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Luigi Mangione: Why do some Americans support a suspected killer?
On Wednesday, December 4th, Brian Thompson (50), the UnitedHealthcare chief executive was murdered in cold blood outside a hotel in Manhattan.
The man…
1 year, 9 months ago
Syria: Lara Marlowe on the tyrannical al-Assad dynasty
Lara Marlowe met Bashar al-Assad twice during his early years as president of Syria. The writer and journalist also interviewed the dictator's father…
1 year, 9 months ago
What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?
Four years ago, Sinn Féin changed the landscape of Irish politics by securing the highest share of first preference votes in the 2020 general electio…
1 year, 9 months ago
The backstory to Disney's IRA thriller Say Nothing
Veteran republican Marian Price has initiated legal action against streaming giant Disney+ over the TV series Say Nothing, based on a book of the sam…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dublin Airport has a hidden metro station. Why was it never opened?
When a taxi driver told Irish Times economics correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy that there was a ghost train station under Terminal 1 in Dublin Airpor…
1 year, 10 months ago
Explainer: How the martial law debacle rattled South Korea
South Korea’s unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday in a move that surprised citizens and parliamentarians.
His attem…
1 year, 10 months ago
What did Hunter Biden do and was President Biden wrong to pardon him?
Joe Biden has granted his son Hunter Biden a full and unconditional pardon following his criminal conviction on tax and gun charges. The US president…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Padraig Nally's manslaughter case divided the nation
Last week, Mayo farmer Padraig Nally, the man who was jailed for less than a year for the manslaughter of an intruder in his home near Lough Corrib i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch loses out and Ireland's political future takes shape
The count continues with seats in several constituencies throughout the country still to be filled. As it stands, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in po…
1 year, 10 months ago
The standout stories from Angela Merkel's autobiography
Angela Merkel's eagerly anticipated memoir lifts the lid on parts of her childhood, her private meetings with world leaders and what she thought of I…
1 year, 10 months ago