Little Museum of Dublin to reopen after year-long €4.3m makeover
Museum’s Irish Times room features several new items from the newspaper’s history
Riders retrace world’s first motorcycle race along Northern Ireland’s roads
The Belfast to Derry race in 1904 was disguised as a ‘reliability trial’ and took place at around 40mph
Former Irish Times columnist Ethna Viney dies aged 95
Author was a feminist, economist and environmentalist who wrote the weekly Eye on Nature column for 33 years
‘America is nuts about guns … experiencing it for real is different’
Peter Murtagh felt no gun pressure on his trip all the way through South and Central America but that all changed in Texas
‘I felt a bit emotional. This truly was the end. The final ride of this adventure’
After reaching Deadhorse, Alaska, the last stop on my journey up the Americas, I took a dip in the Arctic Ocean and reflected on what I’d learned
Peter Murtagh: No grocery stores, banks, medical facilities or cell phone service. You may not hear from me for a while
Coming out of Fairbanks on my journey up the Americas, there is a warning for would-be users of the Dalton
‘I told ‘em there was people buried there, but they didn’t listen’
Things are changing for locals in Moricetown, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
‘We get a lot of people who want a joint on the go, on the way to work’
The cannabis industry in Canada is a rapidly emerging major player in the economy of British Columbia
In Canada, I visualise myself trying to reason with a bear by waving my T-shirt at him
People I meet are helpful and friendly in British Columbia, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
Once again, I am reminded just how young the US is in places
I don’t much like the sound of Dismal Niche and Cape Disappointment but stop in Ilwaco, Washington on my journey up the Americas
J1 guide: What Irish students need to know ahead of trip to the US, including on jobs market
Before heading to the US, consider these essential tips about jobs, money, visas, connections and fun
Are there ever earthquakes? ‘Oh for sure. There was one a couple of weeks back’
I find warm hospitality and spontaneous friendship in Gualala, where I stop on my journey up the Americas
Best breakfast in San Francisco? It has to be Mel’s Drive-In
Peter Murtagh continues his journey up the Americas with a stop off at the famous Mel’s Drive-In Diner. He isn’t disappointed, and meeting a rock queen is an added bonus
As I travel through California, the Mexican influence is impossible to miss
Peter Murtagh: On my journey through the Americas I stop in Salina, where fields that stretch on forever are farmed at an industrial scale
Tip2Top: San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, Heather tells me, is ‘the best place to be homeless’
Peter Murtagh’s journey up the Americas brings him to a homeless mecca where 25,000 people live in 50 square blocks