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Ar feadh na nglúnta, bhí rithim ar leith ag Aoine san oíche in Éirinn. Bhí deireadh na seachtaine tagtha, caitheadh na cótaí orainn, agus shiúlamar isteach sa teach tábhairne le haghaidh pionta agus gáire. Ní raibh sé i gcónaí faoi na deochanna féin — ba é an scíth, an comhrá agus an ceangal sóisialta a bhí tábhachtach. Tá an nós sin fós beo, ach le blianta beaga anuas tá deasghnáth eile ag dul i dtaithí orainn: an tráthnóna Netflix.
Ag an gcéad amharc, is rud simplí é. Casann tú an teilifís, scrollaíonn tú beagán, roghnaíonn tú seó. Ach tá sé i bhfad níos mó ná siamsaíocht amháin anois. Tá sé tar éis éirí mar chomhartha cultúrtha, mar bhealach chun ár gcuid ama saor a chur i bhfráma, agus mar theanga nua chomónta againn i saol atá gnóthach agus torannach.
Toghchán Uachtaránachta 2025 in Éirinn ar 24 Deireadh Fómhair. Faigh amach faoi na hiarrthóirí — Heather Humphreys, Jim Gavin agus Catherine Connolly — agus na ceisteanna móra: an Ghaeilge, géarchéim tithíochta, athrú aeráide agus cothromas sóisialta.
Ní hamháin gur féile é Oíche Shamhna i gCorcaigh. Bíonn an chathair ag ullmhú le seachtainí: páistí ag déanamh mascanna páipéir, ealaíontóirí ag péinteáil cinn ollmhóra, agus comharsana ag fiafraí: “An mbeidh an Dragon of Shandon níos mó i mbliana?”
Nuair a thagann oíche an 31 Deireadh Fómhair, cloisfidh tú drumaí i bhfad uait. Bailíonn slua mór: mic léinn i gcóistí, teaghlaigh le páistí, daoine scothaosta le soilse beaga i lámha. Ansin tagann sé: an Dragan Shandon, ollphéist solais agus páipéir, cruthaithe ag lámha áitiúla.
Tá boladh toit agus cnónna rósta san aer, braon báistí ar na sráideanna — fíor-atmaisféar Oíche Shamhna i gCorcaigh. Ní paráid amháin é, ach féiniúlacht chathrach.
A deep sense of shock hangs over Finglas this week after the deaths of a father and his five-year-old daughter, discovered on Saturday evening in their family home at Heathfield Terrace. Gardaí have confirmed they are treating the case as a murder-suicide.
Three adults killed in Tallanstown as Gardaí arrest man in his 30s — questions raised about family pressures and mental health support in Ireland
Ireland has been rocked by another family tragedy, this time in the rural community of Tallanstown, Co Louth. Gardaí confirmed that two men and a woman, all members of the same family, were found dead in a house on Monday morning. A man in his thirties has been arrested at the scene.
Michaelmas in Ireland: how the traditions of St Michael faded and why they still matter to us today
September 29 has long been marked in Ireland as the Feast of St Michael and All Angels — Michaelmas. Today it may seem like just another autumn day, but for centuries it was one of the most important markers in the Irish calendar: a time of payments, contracts, fairs, food and folklore.
Nearly half of US companies in Europe expect worsening relations, but Ireland sits at the very heart of the debate
Ireland has launched a new public consultation on its Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028, inviting citizens, businesses, and organisations to contribute ideas on how the country can accelerate its transition from a “take–make–waste” model towards a sustainable circular economy.
Wexford Festival Opera 2025 runs from 17 October to 1 November and once again Ireland’s south-east will become a stage for rare operatic treasures. For audiences unable to travel, RTÉ will broadcast the main productions live on RTÉ lyric fm and stream them on RTÉ Culture. This combination ensures that the magic of Wexford reaches both local listeners and opera fans across Europe.
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail toward Gaza in 2025, carrying not only boxes of food and medicine but also the heavy burden of the world’s conscience. This mission, envisioned as a lifeline for the besieged enclave, has triggered diplomatic storms, military threats, and deep emotions across the globe.
For the 2.3 million people trapped inside Gaza, this convoy is more than ships on the horizon. It is a symbol of hope breaking through the endless cycle of blockade, bombardments, and deprivation.
National Heritage Week 2025 is here — and it’s more than a festival, it’s a reminder of who we are.
When you walk past a ruined abbey in the mist, hear fiddle music spilling from a pub, or see schoolkids trying a céilí for the first time, you don’t need statistics to know that Irish heritage runs deep. But numbers can still surprise: a new survey by Ecclesiastical Ireland has found that 88% of people across the country feel a strong personal connection to our heritage.
That’s not nostalgia — that’s identity.