immigrant life Smears and threats against lawyers representing people seeking asylum ramp up “Solicitors play a vital role in the administration of justice and any threat to them is an attack on the legal rights of every person,” said a Law Society spokesperson. Shamim Malekmian Sep 24, 2025
cycling safety Some kids who cycle, and their parents, worry e-bikes are a danger to them Design changes could improve the situation, an engineer says. But RSA statistics show the main danger to cyclists of all ages is people driving cars. Sunni Bean Sep 24, 2025
arts Seen a painting of a Dart train in Dublin? It was probably by John O’Flynn. His scenes show industry versus nature, he says, shot through with nostalgia. But also, they’re just such good-looking trains. Michael Lanigan Sep 24, 2025
The Dish Where Do Barry’s Tea and Lyons Get Their Tea From? Why, in the Barry’s versus Lyons debate, does the treatment of workers on tea estates rarely come into it? Lois Kapila, Azera Rahman Oct 27, 2016
