Whatever happened to joy to the world? You have to look hard
We can see with our own eyes how unmitigated ignorance, hatred and dehumanisation can turn a democratic country into a polarised hellscape in just a few years
Phones are here to stay – but so are cars, and we don’t let 11-year-olds drive
We may be overprotecting our children in the real world while leaving them exposed to online threats
We already had a perfectly good term for ‘rage bait’ – it’s hate speech
Look at the tech bros lined up at Donald Trump’s inauguration: their cumulative wealth has increased from $40 billion to $1 trillion in 13 years
‘Hello, are you in Galway tonight?’ Sex trafficking was here long before the Epstein files
Term 'sex industry' camouflages the reality of young women holed up in apartments and lonely houses, being transported in vans, being used and abused by Irish men
Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?
Number of trans people in Irish society is tiny – and each one is a human being
I split the family home with my daughter. Here’s what the Government needs to do
You might assume that in a housing emergency there would be grants specifically for this kind of work. You’d be wrong
With its big, ridiculous mistake, the BBC played into the hands of an authoritarian liar
Does Trump have a reputation to defend where January 6th is concerned? A crowdfunding campaign may be in order
Anti-woke Ivan Yates must have seemed the obvious choice to toughen Jim Gavin up
Men such as Yates are indulged because they get to play the bombastic, slightly shocking counterpoint to their snowflake partner
Where are the patriots protesting when Irish men are the ones carrying out assaults?
Surely the so-called patriots should be trebly furious when one of their own commits an atrocity
No, Maria Steen wasn’t robbed and the election isn’t rigged
The #SpoilYourVote brigade are on the rampage with false claims they’ve been robbed
Catherine Connolly should ask Jim Gavin what a smear campaign looks like
Smear campaigns are not just media grilling, they are an old and deadly social poison
Threats to Simon Harris are a red alert for Irish society
How we respond will define where many ordinary people draw the line at ‘normal’
I find myself in agreement with the architect of Brexit about the flags on Dublin’s streets
Growing up in Ireland, we learned early on that flags can be harnessed as symbols of murderous tribalism and division
Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s parents are a politician’s nightmare: articulate, calm, grieving
Saturday’s rally for Harvey with its deeply moving images became a platform for Sinn Féin, People before Profit and Aontú
Tony Holohan’s reluctance to admit mistakes sits badly with the national mood
By withdrawing from the race for the Áras he has cleared a path for another ‘professor’ – the most cunning of all