Forty years on from my carefree years in the capital, few students from Northern Ireland are heading south

The Ray D’Arcy Show asks the burning question for all pet lovers

Death of TV health presenter on Greek island of Symi is testament to the random nature of life

Travel writer Horatio Clare takes Radio 4 listeners on a journey from the Orient Express to humble French couchettes

It seems that God is truly merciful and there is a reason for my current affliction

The power of journalism to bring about change

A small but growing numbers want to go back to the days when all you could do with a phone was make calls and text

You never lose the butterflies in your stomach at this time of year

RTÉ documentary tells the heart-rending stories behind the bombs that saw worst the death toll in a single day during the Troubles

My friend is departing for her second camino through the Pyrenees – but I’m not joining her this year

BBC podcast recalls Ulster Workers’ Council strike which paralysed Northern Ireland 50 years ago

It’s 50 years since the summer of the Ulster Workers’ Council strike

For poet Jackie Kay, May Day is less about paganism, more about protest; less maypoles, more marches

Hilary Bradt’s adventures as a hitchhiker brought back beautiful memories - but the bug did never stuck

Standing among a sea of heads at the Louvre in Paris, I remember thinking: “What’s it all about?”