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Readers reply: How is it physically possible to continue breaking sporting records?

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts This week’s question: Is it inevitable that consumerism will literally fill up the planet? Obviously, progressions in sports clothing technology must make a small difference to the abilities of an athlete – but how on earth is it physically possib

‘It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out’: why are so many women left in agony by routine womb examinations?

By Anna Moore

There are more than 70,000 hysteroscopies every year in England alone. The NHS calls them ‘low complexity’ – yet a shocking number of patients complain of inadequate pain relief and medical staff who refuse to take them seriously In February this year, Beth Harris sat in the day surgery waiting room of her local hospital and tried to steady her nerves. She was there for a hysteroscopy, in this case to remove a fibroi

Over 30 children without bus seat in Galway for September

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More than 30 children and young people in Co Galway are set to begin the new school year without access to school transport, prompting parents to call for urgent intervention from the Minister for Education.

The Alice Project review: Kilkenny witch-hunt story reaches thrilling finale

By Ruby Eastwood

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2026: City turns its history into theatre with huge, largely local cast. It’s a visually stunning spectacle

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How to make quesadillas – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

By Felicity Cloake

A cook-your-own adventure meal, with all manner of fillings and servings to explore The Mexican equivalent of a cheese toastie, but even quicker to make, these are the perfect summer holiday or weekend lunch, because everyone can choose their own fillings and help cook. Plus, this recipe is just a jumping-off point – once you’ve mastered the method, you can fill them with anything you like … grated chocolate and mash

‘Why did it become personal?’: furore over plans to expand Kent oyster shack

By Daniel Boffey in Whitstable

James Green’s oyster company owns a chunk of Whitstable’s shoreline but success has not brought affection from residents The clink of glasses and the lapping of the tide was punctuated by giggling toddlers and the slurp of oysters at tables populated by people gently sizzling on a baking day on the Kent seaside. But James Green, of the Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company, had the demeanour of a man who had found grit i

Heart from Ireland in Australia loss on World Cup return

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Ireland showed heart but ultimately left themselves too much to do in their World Cup opener as they fell to a 3-1 defeat in Wavre, Belgium.

Dining across the divide: ‘At one point she said, “I don’t want to offend you, but you seem quite privileged”’

By Erica Buist

A trainee accountant and a company director had differing views on opportunities for young people, but could they find common ground on the new prime minister? • Want to meet someone from across the divide? Click here to find out how Margaret, 22, London Occupation Trainee accountant and part-time arts producer Continue reading...

‘It is not only a future certainty – the disaster is already here’: why we need climate fiction

By Tara Menon

As wildfires rage across Europe and Britain swelters through its hottest summer on record, literary fiction has a vital role to play in capturing the severe consequences of climate crisis Earlier this summer, I travelled through Europe on a book tour. Everywhere I went, the heat broke records. In Italy, Germany and Spain, I sought refuge from the afternoon sun in air-conditioned hotels. In normally temperate Zurich,

‘I don’t always go full banana!’ From the yellow man to a playful shrink, stylish people on what they wear every day – and why

By Ellie Violet Bramley

How does a rabbi choose her shoes? Why does a psychoanalyst like slogan tees? And why does a doctor avoid wearing scrubs at work? Seven striking dressers share their surprising style stories Andrew Geldart, 65, retired engineer, Cornwall Continue reading...

Dáithí Ó Sé: Judges aren't looking for faults in Roses

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Dáithí Ó Sé has revealed what judges are really looking for when they select the Rose of Tralee - and it's not faults or mistakes.

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires near Athens

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Two people have died and hundreds were evacuated as two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens, the fire department said.

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Which plants will survive and can I use grey water? Gardening as UK summers get drier

By Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

As parts of Beth Chatto’s visionary drought-tolerant gardens in Essex turn brown, the head gardener offers advice Her debut book, in 1978, was titled The Dry Garden. Since then, the late Beth Chatto created a rich legacy with her expertise as a plantswoman and by setting up one of the oldest unwatered public gardens in England. Once a car park but transformed in 1992 into an experiment to test what plants were drough

This is how we do it: ‘Sex was our glue – now if we fight, we can’t just screw and come out glowing’

By As told to Olivia Ladanyi

Pam and Mike couldn’t keep their hands off each other when they met. But as aging and biology have taken their toll, their sex life has suffered • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously We haven’t had sex in two years. Mike says it’s because his dick is dead Continue reading...

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‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed

By Nosheen Iqbal

The Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys and Pulp collaborator was at the height of his powers as Britain’s most in-demand music producer when leukaemia struck. ‘I realised life is exceptionally fragile,’ he says There was a moment outside the door of a recording studio in rural France, staring at a half-eaten apple that he believed possessed psychedelic properties, when James Ford knew things had really got out of hand. He

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Five teenagers dead after car crashes on wrong side of M9

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Five teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured following a head-on collision involving a car travelling on the wrong side of the M9 motorway in Co Kildare.

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Daniel Kinahan and the role of the reader in Irish Times journalism

By Conor Goodman

Reader submissions are the mainstay of several weekly columns, and inform many of our stories and investigations

Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured pilots

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An Iranian military official said that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported.

Makhachev denies Machado Garry in UFC title bid

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Russia's Islam Makhachev used his dominant grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry to retain his UFC welterweight title in a tight, tense five-round battle in the main event of UFC 330 in Philadelphia overnight.

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The Last Drop review – everything is rotten in this dark domestic comedy

By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Playground, Edinburgh Dante Passarelli’s play, part of the São Paulo Showcase, is an atmospheric hour borrowing themes from Hamlet This year’s fringe variously puts Hamlet in the Big Brother house with Lady Macbeth, makes him “ Prince of Sweden ” in an Italian two-hander and grinds the play into what Polonius might call a “tragical-comical” swipe at the meat industry. Dante Passarelli’s The Last Drop, part of the

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Polish bus crash in Hungary leaves 12 dead, 10 injured

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A Polish bus has overturned on a Hungarian highway killing 12 people and leaving at least 10 with serious injuries, Prime Minister Peter Magyar and officials said.

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‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

By Shane Hickey

Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account details You are on a short break in Porto and post some pictures of your family on Instagram or Facebook. With a small section of the Douro river in the background, you think it could have been taken anywhere. A few days later, you get a text saying that your card was compromised. “We detected unusual activity while you were

How 'Vincent van Joey' gained confidence through art

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A Co Wicklow artist with Down syndrome has credited an inclusive arts programme for boosting his confidence - and his sales.

Tired brand: Raleigh the latest big name to hit the skids

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Raleigh was once the biggest bike company in the world - now its only hope of survival is a cut-price buy-out; but that's a fate that's befallen many other iconic brands, writes Adam Maguire.

TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week

By Aoife Barry

August 16th-21st highlights: including Ludwig, The Healy-Raes: Blood Sweat & Tears, and The Rose of Tralee