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Gorse Hill: Air of defeat from folk who live on the hill

Gorse Hill: Air of defeat from folk who live on the hill

Brian and Blake O’Donnell run gamut of emotion as court rejects latest submission

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Court reporters face ongoing battle for court documents

Kathy Sheridan: Court reporters face ongoing battle for court documents

‘Documents already opened in public court are public documents, yet are treated like the third secret of Fatima’

Wed Apr 15 2015 - 05:00
Graham Dwyer shakes head at guilty verdict as if baffled

Graham Dwyer shakes head at guilty verdict as if baffled

During nine-week trial Dwyer’s surreal air of confidence and good cheer seemed to grow

Sat Mar 28 2015 - 00:30
How Graham Dwyer preyed  on the weakest

How Graham Dwyer preyed on the weakest

A depraved, small man with a staggeringly unshakable air of confidence

Fri Mar 27 2015 - 20:25

Would you swap lives with your parents?

Most Irish people think they have easier lives than their parents did – and that the next generation will have it better again. Family Values, a major survey by ‘The Irish Times’, explores the changing Irish family

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
Irish people say they have it easier than their parents

Irish people say they have it easier than their parents

Family Values survey debunks the cliche of the gold-plated old and yellow-pack young

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Terence Flanagan could have turned ‘brain-freeze’ into a bonus

Kathy Sheridan: Terence Flanagan could have turned ‘brain-freeze’ into a bonus

‘Politicians know that three-quarters of the audience is willing them to fail’

Wed Mar 18 2015 - 05:00
The riddle of the gender quotas: Councillor smells skulduggery and its name is Woman

The riddle of the gender quotas: Councillor smells skulduggery and its name is Woman

Kathy Sheridan: ‘As if smothering all that mighty male talent wasn’t outrageous enough, it will be done by weak females’

Wed Mar 11 2015 - 05:00
O’Donnell accused of ‘being perched  in his tower in the castle’

O’Donnell accused of ‘being perched in his tower in the castle’

This was no ordinary trespass order, as the O’Donnell circus occupied Court No 1

Fri Mar 06 2015 - 08:49
Gorse Hill: Solicitor son calls father to tell him he is trespassing

Gorse Hill: Solicitor son calls father to tell him he is trespassing

O’Donnells have until 4pm today to comply with order to vacate house

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 09:43
Kathy Sheridan: Labour pains in being a small party in Government

Kathy Sheridan: Labour pains in being a small party in Government

‘It’s no fun being a green, blue or pinkish small party with a brief to save the people’

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 07:56
Gemma Dwyer recalls life with husband, now murder accused

Gemma Dwyer recalls life with husband, now murder accused

Dwyers celebrated their birthdays on day Elaine O’Hara’s remains were found

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 21:53
Kathy Sheridan: Teenage ‘jihadi brides’ story  triggers every parent’s nightmare

Kathy Sheridan: Teenage ‘jihadi brides’ story triggers every parent’s nightmare

‘When I was young and stupid I was young and stupid. Luckily, I have managed to locate the diary and kill it’

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 07:33
Kathy Sheridan: State poised to boost developers so the merry dance could  begin again

Kathy Sheridan: State poised to boost developers so the merry dance could begin again

‘The State – in a hurry to boost housing supply – is planning to loan money to builders at low rates to pay for the infrastructure around the housing estates they build’

Wed Feb 18 2015 - 12:09
Kathy Sheridan: Fifty Shades of Grey  –  all tied up in a Cinderella package

Kathy Sheridan: Fifty Shades of Grey – all tied up in a Cinderella package

‘Anyone old enough to remember the Mills & Boon 64-pagers will recognise the formula’

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 00:02
Kathy Sheridan: Why Operation Transformation should  ditch the Lycra

Kathy Sheridan: Why Operation Transformation should ditch the Lycra

‘ Viewers are left under no illusion; reinventing your life and changing your lifestyle is not easy’

Wed Feb 04 2015 - 12:01
Kathy Sheridan: So could we have our own Syriza, please

Kathy Sheridan: So could we have our own Syriza, please

Is there any new party, movement or alliance in Ireland with Syriza’s potential?

