Does remembering a past event like the Holocaust immunise us from repeating it in the future? Not necessarily, days former war correspondent David Rieff, who argues that "active forgetting" could be of greater benefit to humankind, especially when the facts of history are in dispute.

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Trinity College Dublin philosopher Alice Pinheiro Walla explains how Kant can keep us happy.

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FAI chief executive John Delaney interviewed on Tipperary Mid West Radio by Stevie O'Donnell.

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Podcast: World Snow Day at the Ski Centre Sandyford by The Irish Times

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Conor Pope describes the situation in Athlone, where townspeople are fighting to prevent floodwater form inundating their homes.

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Joe Jackson interview: Michael D Higgins, Gabriel Byrne, Bono by The Irish Times

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Former advisor to Tony Blair Alastair Campbell speaks to The Irish Times' Declan Conlon about Jeremy Corbyn, Syria, Northern Ireland and his new book Winners: And How They Succeed.

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A common assumption in modern debate is that religious and scientific thinking are polar opposites. Strident secularists like Richard Dawkins decree that you're either on the side of God or the side of reason. But is this a false choice? Could there be truth within both science and religion? The Irish Times Unthinkable Debate was held recently in the Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery Dublin to mark the publication of Unthinkable: Great Ideas for Now by Joe Humphreys. The subject for debate was "Are science and religion really in conflict?" and the participants on the evening were: William Reville, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry and Public Awareness of Science Officer at University College Cork Dr Siobhán Garrigan, Chair of Catholic Theology, Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin Dr Kevin Mitchell, Department of Genetics, TCD and blogger at wiringthebrain.com Cathy Barry, philosophy graduate and blogger at irishphilosophy.com Joe Humphreys (chair), Irish Times Education Correspondent and author Unthinkable: Great Ideas for Now by Joe Humphreys is published by Irish Times Books and is drawn from Joe Humphreys' weekly columns in The Irish Times. It is available to buy now.

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October 6th 2015, Luxembourg - Austrian student Max Schrems, whose initial complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner led to today's European Court of Justice ruling, talks to Derek Scally about what the decision means for Facebook users and how the story reflects on data protection in Ireland.

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Aer Lingus pilot audio by The Irish Times

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