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
Donald Trump made a fatal error when he invited the vampire Jeffrey Epstein in
A nocturnal Count Jeffrey continues to hover at the window of Donald Trump’s White House bedroom
Ireland’s Changing Suburbs: Fintan O’Toole on the transformation of Crumlin
Traditional suburbs such as Crumlin are now far beyond the means of the working-class families they were built to house
Official approach to a united Ireland is ‘please, please don’t ask us to think about it’
Not one of the 2,000 scenarios it considers for the next 40 years involves the ending of partition
Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
Fintan O’Toole: There’s a reason why Ireland votes for leftist presidents and right-of-centre governments
There are five things the left needs to do now to capitalise on Catherine Connolly’s win
Catherine Connolly deserves her landslide victory, but it’s a hollow crown
She has a tough task ahead: speak for the established State, represent a radical opposition to it and give hope to those who are increasingly disenchanted
Catherine Connolly is going to win. Heather Humphreys needs to be a better loser
Fine Gael candidate must know her cheap shot at independent rival comes with heavy price tag
A Catherine Connolly presidency would be an alternative to official Ireland
In Heather Humphreys, we have a candidate who is harmless. And In Catherine Connolly one who has the potential to do some harm, but also to do good
Budget 2026: What’s another year to a hungry two-year-old?
Nobody disagrees on the value of a second tier of child benefit. So why has it not been introduced? Lethargy