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‘People are expecting them’: Oasis fever hits town where the mother of the Gallagher brothers grew up
Liam and Noel Gallagher have spent lots of time in Charlestown where their mother Peggy grew up
Our house is now effectively worthless: Living Next Door To ... Ireland’s largest onshore wind farm
Oweninny Wind Farm in Co Mayo meets the power needs of some 140,000 homes a year
‘I am proud that we are holding the line on liberal values’: The Mayo man speaking for EU in Trump trade talks
Olof Gill, who grew up in Ireland and Sweden, says ‘spending childhood years between two very different environments was very instructive’
Ireland’s niche tour guides: Holidays for foodies, newlyweds and baby-boomers
From elopements to college reunions, a growing number of firms cater for smaller groups in search of particular experiences
‘We were full of hope’: Aunt of Annie McCarrick says family disappointed after murder suspect released
Nancy Covell said the family continued to remain hopeful of a breakthrough in 32-year case
How Ireland’s tourist trap towns keep their buzz and business outside of the summer season
Keeping the shutters up and the lights on over the low season for tourism providers is a complex operation
Annie McCarrick murder: Garda cold case team hope new timeline will lead to breakthrough
Garda cold case investigation into disappearance of American student is uncovering litany of errors in original investigation
Annie McCarrick’s best friend from childhood: ‘I believe she knew the person responsible for her death’
Investigators interviewed man originally from Dublin who knew the 27-year-old American around the time she went missing
Storm Éowyn: ‘When I peeped out the front door, I discovered an apocalyptic scene’
A power cut in Westport necessitated soup in the cafe and a pub session before a temporary house move
‘Sometimes, I am one of the lonely people. And it isn’t usually when I am alone’
‘I bet you they are there on the bus or train sitting beside you or me right now, looking cool, even sophisticated’
When did hotels stop offering single-occupancy rooms at a reasonable price?
Does it not matter that there are 425,974 of us living alone in the Emerald Isle of a thousand welcomes?
Why don’t more men do yoga?
‘It’s mostly about embarrassment,’ says yoga teacher Derrick Harshberger
A reluctant declutterer: ‘I am basking in a novel sense of clarity when I sit down’
Áine Ryan is a reluctant declutterer; but after disposing of bagfuls of books, she is once more basking “in a novel sense of clarity” in her office. Now for the rest of the house
Pyrite: ‘I really couldn’t believe my luck when I found my dream home’
The emotional toll is clear though as she recalls how lucky she felt to purchase this house
‘How have I become such a slave to the media monster and its relentless intrusions on my daily life?’
I used not to fret so much about the problems of the world, but time has changed me; so thank goodness for the mindfulness meditations that land in my inbox every morning
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