As we move into January the much-celebrated ‘stretch’ in the evenings will become more apparent, writes Paul Hyland Pictured: The Winter Solstice at Newgrange Today marks the shortest day of the year, ...

From the archives: Why the summer solstice is the longest day of the year This year, the summer solstice is on June 21 (Stock image) Most of us probably never think of ourselves as being passengers on ...