How much money would you have to win in a lottery to achieve your ideal life? Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock Money can’t buy happiness. Many of us are told this at some point in our lives, but that doesn’t seem to stop many people from wanting more of it –Continue Reading
The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has criticised Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s visit to Kyiv in Ukraine, describing it as an attempt to “adopt high moral ground”. In a statement published on Monday, Russian ambassador Yuriy Filatov claimed Russia “did not start the war in Ukraine” and said the West, including Ireland,Continue Reading
Boris Johnson’s resignation as Conservative leader has triggered the start of the process to find his successor. Rules setting out a two-month leadership election have now been confirmed by the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs. The Conservatives’ leadership selection system is a two-stage process. First, Tory MPs hold aContinue Reading
The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has shaken the nation to its core. Abe was murdered while making a speech in support of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate in Nara in the run-up to last weekend’s elections – but, based on early reports, the shootingContinue Reading
The pro-Russian group Killnet is targeting countries supporting Ukraine. It has declared “war” against 10 nations.Continue Reading
For a few weeks I’ve been in Kyiv, partly as a visiting fellow at leading Ukrainian thinktank the Transatlantic Dialogue Center. Kyiv is an astonishingly elegant and beautiful city; a premier league European capital. The regular air raid warnings delivered on your phone, as well as by the baleful secondContinue Reading
The Minister for Housing has been urged to fast-track the publication of a report into alleged conflicts of interests in planning decisions following the resignation of An Bord Pleanála’s deputy chair. Paul Hyde has quit as the second most senior official in the planning appeals body. Mr Hyde had beenContinue Reading
Having apparently delayed the inevitable for as long as he could, Boris Johnson finally took to a podium outside 10 Downing Street on July 7 to say he would be stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party. This ultimately means his time as prime minister is over too. ThisContinue Reading
Taika Waititi’s Ragnarok follow-up is full of inside jokes that make it almost impenetrable to outsiders. That’s not a bad thing, but it’s not great either.Continue Reading
A plurilingual approach means parents celebrate their child's speech, in whichever language it occurs. Rawpixel.com | Shutterstock Many of us live not just in diverse societies, but what anthropologist Steven Vertovec terms “super-diverse” societies. More and more people are moving around and bringing their languages and cultures with them. InContinue Reading
