Observer logo
Register Newsletters
News
NationalInternationalPoliticsBusinessScience and TechSensemakerEducationData
Culture
BooksFilmArtMusicTVThe critics
Life, etc.
TravelFashionBeautyHomesGardens
Ideas
The columnistsProfile
Sport
FootballCricketRugbyTennis
Food
Nigel SlaterRecipesDrinkRestaurants
Listen
StoriesShowsSeries
Puzzles
EverymanAzedGemeloSpeedySudoku
Join
EventsSubscribe in printShopJournalism SchoolFAQsContact usCareersTortoise MediaT&Cs
Register Newsletters
National
International
Politics
Business
Science and Tech
Sensemaker
Education
Data
Books
Film
Art
Music
TV
The critics
Travel
Fashion
Beauty
Homes
Gardens
The columnists
Profile
Football
Cricket
Rugby
Tennis
Nigel Slater
Recipes
Drink
Restaurants
Stories
Shows
Series
Everyman
Azed
Gemelo
Speedy
Sudoku
Events
Subscribe in print
Shop
Journalism School
FAQs
Contact us
Careers
Tortoise Media
T&Cs
Home Ireland

Ireland


‘To a lesser gardener, a trip to Cork could be a washout’

‘To a lesser gardener, a trip to Cork could be a washout’

When it rains in Ireland, it really pours, but our columnist had important work to do…

Read now

Catherine Corless: Why I refused to give up on Tuam’s lost souls

Catherine Corless: Why I refused to give up on Tuam’s lost souls

For more than a decade Catherine Corless defied ridicule and disbelief in her search for the shocking truth of what happened at Tuam’s mother and baby home


Dig starts at Irish home where 796 infants died

Dig starts at Irish home where 796 infants died

The mass grave was discovered after local historian Catherine Corless found records showing hundreds of infants died at the mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961


Adams denies being in the IRA. History suggests otherwise

Adams denies being in the IRA. History suggests otherwise

Following the former Sinn Féin president’s libel victory against the BBC, the documentary maker John Ware reflects on a 40-year campaign to rewrite a troubled past


How the camogie skort rebellion reached crisis point

How the camogie skort rebellion reached crisis point

Camogie players across Ireland are turning up to play in shorts in defiance of the sport’s governing body


Logo

Receive the best of our journalism direct to your inbox daily or weekly

More newsletters

ReadListenJoinAbout us

Social links

The Observer:

The Observer Magazine:

The Observer New Review:

The Observer Food Monthly:


Policies

Terms and conditionsPrivacy

Copyright © 2025 Tortoise Media

All Rights Reserved

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.