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Sonia O’Sullivan: Rhasidat Adeleke seems to have fallen back in love with running

By Sonia O'Sullivan

Watching on TV, you can also lose sight of the emotional rollercoaster that unfolds over a championship week

Despite the deep Irish love of Australia, the feeling isn’t mutual

By Laura Kennedy

Many Irish feel close to Australia, but most Australians I encountered don’t know much about us

‘It has already begun’: Finland prepares for the unthinkable from Russia

By Patrick Smyth

Formerly neutral, the country is taking a whole-of-society approach to defending its people along the longest line of defence between the EU and Russia

John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86

By Sian Cain

The director’s BBC hit opened the door to Hollywood action films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal John Irvin, the British film-maker who directed the Bafta-winning BBC miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as well as films including Hamburger Hill, The Dogs of War and Raw Deal, has died aged 86. Irvin died “peacefully at home” on 11 August, surrounded by his family, his producer Claire Evans con

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Country diary: It’s hard being a vicar in a long, hot summer | Simon Lockett

By Rev Simon Lockett

Madley, Herefordshire: The cool of our churches has been welcome to many, but my polyester robes are not made for the heat Every summer, while roasting in my robes, I say to myself: “I must get a lighter set.” If I had a cotton cassock instead of a polyester cassock and alb, swaying to the singing of hymns might not raise my core temperature as much. In that regard, this year hasn’t been without its challenges. Even

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review: Jane Schoenbrun’s maximalism fascinates and frustrates

By Tara Brady

This may be the film-maker’s narratively least satisfying film, but their imagination remains exhilarating

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Coyote vs Acme review: Warner Bros tried to shelve this film. It’s far too good for that

By Donald Clarke

This zesty film makes the best use yet of Looney Tunes’ immortal characters on the big screen

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Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement

By Caroline Davies

In video celebrating Maggie’s cancer charity, queen recalls ‘longing to let it out’ on visit to centre in 2024 The queen has spoken for the first time of how difficult she found it to keep King Charles’s cancer a secret before it was announced publicly. Camilla found herself “longing to let it out” during an official visit to a Maggie’s cancer support centre in 2024, after Charles had received his diagnosis but befor

Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds

By Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

Hottest periods this year in most sea regions would have been ‘virtually impossible’ in a preindustrial climate Carbon pollution has fuelled a “massive expansion” of marine heatwaves in Europe this summer, research has found, with some waters recording temperatures 6C higher than normal. The hottest fortnights of this year would have been “virtually impossible” in a preindustrial climate in three of the four sea regi

The flag culture wars have come to an unlikely place: progressive Iceland | Alexander Hurst

By Alexander Hurst

Ahead of the Nordic nation’s EU referendum, the Icelandic flag has been co-opted by the far right To enter Reykjavik’s Grafarvogur Lutheran church, worshippers and visitors are invited to make their way down 16 steps painted in the rainbow stripes and the white, pink, blue, brown and black chevrons of the Progress Pride flag. The artwork, which can even be seen on satellite pictures, was originally a project of forme

Tourists on pastry quest overrun scenic spot in Italian mountains

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Alpine communities hit out after influencer videos draw huge queues to Friedrich August refuge in Dolomites Hundreds of people overwhelmed a mountain hut in the Italian Dolomites, not for the panoramic views but in search of a creamy pastry, reigniting the debate about social-media-driven tourism. The visitors ventured en masse to the Friedrich August refuge – perched at 2,300 metres (7,500ft) above sea level, betwee

‘Why do you never buy a round?!’ 20 mortifying money conversations with friends – and how to handle them

By Rachel Dixon

Whether it’s paying for dinner, going on holiday or sharing a taxi, friendships can be fraught with financial frustrations, which are very rarely aired. Here’s how to break the taboo Summer is the season of socialising, from alfresco drinks to weddings to group holidays. It can get expensive – and suddenly you start noticing those friends who don’t pay their way. Or the ones who splash the cash and make you feel chea

US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027

By Ian Curran

AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’

Stock markets have been on a roll. Is it time to hedge your bets?

By Jeff Sommer

Best days for returns from stocks are often clustered near the worst ones; you can’t skip the nightmares without passing up some landmark returns

Regulators cut estimates of future Irish electricity demand, sparking fears of power shortage

By Barry O'Halloran

Companies will bid in an auction early next year to supply energy into grid from new power plants

The Music Quiz: What is the real name of Electric Picnic headliner Sombr?

By Tony Clayton-Lea

Plus: The lead singer of which Irish band said the following: ‘I have such faith in our live show. The lads are incredible musicians, and I’m gorgeous.’

How a Cork couple is making the journey to net zero enjoyable – one conscious decision at a time

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With advice, guidance and practical solutions from Electric Ireland, Cork native David Moore has taken steps to lead a more sustainable and cost-efficient life

Billionaire football-club owner Tony Bloom quietly bankrolls an Irish property fund’s four-year buying spree

By Killian Woods

Premier League club owner backed Meath-based Star Stone Property Group’s recent €600k deal to buy Drogheda shopping centre

Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project

By Uwa Ede-Osifo

US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’ Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a Tuesday-evening agreement with Trump administration officials hours before a hike that would have affected $20bn worth of goods was set to take effect. Donald Trump posted late on Tuesday on social media that he had paused the tariffs for th

Trump to meet Kim, says North Korea has 57 nuclear bombs

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US President Donald Trump has said he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Mr Trump's second term.

Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks: The perfect second novel

By Helen Cullen

As in Crooks’s debut, Fire Rush, her expression of music here is spellbinding. There is a hypnotic lyricism to her prose that vibrates on its own frequency

Mushroom killer suffered miscarriage of justice - lawyers

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Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson suffered a "substantial" miscarriage of justice in her trial, her lawyers said as they sought to quash her conviction in a triple-murder case that sparked a worldwide media frenzy.

Honda Prelude is a case of engineers striking back

By Michael McAleer

The reborn Prelude looks underwhelming on paper, yet its balance and poise remind you why Honda once had such a formidable engineering reputation

US and Canada say they are close to final trade deal

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The United States and Canada have signalled that they were close to finalising a comprehensive trade deal, after US President Donald Trump paused implementing a new round of crippling tariffs.

US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks

By Raphael Rashid in Seoul

South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the US Analysis: In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy? South Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back the exercises. In a