Two people have died in a drowning accident in Ballybunion, Co Kerry this evening, Valentia Coastguard has confirmed. A man and a woman, believed to be in their 40s, were taken from the water shortly after 6pm. It is believed they were not local, and may have been on holidayContinue Reading

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COVID: antiviral drugs are a vital weapon – but misusing them could backfire

MargJohnsonVA/Shutterstock The “living with COVID” strategy being pursued by many countries relies heavily on two key pillars. First, that vaccines continue to protect most people from severe disease. And second, that where they don’t, people will receive antiviral treatments. But are the antivirals currently available sufficiently effective, accessible and durable?Continue Reading

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Review at a glance W hat’s French for piffle? Martin Bourboulon’s lush and wannabe rousing Gustave Eiffel biopic purports to give us the passions of the civil engineer behind the famous Parisian monument in which the protagonist says “Eiffel in Love” not once but twice, with the same woman. AccordingContinue Reading

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What ethical standards should we hold politicians to? A philosopher explains two different approaches

Boris Johnson's resignation: an interesting moment for ethics in politics. Michael Tubi / Shutterstock With Boris Johnson’s departure, the drama of the Conservative leadership election, and Keir Starmer’s declaration that “integrity matters” in politics, the question of what ethical standards we ought to hold politicians to has never felt moreContinue Reading

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