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I wear LED masks at home and think they’re worth the money

9 hours ago | irishtimes.com | Simone Gannon

We’ve seen them all over the internet, especially on social media. Everywhere you turn, someone’s wearing a mask that looks like it could belong to Michael Myers but with red lights all over it. Including me. I’m one of those people who wear the masks. Why? Because they’re good. If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss is about, or whether you should invest in one yourself, I’m going to walk you through the pros and cons and share a few devices I think are actually worth the money.
BBC journalist behind Gerry Adams programme rejects claim she found ‘yes men’ to support killing claim

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Fiachra Gallagher

A BBC journalist behind a programme at the centre of Gerry Adams’ defamation action against the broadcaster has rejected a suggestion she set about finding “yes men” to corroborate a claim the former Sinn Féin leader sanctioned the killing of a British agent. Jennifer O’Leary previously told the High Court the allegation – made to the BBC Spotlight programme by an anonymous contributor dubbed Martin – was corroborated by five different sources.
Willie Mullins saddles his first horse owned by Charles and Camilla

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Vivienne Clarke

Willie Mullins will celebrate another landmark in his illustrious training career on Friday evening when he saddles his first runner for Charles and Camilla, Britain’s king and queen, at Leopardstown. Reaching High will make his debut for the Closutton handler in the Leopardstown Lady Riders Handicap that concludes the action at the Dublin track, with the reigning British and Irish champion delighted to have been added to the royal roster of trainers.
Bring in financial penalties for RSA if it keeps missing driving test targets, TD says

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Vivienne Clarke

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) should be penalised financially if it cannot meet targets for driving test wait times, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has said. She criticised the lack of accountability within the RSA and said there should be a system similar to that in operation for NCTs, where the test is provided for free if it slips beyond an agreed timeframe.
How can businesses change their business model to support biodiversity?

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Sylvia Thompson

Planting trees and putting beehives on the roofs of commercial building are significant gestures to improving biodiversity but bigger efforts to change business models, supply chains and operational behaviour will be needed to halt the loss of biodiversity across the globe.
Calls grow for farming supports to help landowners push ahead with national climate goals

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Sylvia Thompson

“We lived off the land for centuries and then we lived off oil for a few decades which was an aberration in our history. Now, living off the land will be the new normal again,” says Dr Wouter van Winden, chief fermentation scientist at the multinational firm DSM-Firmenich. He was speaking at the Finding Common Ground festival at the RDS in Dublin recently. At the event, policymakers, academics, farmers and landowners spoke about finding new opportunities for, and more value from, Irish land.
UCC professor launches support service for doctors suffering from exhaustion and burnout

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Olive Keogh

Having worked as a consultant in critical care and anaesthesiology for many years, Prof Dorothy Breen has seen first-hand the distress caused by burnout within the medical profession. Keen to do something about it, she began investigating the problem and quickly discovered that only a small proportion of doctors ever seek outside support to ease their job-related pressures. This inspired her to set up forDoctors.ie, a coaching and mentoring service provided by doctors for doctors.
Dave Hannigan: Pope Leo may be a devout follower of the Chicago White Sox, but that won’t stop others from claiming him

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Dave Hannigan

In the frantic hours after it emerged Cardinal Robert Prevost had been elected to serve as Pope Leo XIV, while the Catholic world scrambled to find out more information about the surprise choice of pontiff, Americans were immediately wondering about one aspect of the Augustinian’s character. Not his position on social issues or the rampant speculation about whether he was going to be as liberal as his predecessor. No, it was a matter of much more serious ecclesiastical import than that.
Stunning sea views at Dalkey apartment that has hosted film stars, for €1.295m

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Miriam Mulcahy

Perched at the foot of Killiney Hill with unsurpassed views of the sea, this three-bedroom apartment at Sorrento Heights in Dalkey should attract keen interest. It offers a wonderful aspect as the end-terrace unit in the 1979 development, which is a quiet, well-maintained complex: age has only improved things around here. A warren of steps and terraces leads up from a parking bay and lovely communal garden to the front door of number 1.
Medicine firms try to unscramble Donald Trump’s conflicting populist visions

1 day ago | irishtimes.com | Richard Cantillon

Pharmaceutical companies are well used to adjusting to account for the occasional political turmoil – one Irish industry source said this week that managing risk was in their DNA – but what they certainly do not like is uncertainty. That is the big challenge for the sector following the latest pronouncements from Donald Trump.