COMMENT Anne-Marie Flynn took up sea swimming during the pandemic, and now can’t go without her regular dip
Going tribal
Comment & Opinion
Pigeon power
NATURE Michael Kingdon watches a pigeon community rally to protect the young of a nest under attack from magpies
Last post for the Mayo Post
COMMENT John Healy on the story of The Mayo Post, Mayo’s first free newspaper, which launched 50 years ago but closed in 1982
Bin the rubbish talk
This week’s Editorial examines the local authority’s preparedness for a summer of outdoor socialising and an influx of staycationers
Short lives, sharp minds
COMMENT John O’Callaghan on the legacy of William Rooney and Mícheál Breathnach in our language and placenames
More than a ‘Mrs’
In her On the Edge column, Áine Ryan brings Sophie Raffalovich out of the shadows of a patriarchal history