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Kathy Sheridan: Poots and Donaldson lack passion, intellect and outward gaze

Kathy Sheridan: Poots and Donaldson lack passion, intellect and outward gaze

No adjective in English literature can make two DUP candidates look plausible

Wed May 05 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Jury is still out on body cameras

Kathy Sheridan: Jury is still out on body cameras

Worn by gardaí or citizens, surveillance devices raise issues for privacy and evidence

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: A sudden, blinding bout of sadness accompanied my vaccine appointment

Kathy Sheridan: A sudden, blinding bout of sadness accompanied my vaccine appointment

In real life, face-to-face with someone shrunken by 13 months of rules and worry, my news would have been akin to a taunt

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: The online threat to the integrity of Irish elections lies within

Kathy Sheridan: The online threat to the integrity of Irish elections lies within

As a political party, Sinn Féin is not alone in its creation of a big internal voter database

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Public toilets are key to dignity, health and wellbeing

Kathy Sheridan: Public toilets are key to dignity, health and wellbeing

Dublin is caught short for provision of conveniences – especially for women

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Beacon-type entitlement evident in vaccine race

Kathy Sheridan: Beacon-type entitlement evident in vaccine race

We must remember the ‘losers’ who miss out and the privileged who have stolen their place

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: UK vaccine rollout success facilitated by EU

Kathy Sheridan: UK vaccine rollout success facilitated by EU

Brussels ban on drug exports would derail Johnson but such a fight not worth EU’s time

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: More damaged men out there than we realise

Kathy Sheridan: More damaged men out there than we realise

Are we ready at last to address the dynamics of male violence, power and abuse?

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Mockery is oxygen for Covid-19 deniers

Kathy Sheridan: Mockery is oxygen for Covid-19 deniers

Kathy Sheridan: How is civil society to challenge their abhorrent views?

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Negativity has leached into the nation’s pores

Kathy Sheridan: Negativity has leached into the nation’s pores

Public tolerance for vague, incomplete or out-dated information is at zero

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: If you are not bone-tired by now you should be

Kathy Sheridan: If you are not bone-tired by now you should be

Last 12 months compelled all of us to confront exhausting maze of moral dilemmas

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Is Stephen Donnelly out of his depth as Minister for Health?

Kathy Sheridan: Is Stephen Donnelly out of his depth as Minister for Health?

Despite his armour-plated confidence, the Fianna Fáiler fails to convince

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Are we really too passive, too deferential, to government?

Kathy Sheridan: Are we really too passive, too deferential, to government?

We eschew physical violence because we have learnt the power of the ballot box

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Pandemic is reminder of poison in British and Irish politics

Kathy Sheridan: Pandemic is reminder of poison in British and Irish politics

Now is not the time for a Border poll

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 08:55
Kathy Sheridan: There is no fairytale ending to the Trump version of American Psycho

Kathy Sheridan: There is no fairytale ending to the Trump version of American Psycho

Biden’s inauguration is a moment of hope but myths are too ingrained to be shifted easily

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Yes commissioner: The unapologetically ambitious Mairead McGuinness

Yes commissioner: The unapologetically ambitious Mairead McGuinness

Our EU commissioner is among the guests at upcoming Irish Times Winter Nights festival

Sun Jan 17 2021 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Whither the proud Irish Trump fans now?

Kathy Sheridan: Whither the proud Irish Trump fans now?

We’ve taken to aping the protest style of Trump supporters

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 01:00
John Clarke on missing his wife Marian Finucane: ‘I didn’t realise how much we chatted’

John Clarke on missing his wife Marian Finucane: ‘I didn’t realise how much we chatted’

He recalls her odd attitude to doctors, their ‘crazy’ love and their late daughter

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Politicians should do a U-turn out of the Brexit morass but are too fearful

Kathy Sheridan: Politicians should do a U-turn out of the Brexit morass but are too fearful

Rather than a sign of weakness, a U-turn shows the presence of a functioning mind

Wed Dec 23 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Le Carré embodied a basic English decency that will outlast Brexit

Kathy Sheridan: Le Carré embodied a basic English decency that will outlast Brexit

The author’s story is a reminder to keep in sight the millions of decent Britons

Wed Dec 16 2020 - 01:00
Are we enjoying the Brit-bashing just a tad too much?

Are we enjoying the Brit-bashing just a tad too much?

England has long been a haven for our loved ones needing to escape social shaming or seeking a decent life

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: What was the purpose of Brian Stanley’s tweet glorifying mass killings?

Kathy Sheridan: What was the purpose of Brian Stanley’s tweet glorifying mass killings?

Careless tweets from influential people like Brian Stanley matter terribly

Wed Dec 02 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Dozens of agendas come into play when RTÉ drops its guard

Kathy Sheridan: Dozens of agendas come into play when RTÉ drops its guard

Controversial gathering daft and stupid but hardly a hanging offence

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: The 'save Christmas' appeal does not fit into narrative for lots of people

Kathy Sheridan: The 'save Christmas' appeal does not fit into narrative for lots of people

‘Save Christmas’ drive relies on narrative of the emigrant’s return that belongs to another era

Wed Nov 18 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Presumption evident in Séamus Woulfe’s attitude is arrogance crystallised

Kathy Sheridan: Presumption evident in Séamus Woulfe’s attitude is arrogance crystallised

At a human level, judge is in a pitiable position. At institutional level, he’s a source of fascination

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: We knew who Trump was from the start

Kathy Sheridan: We knew who Trump was from the start

Can we ever go back or have the four years of his presidency taken us in too deep?

