, 2026
The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers
More than 2 in 5 social media marketers say they plan to leave their job within two years, and many cite insufficient mental health support from supervisors.
June 24, 2026
The Wooden Way: A Cross-Pennsylvania Pilgrimage to the Golden Age of Thrills
Long before massive steel coasters launched riders into physics-defying drops and corkscrews, Pennsylvania helped define the art of the wooden roller coaster. When they debuted in the early 20th centu...
June 15, 2026
In the Middle of Somewhere
Where are you? Two friends texted, separately, within an hour of each other. Western Nebraska, I said. So you're in the middle of nowhere, both of them wrote back. I really paused. I had flown into De...
April 29, 2026
Butterfly numbers are dropping but here are five species you may see more of
A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.
April 14, 2026
Man attacked homeless services user with hatchet during incident of 'harrowing violence'
A man who launched a brutal knife and hatchet attack on a fellow resident of a homeless hostel has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for what a jud...
April 14, 2026
Government announces further cuts to fuel prices and defers carbon tax increase
Cabinet to meet today amid continuing nationwide protests over the cost of fuel
April 12, 2026
Woman Who Enjoyed 'Peaceful Home' While Husband Served Prison Sentence Seeks Barring Order
Behind the anonymised case files and procedural language of Dublin District Family Court lies a consistent, unsettling reality: people trapped in thei...
April 12, 2026
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
April 11, 2026
How to Reduce Your Medical Bills: A Guide to Discussing Healthcare Costs with Your Doctor
Healthcare decisions become clearer when patients ask three essential questions about their treatment options. Despite this straightforward approach to understanding medications and care choices, most Americans hesitate to seek clarification from their healthcare providers.
April 10, 2026