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 12:00
Who is Leo Varadkar?

Who is Leo Varadkar?

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar is an unusual politician. He has a high IQ and a small ego. He’s a ‘bit odd’ socially and seldom works a room. He’s a straight talker and a ‘crap liar’. And, of course . . .

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 02:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why the banking inquiry  needs the truth about bankers’ bonuses

Kathy Sheridan: Why the banking inquiry needs the truth about bankers’ bonuses

‘The Davos summit will welcome back many of the same movers and shakers whose reckless exuberance virtually destroyed lives and economies across the globe’

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 12:01
How wife-swappin’ sodomites won the right to remarry

How wife-swappin’ sodomites won the right to remarry

1995 referendum that gave separated people the right to divorce was barely carried

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan – Nous sommes Charlie Hebdo: souls in need  of searching

Kathy Sheridan – Nous sommes Charlie Hebdo: souls in need of searching

Universal yearning to find meaning in barbarity

Wed Jan 14 2015 - 12:44
Charlie’s devils: how Haughey era poisonous culture lives on

Charlie’s devils: how Haughey era poisonous culture lives on

‘The RTÉ series is described as “fascinating”. But Charlie Haughey’s corrupt, thuggish little power play will always elicit other adjectives that begin with an emphatic F’

Wed Jan 07 2015 - 12:01
Review of 2014: The year the citizens broke

Review of 2014: The year the citizens broke

From the Rehab controversy to the John McNulty affair and the Irish Water debacle, the people of Ireland finally had enough

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Will Michael Fitzmaurice’s  political plan shake up   localism?

Will Michael Fitzmaurice’s political plan shake up localism?

‘In its ideal manifestation, localism is a driver of practical, community activism. Its flipside however, can be a reckless indifference to the bigger picture’

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 12:01
The water charges fiasco: a lesson in how not to do things

The water charges fiasco: a lesson in how not to do things

Social enterprise, civil disobedience and a more accountable political system could help Ireland work better. But for starters, let’s learn some lessons from the water-charge shambles

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 06:00
No matter how many water protesters turn out  in Dublin, complex problems will remain

No matter how many water protesters turn out in Dublin, complex problems will remain

‘If the protests are about something other than water – as the leaders are insisting now – why hijack World Human Rights Day, fronted by the banners of an organisation called Right2Water?’

Wed Dec 10 2014 - 16:44
Left, right –  what do labels matter when a homeless man dies on a freezing night?

Left, right – what do labels matter when a homeless man dies on a freezing night?

‘Tonight, among even those with roofs over their heads, there will be people of every class – whatever that means – too fearful to turn on the heating’

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 12:13
Ex-Ireland and Lions outhalf Jack Kyle remembered at service

Ex-Ireland and Lions outhalf Jack Kyle remembered at service

Willie John McBride: ‘He was just one of the great men of this world, I am just proud I had him as a friend’

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 18:24
To whom do we entrust this precious new politics of ours?

To whom do we entrust this precious new politics of ours?

Electorate should be mindful of its part in electing problem politicians of the past

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 05:20
Love/Hate, fantasy/disgust: Telling the grim truth about  prostitution

Love/Hate, fantasy/disgust: Telling the grim truth about prostitution

Opinion: ‘Liberals might need to put clear, blue water between ourselves, libertarians and laissez-faire monetarism; where we need to question out loud the notion that everything “freely chosen” can be commodified’

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 12:01

What do Gerry Adams, Joe Kernen and Russell Brand have in common?