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 17:11
Kathy Sheridan: Eventual Covid vaccine will be a hard sell for Ireland’s youth

Kathy Sheridan: Eventual Covid vaccine will be a hard sell for Ireland’s youth

Scepticism, fear and anti-vax beliefs contrast with stay-away patriotism of 1967 emigrants

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 10:10
Kathy Sheridan: Now is the time for humility, not cynicism

Kathy Sheridan: Now is the time for humility, not cynicism

Covid-19’s icy fingers are ripping the heart and hope out of ordinary people, but we need to find a unity of purpose

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: We should be more scared of cervical cancer than Covid

Kathy Sheridan: We should be more scared of cervical cancer than Covid

Out of 110,000 smear test invitations sent this summer, only 12,000 women responded

Wed Oct 14 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Sniping between Government and Nphet has to stop

Kathy Sheridan: Sniping between Government and Nphet has to stop

Country is split down the middle just when it needed unity of purpose

Wed Oct 07 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: It’s okay to be shocked about Trump’s taxes

Kathy Sheridan: It’s okay to be shocked about Trump’s taxes

This is a president in desperate need of vast injections of cash to save his bacon

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Journalists must stop giving legs to fake news stories

Kathy Sheridan: Journalists must stop giving legs to fake news stories

Simon Coveney’s BBC interview offered a steely rebuke to idea each story has two equal sides

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: It is tempting but Ireland should not give up on the British

Kathy Sheridan: It is tempting but Ireland should not give up on the British

The UK is still our neighbour despite Boris Johnson’s obfuscation on Brexit

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Big Phil’s apologists fail to see big picture

Kathy Sheridan: Big Phil’s apologists fail to see big picture

Social solidarity will not flourish where power sticks thumbs in its people’s eyes

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Let us look at who was not at that golf dinner

Kathy Sheridan: Let us look at who was not at that golf dinner

Best of 2020: Woulfe, Hogan, O’Rourke and Hayes trigger lazy comparisons with the Galway tent

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Hume and Lewis cut from the same cloth

Kathy Sheridan: Hume and Lewis cut from the same cloth

There is a trove of lessons there for the new crop of politicians who want to learn

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 01:02
Kathy Sheridan: Let Vicky Phelan die on her own terms

Kathy Sheridan: Let Vicky Phelan die on her own terms

The time for a debate in Ireland on assisted suicide has come

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: It’s worrying when Hungary and Poland claim victory

Kathy Sheridan: It’s worrying when Hungary and Poland claim victory

Rule-of-law conditions in EU deal target its authoritarian, hate-spouting nationalists

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: We must take our time when reopening Ireland

Kathy Sheridan: We must take our time when reopening Ireland

There is no room for Covid-19 risk-taking or bellyaching about 14 days of quarantine

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 02:36
Kathy Sheridan: Covid pandemic a fertile ground for conspiracists, zealots and bigots

Kathy Sheridan: Covid pandemic a fertile ground for conspiracists, zealots and bigots

Polls show high percentage of populations harbouring belief in conspiracy theories

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Be careful what you wish for, Ballina

Kathy Sheridan: Be careful what you wish for, Ballina

The ‘understanding’ that Ministers represent their regions is a dangerous fiction

Wed Jul 01 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Northern Ireland Greens may have overreached

Kathy Sheridan: Northern Ireland Greens may have overreached

Diving into the Republic’s politics at such a critical moment is quite a departure

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why this historic coalition took just 70 years

Kathy Sheridan: Why this historic coalition took just 70 years

The Civil War ceased being relevant to FF and FG policies in the 1950s

Wed Jun 17 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Hard to socially distance from Amazon

Kathy Sheridan: Hard to socially distance from Amazon

Despite criticism of how it treats workers, the company is having a good pandemic

Wed May 20 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Coronavirus is the most politicised piece of protein in history

Kathy Sheridan: Coronavirus is the most politicised piece of protein in history

Covid-19 committee must realise this is not the gotcha territory of the banking inquiry

Wed May 13 2020 - 01:00
Cheap, personal shots at politicians demean everyone involved

Cheap, personal shots at politicians demean everyone involved

Kathy Sheridan: Oliver Callan and Eoin Ó Broin should know better

Wed May 06 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Crisis is exposing clay feet of strong men, pathetic Churchillian wannabes

Kathy Sheridan: Crisis is exposing clay feet of strong men, pathetic Churchillian wannabes

Almost every reckless decision ever can be traced to someone persuaded he was a brilliant maverick

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Independent TDs need to wake up to the reality of running the country

Kathy Sheridan: Independent TDs need to wake up to the reality of running the country

Constituency supremacy ideology of no use to FF and FG in government formation

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Let the over-70s have a walk

Kathy Sheridan: Let the over-70s have a walk

A designated time each day would help those struggling in mandatory confinement

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Ireland fiddles with government formation as world burns

Kathy Sheridan: Ireland fiddles with government formation as world burns

Why rush into an unsatisfactory arrangement while Covid-19 threat remains?

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 01:00
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