It would be "unjust" to now jail a former Bank of Ireland employee who stole almost €200k from a branch and its customers before attempting to set the building on fire, the Court of Appeal has found, despite ruling that her original fully suspended sentence and community service

The brutality of Donald Trump’s language is nothing new. And yet, with his remarks on the death of Rob Reiner—made while the world was reeling from violent events over the weekend—he reached a new level of degradation, David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/L8pMc7

A woman who "gratuitously" set fire to a bus during the 2023 Dublin riots, causing nearly half a million euro worth of damage, told a judge to "fuck off" today before being jailed for six years. courtsnewsireland.ie/woman-who-set-…

Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner’s best friends have released a statement honoring them to the Associated Press: “Going to the movies in a dark theater filled with strangers having a common experience, laughing, crying, screaming in fear, or watching an intense drama unfold is

The idea that the best use of A.I. is the direct replacement of workers is profoundly at odds with the experiences many of us have while actually using the technology, Joshua Rothman writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1IJYAw

This is how it is done. The Italians are happy built a new metro right beside the Colosseum..yet here in Ireland people protest against infrastructure which might undermine the historic architecture of Ranelagh!!

Top of the Pops (17th December 1987). The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl are at number eight in the hit parade with Fairytale Of New York.

At 93, Dr. Ruth Gottesman donated her late husband David Gottesman's $1 billion fortune to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, making tuition free forever for all students.

Brussels braces for farmer protests, as Mercosur can gets kicked down the road jrnl.ie/6907367

A long time ago, before ipilimumab was approved by the FDA, I thought manipulation of the immune system could generate effective anti-cancer treatments (ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6…). I noticed this paper yesterday, suggesting that targetting MICA/B might be an effective anti-cancer

David Bowie - Life On Mars This was his last performance.

Still waiting for a kidney transplant, Adrian Cummins urges people not to opt out of 'giving the gift of life' jrnl.ie/6914618

In 1979, Jackie Kennedy Onassis bought Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard for just over one million dollars. The 340-acre property was filled with windswept dunes, salt-blasted heathlands, and quiet ponds. Jackie fell in love with the natural beauty immediately. She

It will be interesting to see the outcome of this policy. I imagine Department of Health has sight of the relevant metrics, and will make all data available in due course. This is a system where ~48% of adults have private healthcare insurance (consultants and hospitals are paid per

One day before she died, Holly Butcher picked up a pen and paper. Not to say goodbye. But to wake all of us up. She was only 27 years old, with a rare cancer—osteosarcoma—that had shaped the final year of her life. She knew time was slipping through her fingers. Yet in her words

2/ The Inverted Pyramid What is happening in contemporary Spanish healthcare is a phenomenon worthy of anthropological study: the pyramid of authority has been inverted while the pyramid of responsibility remains intact. Doctors are required to answer to the judge, to the

Such truth told with so much passion 👏👏👏

Trevor Deely disappeared into the rainy Dublin night on the 7th of December 2000. The 22 year olds life was just beginning. He'd started working in finance with Bank of Ireland Asset Management. He'd just moved from Naas, renting an apartment in Ballsbridge walking distance from

The Irish Cancer Society is urging people to avail of the appropriate cancer screenings for their age and for those who suspect any symptoms to visit their GP rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Bernie Sanders is saying what millions already feel. You don’t campaign on “America First” and then pivot to running another country while people here can’t afford rent, healthcare, or groceries. If 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, the priority isn’t Caracas.