Melissa Jeuken, 31, lands job as goat herder in conservation effort to save species and control firesMelissa Jeuken beat stiff competition to land a high-profile post in Dublin leading a dream team of diligent, focused workers.“They’re a very good crew…
Hollywood struggles with accents in Branagh’s Belfast
US reviewers have lauded the film, but complain it is too difficult to understand and needs subtitlesKenneth Branagh’s new autobiographical film, Belfast, is tipped for Oscar glory, but his home town will not be happy if it’s in the foreign language ca…
UK’s Troubles amnesty plan goes further than Pinochet’s, study says
Criticism of move to end prosecutions says it is broader than almost 300 other amnesties around worldThe UK government’s plan to end all Troubles-era prosecutions in Northern Ireland would create an amnesty wider than the one Augusto Pinochet introduce…
Ireland watchdog fines WhatsApp record sum for flouting EU data rules
Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has slapped WhatsApp with a record €225m (£193m) fine for violating EU data protection rules.The Dublin-based Data Protection C…
‘Flying feminist’ Lilian Bland celebrated in new exhibition
Northern Irish museum celebrates car-dealing, trouser-wearing, jiu-jitsu fighting aviation pioneerIn an era that stifled women, Lilian Bland blazed with a life force that defied all convention, including gravity.She worked as a press photographer, smok…