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Language | Sorry for your Troubles : Hiberno-English and a history of euphemism.

Gerard Lynch/March 15, 2018April 19, 2018

In which the author gives out* about the Hiberno-English tendency towards euphemism *tabhairt amach (lit) to give out (fig) to complain about something A topical post for the day that’s in it (An lá atá inniu ann – given the special occasion of this day (St Patrick’s...

Arts | How and why I wrote ‘I Dreamt I Was An Astronaut’

Jeremy Tuplin/February 1, 2018February 2, 2018

I feel that the second part of this two-part question is more difficult to answer. Leaving aside one’s own endless, internal questions, these days, or perhaps ever since I left the confines of formal education, most of the difficult questions I'm asked are easy enough...

Health | Why are we not talking about fatal invasive fungal diseases?

Karen O'Hanlon Cohrt/November 14, 2017March 16, 2018

Last summer, a UK-based hospital was forced to close its intensive care unit after 50 patients became infected with a highly drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, resulting in 3 deaths. Since then, more than 200 cases have been reported in more than 55 hospitals across the UK, and Candida auris infections have been...

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