The Latest Breaking News from Dan OBrien

Why De Beauvoir is the belle of the town: from hidden backwater to culture hotspot

This hidden backwater has become a haven brimming with local culture, writes Ruth Bloomfield

Evening Standard · Jun 2

Tombstone tourism: Meet the travelling taphophiles obsessed with graveyards

A growing number of tourists are “rebelling against tick-box travel” by ditching the popular sights for a trip to the graveyard.

Euronews · Oct 12, 2025

Gin Lane by William Hogarth is a critique of 18th-century London’s growing funeral trade

In 1751, the English painter William Hogarth created a nightmarish depiction of the London slum of St Giles. The familiar spire of the parish church towered over a scene of human ruin. This is Gin Lane, an imagined thoroughfare where the consumption of gin has deprived the inhabitants of sense,…

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott

A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 27, 2024

Blackout warning as economist calls for plans to 'ration energy'

Economists are warning of a very tough winter for Ireland and the rest of Europe

Dublin Live · Jul 15, 2022

Combustible cladding removal costs and uncertainties causing anxiety in building owners

Research by RMIT shows the protracted process for those living in buildings declared dangerous is weighing heavily on people who are dealing with high costs and uncertainties.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022