Shane MacGowan playing with The Pogues in 2014.
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The Pogues singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan revolutionised music with his fusion of Irish folk and English punk.
The Limerick medium-security prison.
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In the mid-20th century, civil servants in Ireland recognised the harms incarceration wreaks not just on individuals but their families and society at large.
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Wealthier people are getting their solar panels connected first, leaving a more congested grid for everyone else.
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs at Paradiso in Amsterdam in March 1988.
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A professor of modern Catholicism looks back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she criticized its institutions.
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Spirited, defiant and always at the mercy of her mental health issues, the Irish singer will be forever remembered for her pure, clear voice and willingness to speak out on injustice.
The extinction of the wolf in Britain was widely celebrated as an achievement towards the creation of a more civilised world.
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I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772
Britain experiences hundreds of earthquakes each year.
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Variations in the thickness of tectonic plates may explain why Britain experiences many more earthquakes than neighbouring Ireland.
Counting the cost of rising prices.
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Different rates of inflation indicate high prices have become ‘embedded’ in these economies.
Canada has a productivity problem and its economy is falling behind other developed countries as a result. What’s going on?
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Canada needs to improve the way we work. Improving our productivity ranking will take years, but by taking steps in education, in the private sector and in government, we can achieve national wealth.
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Parents were concerned that their children’s race would affect their school experiences.
A yarn of pomp and pageantry.
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The pageantry of the coronation will be broadcast around the world. Here’s what to expect over the three days of celebrations.
Pictish stones feature distinctive symbols.
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The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.
President Joe Biden visited a pub in Dundalk, Ireland.
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US president Joe Biden regularly has slips of the tongue when making official speeches.
Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness pictured before the peace agreement was reached.
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Secret, behind-the-scenes talks were going on years before the official Belfast Agreement was signed – and made the whole thing possible.
A mural in Derry commemorating the TV show ‘Derry Girls,’ which follows the lives of teenagers growing up amid Northern Ireland’s troubles.
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Twenty-five years after the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is still resisting the culture of violence.
Kerry Condon filming for The Banshees of Inisherin in Ireland.
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How tax breaks, financial investment and Pierce Brosnan contributed to Ireland’s domination of the 2023 Academy Award nominations.
Just 2% of Ireland is covered with native forest.
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How to reforest the Emerald Isle without simply turning it into a conifer plantation.
The small and unassuming Steatoda nobilis .
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Once confined to the Canary Islands, noble false widow spiders are casting their web worldwide.
Actor Colin Farrell with director Martin McDonagh on the set of The Banshees of Inisherin in the west of Ireland.
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The west of Ireland, like many scenic locations, provides the perfect backdrop for films.
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Successive Japanese administrations have tried – and largely failed – to reduce urban overcrowding for 70 years.