Catherine Murphy

To mark Indigenous Peoples' Day this year, I'm experimenting with mixedthreadsof ideas and hoping as with all experiments they will come together to create a useful whole. These threads are a sock, an audacious prison break, an Irish chieftain, anIrishNat... See more

Man dies after falling from city centre building Catherine Murphy - North West Sat, May 23, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. UTC 1 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man has died after falling from a city centre building, po... See more

At the beginning of November last year, after heavy snowfall that augured well for the ski season, I sounded a note of caution about Alpine avalanche risk. I had been chatting to Verbier ski coach and POW (Protect Our Winters) ambassador Warren Smith who ... See more

Just as Team Ireland bids farewell to the Winter Olympics, the Dolomites - a hub for the games - prepares to say 'bon giorno' to two more sporting and cultural events. Riding the wave of a successful Winter Olympics, the 2026 Winter Paralympics will begin... See more

Southie History Lesson: Father Joseph Laporte Many here in South Boston and beyond were upset when the statue dedicated to Father Laporte was vandalized earlier this month. But who exactly was Father Laporte and why does he have a memorial here in our nei... See more