The Irish language occupies a position in national life that is simultaneously central and marginal, officially celebrated and practically sidelined,…
Irish cinema has produced a body of work that is, for a small country, disproportionately significant. This is not a…
Irish cinema has rarely been more visible internationally. Films produced in Ireland or by Irish filmmakers have featured in competition…
In the summer of 2023, approximately 50,000 people attended the Women’s Rugby World Cup at Thomond Park and the Aviva…
When Ireland won consecutive Six Nations titles in 2023 and 2024, reaching the world number one ranking in the process…
Gaelic football has been arguing about its own structure for as long as anyone involved in it can remember. The…
Ireland receives approximately 11 million overseas visitors per year. A significant proportion of them, by their own admission on review…
The case for taking the train in Ireland rarely begins with speed. The Irish railway network built in the nineteenth…
The waiting list for an outpatient appointment at an Irish public hospital is, for many patients, the defining experience of…
Ireland has, by any honest reckoning, one of the most ambitious statutory climate frameworks in the world. The Climate Action…