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Kathy Sheridan: I should be enjoying the Covid-19 lockdown but I cannot

Kathy Sheridan: I should be enjoying the Covid-19 lockdown but I cannot

On the whole, the language on this pandemic is suddenly quite cosy, but many dangers lurk

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan on Covid-19: Compulsion to pigeonhole groups of people is damaging

Kathy Sheridan on Covid-19: Compulsion to pigeonhole groups of people is damaging

Virus has introduced a new loaded label, ‘elderly with underlying conditions’

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: We are about to find out a lot about ourselves

Kathy Sheridan: We are about to find out a lot about ourselves

Reaction to coronavirus has become virtual laboratory for national self-scrutiny or lack of it

Wed Mar 11 2020 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: We need to start acting like grown-ups over Covid-19

Kathy Sheridan: We need to start acting like grown-ups over Covid-19

From facemasks to distrust of experts, coronavirus has brought out the worst in us

Wed Mar 04 2020 - 01:20
Kathy Sheridan: The trial of Harvey Weinstein is far from over

Kathy Sheridan: The trial of Harvey Weinstein is far from over

Kathy Sheridan: The fight now moves on to Los Angeles

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 17:04
Memo to Sinn Féin:  Not ‘Southern State’ or ‘Free State’,  the name is Ireland

Memo to Sinn Féin: Not ‘Southern State’ or ‘Free State’, the name is Ireland

Kathy Sheridan: Sinn Féin must grow accustomed to a vastly higher degree of accountability

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 01:20
Kathy Sheridan: Electorate delivers glorious triumph for Irish democracy

Kathy Sheridan: Electorate delivers glorious triumph for Irish democracy

Nothing about line-up of potential leaders suggests we have succumbed to an Orban or Salvini

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 01:30
Kathy Sheridan: ‘Posh boy’ label doesn’t stick in Irish politics

Kathy Sheridan: ‘Posh boy’ label doesn’t stick in Irish politics

Claims of privileged education serve too easily to deride Fine Gaelers across all media

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 01:00
Voters must look to painful lessons learned

Voters must look to painful lessons learned

Kathy Sheridan: Ask hard questions but beware of dangers of change for sake of change

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Do election debates matter anymore?

Kathy Sheridan: Do election debates matter anymore?

Mostly they demonstrate if a candidate can remember their lines or not

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 06:51
Kathy Sheridan: The country goes into election mode more fragile than we imagined

Kathy Sheridan: The country goes into election mode more fragile than we imagined

Brexit showed how easily a country can tip over into something toxic and delusional

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 00:10
Kathy Sheridan: Virtue signalling drowns us in hopelessness

Kathy Sheridan: Virtue signalling drowns us in hopelessness

Moral grandstanding fosters anger and obscures improvements in many areas

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Perspectives on what's been a poxy decade

Kathy Sheridan: Perspectives on what's been a poxy decade

Big gift for Christmas 2019 Ireland is the fact that it’s not Christmas 10 years ago

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Truth has been the first casualty of the Brexit election

Kathy Sheridan: Truth has been the first casualty of the Brexit election

The perpetrators feel invincible. Lying is the default. Good luck to us all

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: The trouble with Maureen Dowd’s brother? He’s wrong

Kathy Sheridan: The trouble with Maureen Dowd’s brother? He’s wrong

NYT columnist briefly handing controls to her Trumpist sibling leaves readers with a problem

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: If Verona Murphy is elected on Friday, what will it tell us?

Kathy Sheridan: If Verona Murphy is elected on Friday, what will it tell us?

Fine Gael’s reaction to candidate's comments on immigration is infuriating

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: FF senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee a fool twice over

Kathy Sheridan: FF senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee a fool twice over

'Fact-free nonsense': Why would an educated young woman believe such things, never mind tweet them?

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: It is too late for Ana Kriégel but nettles must finally be grasped

Kathy Sheridan: It is too late for Ana Kriégel but nettles must finally be grasped

Concerns over fact that most teenagers view pornography has been known for a decade

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Katie Hill is the victim of a new blackmail

Kathy Sheridan: Katie Hill is the victim of a new blackmail

The former US congresswoman has said she was worried that if she stayed in office, more compromising images would emerge

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: 'Votegate' should not be used for political gain

Kathy Sheridan: 'Votegate' should not be used for political gain

Fuss over voting practices is not on a par with historic political scandals

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 07:00
Kathy Sheridan: Extinction Rebellion occupation reveals good politics but bad government

Kathy Sheridan: Extinction Rebellion occupation reveals good politics but bad government

Lord Mayor’s acquiescence to Merrion Square camp puts city chief in bind

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 06:00
Rural Ireland’s dependence on cars defies trite solutions

Rural Ireland’s dependence on cars defies trite solutions

Kathy Sheridan: Ryan’s suggestion taps into perception of bubble-living urban dwellers

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Grown-up Brexit politics must be beyond inter-party snipes

Kathy Sheridan: Grown-up Brexit politics must be beyond inter-party snipes

Taoiseach’s after-dinner jibe at Fianna Fáil was a cheap and silly potshot

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: We are all Athena to Boris Johnson’s Heracles

Kathy Sheridan: We are all Athena to Boris Johnson’s Heracles

Brexit mess, modern politics and the potential wisdom of myth

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 08:11
Time to tell London about our shared history and responsibility

Time to tell London about our shared history and responsibility

The clock is ticking on towards October 31st and some kind of vent is called for

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Excruciating displays of political machismo are nothing new

Kathy Sheridan: Excruciating displays of political machismo are nothing new

Putting your foot in it: Boris Johnson’s bad manners at Élysée Palace is another example

Wed Aug 28 2019 - 06:00
Edna O’Brien: ‘I have a ferocity in me, but I’m also fearful’

Edna O’Brien: ‘I have a ferocity in me, but I’m also fearful’

Fearful of what? ‘Many things – people, life, swimming, bicycles, shouting, animals...’

