8 h. ago New book profiles life and work of two exceptional Galwegian academics

The academic, code breaker, musicologist and translator Emily Anderson is one of a duo of Galwegians to feature in Irish STEM Lives, a new publication from the Dictionary of Irish Biography looking at the diversity of STEM in Ireland. The cryptanalyst and musicologist, who was from Taylor’s Hill and lived from 1891 to 1962, worked […] The post New book profiles life and work of two exceptional Galwegian academics appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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8 h. ago Oisín Murphy: ‘Most of my destruction was done at home, getting drunk on my own’

One of Europe’s top jockeys, in his new book Murphy admits to being a ‘deeply flawed young man’ in ceaseless conflict with himself

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18 h. ago Book Review: These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future by Philip Stephens

Book Review: These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future by Philip Stephens  Nation.Cymru

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32 h. ago ‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his god given gift

‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his god given gift  The Irish Times

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32 h. ago ‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his God

‘Tony O’Reilly should have been president of Ireland’: Jeffrey Archer on life, books and his God-given gift  The Irish Times

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32 h. ago Changing careers: ‘My job began to feel hollow ... I felt I’d lost myself somewhere’

If you dream about making a big change in your life, take inspiration from these five people, who each took a leap of faith mid-career that paid off

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32 h. ago In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before

Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry

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38 h. ago Maguire and McLaughlin fire Cork City past St Pat's to book FAI Cup final return

Maguire and McLaughlin fire Cork City past St Pat's to book FAI Cup final return  Irish Examiner

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39 h. ago Irish fans hail Taylor Swift’s new album at screening of Official Release Party of a Showgirl

Singer-songwriter released The Life of a Showgirl on Friday as well as 89-minute film about latest songs

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45 h. ago David Gaffney makes history for Ireland with ride of his life at Europeans

David Gaffney makes history for Ireland with ride of his life at Europeans  Sticky Bottle

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45 h. ago Cillian Murphy's quiet life in Dublin after saying move was 'best thing we ever did'

Cillian Murphy's quiet life in Dublin after saying move was 'best thing we ever did'  Dublin Live

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48 h. ago Manchán Magan tributes: ‘He arrived in this life like a comet, ablaze with purpose’

Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Kathy Scott and Seán Ronayne among the artists, musicians, writers and film-makers paying tribute to the late journalist, author and TV presenter

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48 h. ago GAA Special Congress explainer: Football changes expected to sail into the rule book

FRC chair Jim Gavin likely to take a lower-key role in the political circumstances

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50 h. ago Academy Internationals | Northern Ireland U21s captain Forbes recalled for Euro qualifiers

Academy Internationals | Northern Ireland U21s captain Forbes recalled for Euro qualifiers  West Ham United

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50 h. ago Why is Taylor Swift dissing Charli XCX on her new album? (And is it any good?)

The album, which was created during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour, has been described as everything from a ‘triumph’ to ‘lacking sparkle’.

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50 h. ago ‘It is still impossible to reconcile the fact that he is gone’ – Dublin legend Anton O’Toole remembered fondly in new book

‘It is still impossible to reconcile the fact that he is gone’ – Dublin legend Anton O’Toole remembered fondly in new book  The Irish Independent

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51 h. ago Euro Auctions expands in the Republic of Ireland with successful first sale at new Mountrath site

Euro Auctions expands in the Republic of Ireland with successful first sale at new Mountrath site  Farming Life

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56 h. ago Muireann O’Connell: ‘There are people in this country who hate me with the fire of a thousand suns’

The TV presenter on breaking into radio in her 20s, buying her first home, and her new show The Assembly

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3 d. ago Exercise in minutes, not hours: Study finds brief bursts may boost health

Research suggests short bouts of vigorous activity may extend life, but genetic factors still loom large

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3 d. ago Extract: 'I see him as he was that night, before he was a rapist, before he shattered my life.'

An extract from Bláthnaid Raleigh’s new book in which she writes about the impact Jonathan Moran’s attack had on her and navigating the justice system.

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