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Four-day week is an idea whose time in Ireland may have finally come

Four-day week is an idea whose time in Ireland may have finally come

Incoming government needs to address our destructive long-hours culture

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 01:39
Breda O’Brien: Coronavirus crisis should focus our minds on climate action

Breda O’Brien: Coronavirus crisis should focus our minds on climate action

Climate change remains an abstraction for many in Ireland, but not for those suffering in Africa

Sat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: School reopening is almost impossible to plan

Breda O’Brien: School reopening is almost impossible to plan

Principals need guidance and funds to help pupils as social distance rules likely to shift

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 01:00
Trump could try opening the Bible instead of using it as a prop

Trump could try opening the Bible instead of using it as a prop

Bible was never meant to be used as a way of signalling to a target demographic

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: We must not fail the class of 2020

Breda O’Brien: We must not fail the class of 2020

Even when results are out, uncertainty will not cease for those leaving school

Sat May 30 2020 - 01:00
Neither side of abortion debate emerges well from McCorvey story

Neither side of abortion debate emerges well from McCorvey story

Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe of Roe v Wade was exploited by elements of both sides

Sat May 23 2020 - 01:00
The groups of students who deserve particular attention

The groups of students who deserve particular attention

This year’s Leaving Certs have been the focus, but incoming sixth, third and first years also need concern and planning

Sat May 16 2020 - 01:00
Breda O'Brien: Seán O’Rourke’s balance will be missed on the airwaves

Breda O'Brien: Seán O’Rourke’s balance will be missed on the airwaves

Broadcaster showed rare understanding of centrality of religion in people’s lives

Sat May 09 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: The church has been catapulted online

Breda O’Brien: The church has been catapulted online

Rather than being in opposition to real community, virtual experience fosters it

Sat May 02 2020 - 01:00
We have failed our older and more vulnerable citizens

We have failed our older and more vulnerable citizens

Neglect of nursing homes during coronavirus pandemic has had disastrous results

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: We apologise to Leaving Cert class of 2020

Breda O’Brien: We apologise to Leaving Cert class of 2020

Global pandemic prohibits easy answer to question of when to hold final exams

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Need to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt protects us all

Need to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt protects us all

Quashing of Cardinal Pell conviction underlines need for safeguards

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 01:00
Pope Francis: An icon of hope and solidarity in a time of crisis

Pope Francis: An icon of hope and solidarity in a time of crisis

The Pope praying before an empty square will linger as an image of this pandemic

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: Communicating with ‘screenagers’ in a pandemic

Breda O’Brien: Communicating with ‘screenagers’ in a pandemic

Teens are being actively encouraged to spend hours a day on screens. How do we keep a balance?

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Breda O'Brien: Extraordinary measures need to be taken – even with Leaving Cert

Breda O'Brien: Extraordinary measures need to be taken – even with Leaving Cert

Minister’s announcement to award full marks for orals and practicals has caused shock

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: There is something particularly vile about Jean Vanier

Breda O’Brien: There is something particularly vile about Jean Vanier

In the midst of such darkness, how can one find the light?

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 01:00
Us adults should stop rolling our eyes about Greta Thunberg

Us adults should stop rolling our eyes about Greta Thunberg

Breda O’Brien: Young people are paralysed with fear about the planet, and we must take action

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: Election result shows the perils of treating people as outsiders

Breda O’Brien: Election result shows the perils of treating people as outsiders

The general election was won by outsiders who know how to listen to the excluded

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 01:00
Breda O'Brien: If we really valued children we would prioritise their carers

Breda O'Brien: If we really valued children we would prioritise their carers

Social engineering caused by tax individualisation has come at a heavy cost

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 01:03
Breda O’Brien: We must vote against the stifling political and media consensus

Breda O’Brien: We must vote against the stifling political and media consensus

Public funding and media visibility stack the deck in favour of ensconced political parties

Sat Feb 01 2020 - 01:00
Breda O’Brien: Time to smash Tweedledum and Tweedledee politics

Breda O’Brien: Time to smash Tweedledum and Tweedledee politics

Aontú offers pro-family policies to bring much-needed real change to Irish society

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Let politicians know that education matters

Let politicians know that education matters

Breda O'Brien: Education will only become an election issue if voters choose to make it one

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 01:00
What moral authority does the US have to kill Suleimani?

What moral authority does the US have to kill Suleimani?

