Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

Join OPW guide Gavin Corbett for this one-off talk in the Gardens’ auditorium.

‘They left us with nothing,’ says owner of olive grove in West Bank

Work in a specific part of Cork City, so soon after it lost one of its last green spaces, has been brought to the attention of Michael Moynihan

The successful bidder will reportedly be required to run the event centre for several years, will be required to provide 50% of the capital funding ...

Three openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opening act Macklemore, as backlash grows to his removal from the tour over onstage comments in support of Palestine. Finneas, the singer who was scheduled to open for Sheeran on six South American dates in November, withdrew from the tour on Tuesday afternoon, hours after Sheeran posted his own lengthy statement to Instagram explaining pressure from venue owners to remove Macklemore for pro-Palestine comments made during two shows at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Continue reading...

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

Designers are rethinking one of New York City’s most polluted sites with climate adaptation and community benefits

Every St Patrick's Day in Baltimore, west Cork, a little piece of maritime history emerges from the darkness of the cove boathouse for a celebrated jaunt around the village.

Horticulturalists begin moving and propagating plants before the rusty and warped Palm House begins renovation – but some are too tall to save

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