Waterford awarded over €69K under Heritage Council scheme

Three community heritage projects in County Waterford have been awarded a combined total of €69,788 under the Heritage Council’s Community Heritage Grant Scheme, as part of a nationwide investment of more than... Read more »

Greece Says Ukrainian Sea Drone Endangered Civilian Shipping, Demands Apology

Greek officials said on Thursday, May 21, that a sea drone discovered near the island of Lefkada posed a serious security threat and was identified as a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV).... Read more »

France ponders failure to protect children as school abuse scandal rocks Paris

French police carried out a wave of arrests over suspicions of child abuse at schools in central Paris on Wednesday, dramatically accelerating the authorities’ response to a scandal that has shaken the... Read more »

Historian Murray Pittock on determining price tag of Edinburgh Fringe

The Glasgow University historian and academic, a leader in his field and the author of a groundbreaking study on the economic impact of Robert Burns, is telling me about his latest project... Read more »

Girl in ‘Beastie House’ banged at window begging for help as 25 chances to save kids from rapists missed

Seven barbaric adults were jailed for a total of 93 years for the crimes at the infamous “Beastie House” in Glasgow after social services missed dozens of chances to save children 09:44,... Read more »

French court to rule on Air France and Airbus appeal over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

A Paris court is set to deliver its verdict on Thursday in the appeal trial of Air France and Airbus over the 2009 crash of Flight AF447 – a disaster that claimed... Read more »

JOAN SMITH: Why women can never trust Andy Burnham

Women shouldn’t trust Andy Burnham. Every time the question of single-sex spaces comes up, he takes the side of biological men. Labour has already produced one prime minister, Keir Starmer, who has... Read more »

Things to do in Limerick this week: May 21-26 Live Music, Comedy, Theatre & Events Guide

Looking for the best events in Limerick this week? From live music gigs and comedy nights to theatre performances, club nights, family shows and cultural events, there’s something happening every night across... Read more »

Ministry of Culture submits Ukrainian vyshyvanka to UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity – Rubryka

Photo source: Ministry of Culture Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy of Ukraine and Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetiana Berezhna has signed and submitted the nomination file “Vyshyvanka in Ukraine: A... Read more »

This is why easing Russia’s oil sanctions is a gut punch to Ukraine

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch After a week in which Xi... Read more »