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Friday, 7 May, 2021

‘I look back at what seems like another life. What I have now is much messier, less tiring and with a lot more interruptions’

Saturday, 23 January, 2021

FT SeriesFantasy dinner parties

Orla Ryan’s fantasy dinner — Elton John and a flying visit from Amelia Earhart

The FT’s Middle East and Africa news editor serves up poitín, political intrigue and rock-star piano

Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

African economy

Chocolate is a treat but leaves a sour taste in cocoa farmers’ mouths

For families growing the crop in west Africa, the farmgate price is low and the life uncertain

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

FT MagazineLife & Arts

Yes, I’m 50, but who needs to know my real age anyway?

‘Whatever age I’ve been, it’s always been the wrong one for what I’ve wanted to do — go to the pub, get the glamorous job, have children’

Wednesday, 7 October, 2020

Ivory Coast

Thiam’s name floated in Elysée talks to defuse Ivory Coast tensions

Ivorian leader rebuffs Macron’s plea to postpone elections, as well as idea former CEO could play political role

Friday, 10 July, 2020

FT Magazine

Have you heard the one about the offensive joke?

There’s no right or easy way to deal with derogatory gags but inaction comes at a cost

Friday, 24 January, 2020

FT Magazine

Losing my religion — and learning to parent without it

Orla Ryan on teaching children right and wrong as a lapsed Catholic

Wednesday, 25 September, 2019

Agricultural production

African cocoa farmers at mercy of global markets

Bean producers struggle to make a profit despite chocolate makers’ reliance on their crops

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Friday, 26 July, 2019

FT MagazineLife & Arts

The perils of learning to drive, age 45

All around, idiots are driving too fast around corners. They passed their test. Why can’t I?

Friday, 28 June, 2019

FT Magazine

Why I gave up being a literary snob

Orla Ryan on embracing trashy novels, celebrity biographies and airport bestsellers

Thursday, 6 December, 2018

Women in 2018: the change makers

The pro-choice activists who changed Ireland

The campaigners behind the repeal of Ireland’s abortion law on how they won a decades-long battle

Friday, 2 November, 2018

Lex

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UK tech tax, BP, General Electric, SoftBank, Facebook, Apple, Credit Suisse and more

Thursday, 26 April, 2018

FT Magazine

‘We’ve had a lot of silence for a long time’: Ireland’s abortion battle

Ireland is about to vote on whether to repeal its abortion ban. Orla Ryan reports from a divided nation

Friday, 2 February, 2018

FT Magazine

How young is too young to start learning another language?

Orla Ryan on the importance of crossing the linguistic divide in her own life – and her daughter’s

Thursday, 16 November, 2017

World8 min

End of an era for Zimbabwe

Dramatic army move effectively ends the regime of president Robert Mugabe after nearly 40 years in power

Thursday, 24 August, 2017

FT Magazine

Meet the North Korean exiles of south London

In a quiet suburb of the British capital, refugees from the brutal regime are trying to forge new lives

Wednesday, 27 November, 2013

World

FT Seasonal Appeal helps thousands of vulnerable children

Friday, 21 December, 2012

FT Magazine

New hopes for Haiti

With hundreds of thousands living in tented camps, Haiti is still struggling in the wake of 2010’s catastrophic earthquake. But the Global Fund for Children, this year’s FT Seasonal Appeal charity, is helping local groups provide crucial support on the ground

Friday, 21 December, 2012

Life & Arts

Seeds of hope

A grassroots gardening project in Haiti is one of a number seeking help from the Global Fund for Children

Friday, 14 December, 2012

FT Seasonal Appeal

‘Everything was touched’

The Global Fund for Children is helping to sustain support for survivors of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake

Thursday, 13 December, 2012

FT Seasonal Appeal

Children’s fund scouts for partners in Ghana

Friday, 7 December, 2012

FT Seasonal Appeal

‘This is something we should do’

Mentors at a correctional centre in Accra advise young women on how to do ‘good things’ when they leave

Friday, 30 November, 2012

FT Seasonal Appeal

GFC: funding grassroots initiatives

Friday, 30 November, 2012

FT Seasonal Appeal

Rescue team

A group that saves child slaves in Ghana is just one of the many organisations supported by The Global Fund for Children charity

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