Britain’s King Charles should heed the lesson of the crumbling Irish Catholic Church
Abusers did not bring down the hierarchy here, it was down to the repeated cover-ups by bishops
For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek
Sinn Féin is rightly proud of republicanism’s role in the fight against fascism in Spain. So why is it now opposing assistance for Ukraine?
Epstein files are where the grammar of wealth meets the vocabulary of the brothel
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends were culture warriors – the war they waged was against women
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, we can learn plenty from the careers of two men who were once stellar figures in democratic politics
If Trump goes after Ireland, he will also destroy a lot of US wealth
We’ve made ourselves dependent on American capitalism but for America it’s a hugely lucrative dependency
Why is Ireland so badly governed? Here’s why...
Road Safety Authority requests show our TDs are not doing the jobs they are elected to do
A superpower has affirmed its right to hegemony over Ireland. Are we paying attention?
Steve Bannon’s boasts are not just those of a marginal blowhard – they chime with the fully official American claim on the hemisphere in which we live
Trump’s Walmart warmongering in Venezuela isn’t just empire building. For him it’s entertainment
Capturing Maduro and putting him on display is US president's version of a Roman emperor’s triumph, entertainment for a senile king
The old Irish habit of begrudgery didn’t disappear, it just turned in another direction
Racism and xenophobia are begrudgery writ large. They divide humanity into an Us and Them
Ireland’s Christmas story is still underpinned by separation anxiety
The Gaybo Christmas call was a necessary national ritual, one that turned private pain into public joy
This is a column about the Opium War – all resemblance to living people entirely intended
For the opium lords of 1839, think the tech bros of 2025. For opium, think algorithms
Eurovision glitz is part of Israel’s claim to be European – and that matters
The displacement of Israel from Asia to Europe is neither innocent nor inconsequential
Remembering Martin Parr: A lovely, warm, gentle man who dragged me out of bed at 5.30am
British photographer always persevered in his belief that there is humanity in humour and humour in humanity
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both are broken
The bourgeoisification of the Irish workforce is a remarkable phenomenon
Ireland’s economic miracle is like someone riding two horses on a surfboard
Now we are caught in a Catch 22 of our own making on migration and infrastructure