‘Taking on these old houses is not easy’: Renovating a 19th-century family farmhouse in Wexford
That was owned by Joe Fallon, the architectural technologist behind the Dublin and Wexford-based architectural practice Joe Fallon Design. It was old stone rubble walls and no insulation in the cavity walls in the 1960s extension,” Higgins says. They are now a family of five and this latest generation of the Higgins family is fully enmeshed in the local community. Higgins and Fallon gelled so well that the construction engineer has since worked with Joe Fallon Design on numerous projects. It will hopefully survive for another couple of generations.”Fallon says there is a lot of emotion involved in renovating your old family home.
Source:The Irish Times
November 09, 2025 17:02 UTC
Venezuelan ‘daughter of the forest’ tells Taoiseach all lives depend on their protection
Members of the Warao group of indigenous people left their homes in Venezuela after commercial deforestation made their lives impossible. The Taoiseach and Gardenia Cooper, a member of the Warao indigenous people, who live along the rivers of Venezuela’s rainforests. It also illustrates the link between environmental degradation, climate change and involuntary migration, a connection the Taoiseach was keen to make. She describes herself as a daughter of the forest, held in the forest’s embrace. Without forest there is no oxygen, so all of us here on this planet need to find a way to protect the forest.”
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November 09, 2025 16:36 UTC
The Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy 50 years on: ‘The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead’
Split Rock Lighthouse, which is lit each year for about two hours and 15 minutes to honour the lives of the men who died aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald. It is estimated there are about 500 shipwrecks scattered across Lake Superior alone, whose dimensions run a scarcely fathomable 563km in length and 240km in width. The 729ft ore boat Edmund Fitzgerald, shown in a 1972 file photo, apparently sank with all hands on board during a storm that kicked up 25ft waves on Lake Superior. [ Four historical shipwrecks found at Dublin’s Portmarnock beach amid shifting sandsOpens in new window ]“I was on the Edmund Fitzgerald for four hours in 1973. I was an engineer on the Reserve, a sister ship to the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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November 09, 2025 16:30 UTC
The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
A provocative piece, the work had been used, with its artist’s permission, on an anti-nuclear-power poster in the 1970s. “It’s the notion of an embryo needing to be protected from the environment by having a gas mask,” Finucane says. In subsequent decades, he was largely forgotten by the art world, his work left to gather dust. He drew from images ripped from newspapers – a practice forbidden at art college – and would etch on bread paper, the thin tissue used to wrap loaves. “Very optimistic.”Donal O’Sullivan: An Artist Remembered, by Paul Finucane and Brendan Lyons, is published by Red Barn; it is available from cnocbuiarts.ie/publications and selected bookshops
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November 09, 2025 15:55 UTC
US airlines brace for third day of disruption as thousands of flights cancelled
The Federal Aviation Administration has instructed airlines to cut 4 per cent of daily flights at 40 major airports. Photograph: Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesMajor airlines braced for a third day of government-mandated flight cuts on Sunday after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday. Some 1,550 flights were cancelled and 6,700 flights were delayed on Saturday, compared with Friday when 1,025 were cancelled and 7,000 were delayed. The cuts, which began on Friday morning, include about 700 flights from the four largest carriers: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. During the government shutdown, 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 security screeners have been forced to work without pay.
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November 09, 2025 15:53 UTC
Woman needed brain scan after being beaten so badly she bled from the ears, court told
Photograph: Stephen Collins/CollinsA distraught woman who said her ex-partner beat her so badly she bled from the ears and had to undergo brain scans in hospital has obtained a protection order. The judge told the woman he would grant her ex-parte (one side only represented) application for a protection order for the maximum five years. The judge told her that incident could potentially lead to criminal charges. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillIn a separate case, a woman obtained a protection order against her former partner. The judge said he would grant a protection order covering the woman and the children.
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November 09, 2025 15:48 UTC
Booming numbers in athletics clubs is not all good news – The Irish Times
Rian Farrell was likely caught unawares this week when carving his name into the long annals of Irish athletics history. In registering with North Sligo AC, Farrell helped grow the Athletics Ireland club membership to 75,000 and it’s already tipped beyond that. Athletics, like many sports, also suffered a significant drop off in club membership during Covid-19. As, in turn, were most of the athletics clubs. A kid at that age could also be on the waiting list for a few different athletics clubs.
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November 09, 2025 15:42 UTC
Meet the retirees whose hobby is watching Irish court trials: ‘It’s fascinating and costs nothing’
Donohoe had long wanted to attend trials but was unaware of how easy it was to come and go to court cases. His own interest in court cases stems from an interest in human psychology. This, in part, encouraged Donohoe’s interest in criminal cases. Attending trials and discussing them with others is a stimulating social outlet, Nolan notes, and the group has gathered for social occasions outside of the Central Criminal Court. Donohoe believes that the courts “are a great way to pass the time”, while Drennan Hennessy says it “keeps your brain active”.
