Sympathy for politicians Michael Cahill and Colm Keaveney is misplaced
Leinster House sets the laws on driving, but it needs to set the example too
Donald Trump is right about two things
Time has come to throw out that old rule book. The Gordian knot must be cut
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Going to Trump’s Doonbeg? You should be ashamed of yourself
Trump’s erogenous zone is in his pocket. Let’s hit him where it hurts
Who decides what the common good is in Ireland? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who
For most people, reality is a constant battle, but our masters of the universe are seldom spotted entertaining everyday hassles
Bike sheds, Molly Malone and ghost buses: the things we talked about in 2025
Future generations will be shaped by a vocabulary of learnings and vacation - and some notions that are resolutely Irish
It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza
Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic
The seldom-seen Dee Forbes continues to influence RTÉ
Tumbleweed on a John Wayne scale is set to fall over Montrose
If we’re going to start renaming everything, we should dename Ireland
I mean, who wants to live in a country called Anger Land?
Happy Black Friday - also known as Insatiable Consumption Day
How ironic that it comes hot on the heels of the save-the-planet summit destined to go down in history as Flop30
Where was the broadcast media’s due diligence on Ivan Yates?
It’s time the media C-suite removed the mote from its own eye
Irish unity has come closer, thanks to Catherine Connolly and Jim O’Callaghan
The Minister for Justice is unafraid to say he wants a single sovereign state for Ireland
Anyone with a shred of humanity would feel sorry for the parents of Paddy Jackson
By making unfounded allegations about a rape case, Danielle Meagher has given ammunition to those who want to believe the fallacy that women are in the habit of lying about rape
If Catherine Connolly is an enemy of the EU, then Michael D Higgins is too
With a new generation of voters coming of age, neutrality could be a decisive factor
This presidential election could be about to get even weirder
Jim Gavin debacle has put Micheál Martin’s leadership back in the spotlight. And all this might yet play out in a very strange way