Orla Ryan

Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

Sunday, 28 May, 2023

FT Globetrotter

Sky highs: six of Hong Kong’s best rooftop bars

Where to head for a cocktail with a view that’s guaranteed to give you a lift

Wednesday, 15 December, 2021

Iran nuclear deal

Iran allows IAEA cameras into key nuclear facility

Move set to ease tensions as talks on revival of nuclear accord stall in Vienna

Thursday, 2 December, 2021

FT SeriesWomen of 2021

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021

Written by Christine Lagarde, Elizabeth Warren, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Fraser, Greta Thunberg and many more

Friday, 19 November, 2021

FT MagazineLife & Arts

What learning to waltz taught me

‘I need an interest, one that doesn’t involve alcohol or eating or reading or television — something that exists just for itself’

Friday, 6 August, 2021

FT MagazineFamily holidays

Have I got what it takes for a family camping trip?

‘You soon appreciate your real kitchen, bathroom and bedroom’

Friday, 7 May, 2021

FT MagazineWorking from home

WFH has given this parent a reboot

‘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

Cocoa farmers in west Africa at mercy of global markets

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

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

FT SeriesWomen in 2018: the change makers

Ireland’s pro-choice activists: ‘We changed something at a profound level’

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

Friday, 2 November, 2018

Lex

Best of Lex: your weekly round-up Premium

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 New Malden

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

Middle-East & Africa correspondent

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