How gen Z helped drink Guinness dry – and its stout rivals cashed in

found 2025 › Jan › 19 (Sun) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Ireland’s best-selling brew has found new favour among women, the young, and celebrity drinkers. Now a shortage of supply in UK pubs has opened the door to competitors

At the Lamb, a pub on London’s H…

Ireland’s two main centre-right parties to form coalition government

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 18:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gael’s Simon Harris taking over in November 2027

Ireland’s two main centre-right parties have clinched a deal with a grou…

Uncapped Boyle named in Ireland's Six Nations squad

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 14:34 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle is included in Ireland's Six Nations squad, replacing the suspended Tom O'Toole.

Maura Higgins gives mental health update after admitting she had 'dark thoughts' and 'didn't want to be here anymore' following Love Island stint

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 11:56 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The TV personality previously admitted she struggled with 'dark thoughts' after leaving her native Ireland and relocating to London.

Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey

Poor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported…

Boyzone's Mikey Graham, 52, looks unrecognisable as he details leaving behind 'toxic fame' for reclusive life in Ireland... as one band member admits he hasn't spoken to him in FOUR years

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

With six number one UK singles, five number one albums and more than 25 million records sold across the globe, Boyzone were second only to Take That in the mid-90s.

Country diary: A needle of solstice sunlight reaches into my deep past | Mary Montague

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 10:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

County Meath, Ireland: The very existence of this 5,000-year-old monument, called Newgrange, is remarkable enough. On the shortest day it has truly magical qualities

The darkness was tomb-black. Throu…

Teacher who was jailed after row over transgender pupils and refusing to 'call a boy a girl' is RELEASED from prison after his punishment is deemed to be having no effect

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Evangelical Christian had been jailed for contempt of court in September after defying a High Court injunction banning him from the grounds of Wilson's Hospital School in Ireland.

Germany and France are in crisis – is the next global financial crash brewing? | Larry Elliott

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 10:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The eurozone’s flaws and a lack of growth in the EU have combined to malign effect. ‘More Europe’ is not the solution

Things are not quite going according to plan for Rachel Reeves. The economy has co…

Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 10:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland

With his new novel, Niall Williams has created perhaps the most successful work of his care…