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Killian Foley-Walsh should shut up and listen

Kathy Sheridan: Killian Foley-Walsh should shut up and listen

Young America’s Foundation funding merits close ideological inspection

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Spare me the people’s voice

Kathy Sheridan: Spare me the people’s voice

In a world where social media means no opinion ever goes unexpressed, the vox pop is hauling sand to the desert

Wed Aug 07 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why should Ireland fix Brexit for Britain?

Kathy Sheridan: Why should Ireland fix Brexit for Britain?

Brexiteers are putting pressure on Dublin to act on something they do not care about

Wed Jul 31 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Boris Johnson is already a modern-day Churchill

Kathy Sheridan: Boris Johnson is already a modern-day Churchill

Next British prime minister peddles the same false hope and belief in his own centrality

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Water crisis and Brexit mess show we are still living in 1977

Kathy Sheridan: Water crisis and Brexit mess show we are still living in 1977

New census questions inspire reflection on what a reader from the past might want to know

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Kim Darroch was undone by the enemy within

Kathy Sheridan: Kim Darroch was undone by the enemy within

Leaks tell us everything about the feral rage coursing through Brexit patriots

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 06:00
Don’t look to Love Island for life lessons

Don’t look to Love Island for life lessons

Occasional act of assertiveness by a female contestant cannot belie all the self-regard, exterior personalities, sexual predation, bed-hopping and exclusion

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 12:36
Kathy Sheridan: Boris Johnson’s credentials can’t be separated from his carry-on

Kathy Sheridan: Boris Johnson’s credentials can’t be separated from his carry-on

Right to privacy is not so straightforward when running for prime minister of the UK

Wed Jun 26 2019 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: How Ireland and the Garda closed ranks on Majella Moynihan

Kathy Sheridan: How Ireland and the Garda closed ranks on Majella Moynihan

Atmosphere that pervaded the Garda and society wrecked many lives

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 15:51
Inept slew of Tory politicians have hands on history’s tiller

Inept slew of Tory politicians have hands on history’s tiller

This is a time when we can only feel a deep well of sympathy for ordinary British people

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Trump has already reduced Britain to vassal status

Kathy Sheridan: Trump has already reduced Britain to vassal status

The dangled bait of a US-UK trade deal is laced with predatory controls and manipulations

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 09:05
Kathy Sheridan: Polls remind that resilience is a pillar of politics

Kathy Sheridan: Polls remind that resilience is a pillar of politics

Eamon Ryan and Terence Flanagan are beacons for struggle leading to success

Wed May 29 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: What is the point of county councillors?

Kathy Sheridan: What is the point of county councillors?

Just 8.4% of funds flow through local government compared with Denmark’s 66%

Wed May 22 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: We need to get agitated about O’Connell Street again

Kathy Sheridan: We need to get agitated about O’Connell Street again

Beleaguered street deserves the best we can offer in design and creativity

Wed May 08 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: ‘No-one likes us, we don’t care’ will only take the fake soldiers so far

Kathy Sheridan: ‘No-one likes us, we don’t care’ will only take the fake soldiers so far

Dissidents failed to anticipate furious backlash from new generation

Wed May 01 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Victimhood of some Christians is not what the world needs

Kathy Sheridan: Victimhood of some Christians is not what the world needs

Declan Ganley’s response to Notre Dame fire was in stark contrast to the unity elsewhere

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Toxic banking ‘groupthink’ has run out of road

Kathy Sheridan: Toxic banking ‘groupthink’ has run out of road

Some 3,000 bank workers express concern about their employers’ values

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Attacking Varadkar for Kylie letter is hypocritical

Kathy Sheridan: Attacking Varadkar for Kylie letter is hypocritical

For years we craved youth in politicians. Now we have it, we should cut them some slack

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Meet the Irish party that is happy to follow Farage's lead

Kathy Sheridan: Meet the Irish party that is happy to follow Farage's lead

Embryonic grouping is raising cash to run candidates in European elections

Wed Apr 03 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: FAI, John Delaney and the beautiful game gone wrong

Kathy Sheridan: FAI, John Delaney and the beautiful game gone wrong

Good governance: Football is big business and needs to be run properly

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Context is all when it comes to republican symbols

Kathy Sheridan: Context is all when it comes to republican symbols

Why are people shocked at Sinn Féin’s leader marching with a 100-year-old banner?

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Lisa Smith must answer for any actions that helped Islamic State

Kathy Sheridan: Lisa Smith must answer for any actions that helped Islamic State

Group’s atrocities already notorious when ex-soldier travelled to Syria

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Safety laws needed to deal with online hatred

Kathy Sheridan: Safety laws needed to deal with online hatred

What can be done about erosion of civility and humanity is a challenge for us all

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 05:00
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