Germany is building a new army. That is a big piece of news by any standards.

What places can you visit in Mayo that will give you a real sense of its history? The county is full of interesting sites from the ancient to the modern but many of them are impressive while being hard to make sense of.

One year from now the next President of the United States of America will be elected. That is, of course, the most important job in American politics.

‘If you build it, they will come’, is the famous line from the movie Field of Dreams. But in the Ireland of today, to turn fields into dreamed-of houses, we need to reverse the line: if they come, you will build it.

Now that the Autumn is coming, it’s an appropriate time to consider some enjoyable activities for the many shorter evenings ahead.