William Reville has been writing a science column for The Irish Times for more than 30 years. Photograph: Alan BetsonToday’s offering is my last regular science column for The Irish Times, 31 years after my first column appeared in 1995. Noting that no Irish newspaper then carried regular science coverage, I began writing a fortnightly science column for the Examiner in 1987. I later composed a wall poster presenting famous Irish scientists, sponsored by Barry’s Tea and designed by The Irish Times. The weekly science page (now renamed the Science and Climate page) played a leading part in encouraging this great surge in popular interest in science in Ireland over the past 30 years.

Source: The Irish Times November 20, 2025 14:59 UTC