Who are โ€˜the Irishโ€™? History shows weโ€™ve been a mixed bunch for centuries | Maurice J Casey

The far right demands a pure โ€˜Irishnessโ€™. But our island story has long been interwoven with other ethnicities and diasporasWhen lecturing on Irish immigration history, I usually start by asking: in which decade was the first footage of people of colou…

Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024

Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.

Send Snoop to the Convention: What political media can learn from the Olympics

Bringing more celebrities into political coverage could make it livelier โ€” and perhaps even more informative.

Acrobats on a bridge, dance in the cathedral: Lausanneโ€™s free festival of priceless performance

Audiences step out of their comfort zone at this annual extravaganza in the historic old town of the Swiss city, where the shows are staged in eye-catching settingsLausanne has been the official Olympic capital for 30 years but for even longer this hil…

โ€˜Weโ€™re everywhere nowโ€™: National Rally members toast EU elections success

Marine Le Penโ€™s far-right party see unprecedented result as stepping stone to presidential elections in 2027At a smart party venue overlooking the woodland of the Bois de Vincennes, east of Paris, members of Marine Le Penโ€™s far-right National Rally (Ra…

Macron hails Jacques Delors as Europeโ€™s tireless โ€˜pathfinderโ€™ (and jazz-loving football fan)

European leaders gathered in Paris to pay tribute before the coffin of former European Commission President Jacques Delors.ย 

Sounds of Brussels. Why the city is a musical hotspot

From the biggest concert halls to your local bar, youโ€™ll never starve for a musical interlude