Source:The Irish Times
November 09, 2025 15:40 UTC
At least four dead, 11 injured, after car slams into crowd outside Tampa bar
Police investigate the scene after after a speeding driver crashed into a group of people outside Bradley’s on 7th, Tampa, Florida, on Saturday. Photograph: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via APAt least four people were killed and 11 others injured in Tampa, Florida, after a speeding driver crashed into a group of people outside a bar early Saturday, police said. Police spotted a person driving recklessly on a nearby highway and attempted to pull the car over. The driver later lost control of the car, slamming into a group of more than a dozen people outside a bar that local news media identified as Bradley’s on 7th, an LGBTQ+ bar. Online, people and organisations shared memories of the bar and expressed condolences for the victims and their families.
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November 09, 2025 15:38 UTC
Five things we learned from Ireland’s win over Japan
Jimmy O’Brien came on and replaced Osborne against Japan. Mikey Lowry, who started at fullback for the Ireland XV in Spain, picked up a knock. Lineout woes continue for Irish sideWarner Dearns of Japan wins a lineout. Photograph: Gary Carr/InphoFor the second week in succession, Ireland’s lineout initially resembled one run by a collection of strangers thrust into a match environment, sight unseen. Tommy O’Brien and Ryan Baird have taken opportunitiesRyan Baird of Ireland applauds the fans after the Japan game.
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November 09, 2025 15:34 UTC
TV guide: The best new shows to watch, starting tonight
You can’t beat a bit of Bully.”Hidden AssetsSunday, RTÉ One, 9.30pmHidden Assets: Nora-Jane Noone as Claire Wallace. New additions to the cast for this third series include Charlotte Timmers, Dónall Ó Héalaí, Catherine Walker and Steve Wall. Kristen Wiig returns as Maxine Dellacorte, a woman determined to worm her way into the exclusive world of Palm Beach high society in 1969. Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Carol Burnett and the rest of the socialites are back for second helpings of high society high jinks. Photograph: NetflixHomeland star Claire Danes returns to our screens in this eight-episode thriller that swaps geopolitical conflict for dangerous liaisons.
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November 09, 2025 15:33 UTC
The White House effect: Why America reneged on its pledges to tackle climate change
He was talking about climate change. “Those who think we’re powerless to do anything about this greenhouse effect are forgetting about the White House effect. Bush senior’s “White House effect” – his phrase promising US leadership to address climate change from which the documentary takes its name – now means something very different. A new term, “climate change sceptics”, came into existence, and a group of them were soon invited into the Oval Office to meet Bush. Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof in 1979.
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November 09, 2025 15:31 UTC
Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
An Irish Times investigation had found 11 practitioners faced serious sanctions in the UK and yet remained registered to practise in Ireland. Dr Asif Ali was one of 11 practitioners identified in an Irish Times investigation who faced serious sanctions in the UK and yet remained registered to practise in Ireland. Since the publication of the investigation last month, the doctor has been suspended by the Medical Council until further notice. The Irish Times has found no evidence Dr Ali practised in Ireland. Records show several other doctors identified by the Irish Times investigation still remain eligible to practise in Ireland, despite facing suspension or serious sanction overseas.
Source:The Irish Times
November 09, 2025 15:28 UTC
Remembrance Sunday marked in events across Ireland
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, Head of the Northern Ireland civil service Jayne Brady and Taoiseach Micheál Martin during a Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA WireA number of services are being held across Ireland in remembrance of those killed in conflict. Taoiseach Micheál Martin attended a service in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland where he laid a wreath at the town’s war memorial. Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Emma Little-Pengelly lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at Belfast City Hall Picture date. Saturday marked the 38th anniversary of a bomb explosion before a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen, which killed 11 people.
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November 09, 2025 15:15 UTC
Rest in Paris: fancy your chances of being buried beside Oscar Wilde or Jim Morrison?
Ten graves at Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, home to the tombs of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf and other famous names. Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York TimesRest with Wilde: Paris opens a lottery with a differenceThe saying “save me from my disciples” is attributed to Dublin-born writer Oscar Wilde, who was buried in Paris following his death in 1900. When Wilde died in Paris in 1900, he was bankrupt and initially buried at Bagneux outside the city. Photograph: Keir Starmer/InstagramEducational links (and past Labour Party ties) did not stop Connolly criticising Starmer during the campaign over his view that Hamas should have “no future” in any Palestinian state. “I don’t think it’s up to Keir Starmer to make that statement at all,” she said.
Source:The Irish Times
November 09, 2025 15:03 UTC