Opinion: No shame in not knowing the answer - the shame is in not admitting it

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 00:00
Minister with a mission to deliver

Minister with a mission to deliver

Practical, tireless, sharp and fast-moving, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald is showing she has a flair for the feasible

Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Ebola: how faith, hope and science play their part

Ebola: how faith, hope and science play their part

Opinion: When Nina Pham mentioned God, the keyboard warriors bestirred themselves just long enough to read the prayer headline

Wed Oct 29 2014 - 12:01
Des O’Malley: ‘I didn’t have a thick enough skin’

Des O’Malley: ‘I didn’t have a thick enough skin’

After more than 10 years of writing, former Progressive Democrats leader Des O’Malley has published his autobiography. Few escape the ‘unpleasantness’ it dredges up, from the ‘self-indulgent’ Charlie McCreevy and ‘impetuous’ Michael McDowell to the ‘pointless’ Seanad – and even O’Malley himself

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Can Oscar Pistorius reinvent himself after his  prison term? Will the public let him?

Can Oscar Pistorius reinvent himself after his prison term? Will the public let him?

Opinion: In 10 months’ time, he will be 28, probably fit enough and gritty enough to resume competitive running

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 12:01
How Irish people want to die

How Irish people want to die

Ireland supposedly ‘does death well’. But a new survey suggests that it’s a modern taboo – and that end-of-life care in this country is far from perfect

Sat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Amy Chua: Mother superior

Amy Chua: Mother superior

Children need inner strength to survive in a tough world, says‘Tiger Mother’ author

Sat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Has  Roy Keane  become an avatar for an angry, impotent, confused electorate?

Has Roy Keane become an avatar for an angry, impotent, confused electorate?

Opinion: Keane and Ferguson claim attention as water protests grow

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 14:01
Tony O’Reilly’s Co Kildare home goes on market for €30m

Tony O’Reilly’s Co Kildare home goes on market for €30m

Sale of Co Kildare property follows €22m court judgement

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 08:22
Tony O’Reilly’s Castlemartin estate for €30m

Tony O’Reilly’s Castlemartin estate for €30m

The 750-acre estate and stud farm goes on the market today, writes Kathy Sheridan

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 00:00
Cronyism  is at the heart of Irish society

Cronyism is at the heart of Irish society

Opinion: Is there an Irish person who has never sniffed cronyism while job-seeking?

Wed Oct 08 2014 - 12:01
Taoiseach’s contempt for the Seanad clear since he tried to abolish it a year ago

Taoiseach’s contempt for the Seanad clear since he tried to abolish it a year ago

Opinion: The genie was well out of the bottle before the concession by Kenny that the Seanad seat targeted for a thoroughly humiliated John McNulty ‘should not be accepted in those circumstances’

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 08:32
‘You could not get into Fortress Garda,’ says former GSOC commissioner

‘You could not get into Fortress Garda,’ says former GSOC commissioner

Brady’s disillusionment with limitations of office prompted his decision not to seek reappointment

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Colm Tóibín: I start and  I finish

Colm Tóibín: I start and I finish

He loves long nights, sing-songs and money but is deadly serious about his writing, his teaching and learning to live with his ‘demons’

Sat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
The prime of Prof Louise Richardson, the  Irish president of St Andrews University

The prime of Prof Louise Richardson, the Irish president of St Andrews University

On the same day as the Scottish referendum, a secret ballot at the Royal and Ancient golf club of St Andrews will decide on whether it will accept female members, including the president of neighbouring St Andrew’s university, Irishwoman Louise Richardson

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Longford meets Dublin 4 in remembering Albert Reynolds

Longford meets Dublin 4 in remembering Albert Reynolds

People paid their respects to the late former taoiseach at Donnybrook church

Mon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Longford man who brought razzmatazz to midlands Ireland

Longford man who brought razzmatazz to midlands Ireland

While getting on with his countless other schemes he became a central figure in ours

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Lissadell House: quiches at dawn

Lissadell House: quiches at dawn

Lissadell is open to the public again. For the Walsh Cassidy family that means a summer of baking, gardening and building, but they wouldn’t have it any other way, writes Kathy Sheridan

Sat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
Who’s in favour of a three-day week?

Who’s in favour of a three-day week?

Opinion: In a 24/7 world, the notion of a nine to five business seems increasingly out-dated

Wed Jul 30 2014 - 12:01
Garth Brooks, we nearly didn’t miss you

Garth Brooks, we nearly didn’t miss you

Country music comes to sunburnt Dublin with Stetson and City music trail

Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:01
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