We should question the morality of killing any person, even those supposed to be evil

Sat Jan 11 2020 - 05:00
Breda O’Brien: Binge-watched insights into Teutonic TV land

Breda O’Brien: Binge-watched insights into Teutonic TV land

Episodes of Dark can make you notice stark German and Irish cultural differences

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00
Peloton advert a metaphor for pressure on middle-class women

Peloton advert a metaphor for pressure on middle-class women

Allegedly sexist commercial unwittingly reveals phenomena far worse than the offence

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Britain is now divided as never before

Britain is now divided as never before

Research reveals two tribes who intensely dislike each other, and who are not terribly informed about each other

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Genetic disability tests are misleading couples

Breda O’Brien: Genetic disability tests are misleading couples

Limitations of non-invasive, pre-natal testing are ignored by opinion-formers

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
Time to pay attention to the persecution of Christians

Time to pay attention to the persecution of Christians

Secular institutions need to end their neglect of 245 million Christians who face extreme persecution

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: We must honour our history and welcome the stranger

Breda O’Brien: We must honour our history and welcome the stranger

Between extremes of open borders and xenophobia, there is a generous Ireland

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Breda O'Brien: A simple, dignified apology from McAleese would suffice

Breda O'Brien: A simple, dignified apology from McAleese would suffice

Former president should say she never intended to imply Pope John Paul II endorsed marital rape

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Time to get adult about porn

Breda O’Brien: Time to get adult about porn

Ethical porn is doomed. Child protection needs legal and cultural change

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00
Married priests and pregnant statues distract from church’s real issues

Married priests and pregnant statues distract from church’s real issues

The Amazon synod focused on the wrong solutions to very deep problems

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
‘England get out of Ireland’ does not apply to abortion

‘England get out of Ireland’ does not apply to abortion

Sinn Féin and DUP show abortion ranks higher than nationalism or unionism

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00
Mental health services for young people need real change

Mental health services for young people need real change

Chronic underfunding and understaffing need to be addressed

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: UCD to turn on canonisation of John Henry Newman

Breda O’Brien: UCD to turn on canonisation of John Henry Newman

Prelate failed to establish a Catholic university and Irish education is the poorer for it

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 06:00
Our emergency departments are a kind of purgatory

Our emergency departments are a kind of purgatory

Do we have Stockholm syndrome that makes us accept appalling conditions?

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Euthanasia is symptom of society which does not care

Breda O’Brien: Euthanasia is symptom of society which does not care

Medical killing is motivated not by love but cold functions of sexism, ableism and ageism

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Schools should be teaching instead of begging

Breda O’Brien: Schools should be teaching instead of begging

Puny capitation grant deprives children of materials and forces staff to fundraise

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 06:00
Breda O'Brien: Ireland is not quite as secular as it pretends to be

Breda O'Brien: Ireland is not quite as secular as it pretends to be

We now draw a distinction between the deserving and undeserving believers

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: We need to mobilise our empathy to save the planet

Breda O’Brien: We need to mobilise our empathy to save the planet

The complicated ethics of trying to live sustainably cause some of us to just give up

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Legacy of Muckross nuns lives on forever

Breda O’Brien: Legacy of Muckross nuns lives on forever

Far from corrupt religion, these nuns inspired as strong female role models

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Boris Johnson’s infidelity shows how some sexism gets a free pass

Breda O’Brien: Boris Johnson’s infidelity shows how some sexism gets a free pass

British prime minister’s living arrangements are modern sexism, not progress

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Child’s voice ignored in surrogacy debate

Breda O’Brien: Child’s voice ignored in surrogacy debate

Committee prioritises doctors and academics over donor-conceived people

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 12:57
Parents need to grasp dangers of children’s online activity

Parents need to grasp dangers of children’s online activity

Parents can unwittingly allow children wander in a treacherous online world

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 06:00
Being religious is now a countercultural identity

Being religious is now a countercultural identity

Christianity is no bulwark against new tribal identities dominating discourse

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 06:00
Breda O’Brien: Smartphone addiction is a great danger we must resist

Breda O’Brien: Smartphone addiction is a great danger we must resist

Technology giants wean us on their apps and glowing screens. It is time to take action

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 06:00
Questions to be answered about Holles Street case

Questions to be answered about Holles Street case

Panel to examine abortion on grounds of alleged fatal foetal abnormality

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
Breda O'Brien: The pain of the Leaving Cert should be spread out over two years

Breda O'Brien: The pain of the Leaving Cert should be spread out over two years

As a teacher, I have always known how tough the exams are. Reform is overdue

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: Aontú’s superpower seems to be invisibility

Breda O’Brien: Aontú’s superpower seems to be invisibility

Trump bluster mops up media coverage at expense of small social justice parties

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 02:00
Breda O’Brien: Irish culture needs to learn how to deal with grief

Breda O’Brien: Irish culture needs to learn how to deal with grief

We often fail to recognise that grief can result from major losses other than death

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 02:00
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