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Kathy Sheridan: the women of Austria may have  saved Europe

Kathy Sheridan: the women of Austria may have saved Europe

Some 62% of female voters opted for Van der Bellen (72) who is backed by Green Party

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 04:00
Kathy Sheridan: Michael D got it wrong on Fidel Castro

Kathy Sheridan: Michael D got it wrong on Fidel Castro

Our elected leaders should be less effusive about foreign leaders – living or dead

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 04:00
Kathy Sheridan: The media got it right on Trump, but nobody cares

Kathy Sheridan: The media got it right on Trump, but nobody cares

‘Even when winners are caught out in direct lies, there is no shame, and none is expected’

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 04:00
Kathy Sheridan: What can liberals learn from the US election?

Kathy Sheridan: What can liberals learn from the US election?

Donald Trump won amid a complete disregard for what he was actually saying

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 12:37
Kathy Sheridan: Hillary Clinton email debacle is a far cry from Watergate

Kathy Sheridan: Hillary Clinton email debacle is a far cry from Watergate

Recent distortions recall the way an earlier female US presidential candidate was treated

Wed Nov 02 2016 - 14:59
Kathy Sheridan: The appalling decline in the quality of  public insults

Kathy Sheridan: The appalling decline in the quality of public insults

We all have the right to offend but not a licence to be coarse and vulgar

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 04:00
John Banville: ‘I have not been a good father. No writer is’

John Banville: ‘I have not been a good father. No writer is’

Writing is bad for family life, says the Irish author. ‘You take so much. I wouldn’t have been able to live with me’

Sat Oct 22 2016 - 06:00
Foley funeral: Family reclaims ‘Axel’ as rugby takes second place

Foley funeral: Family reclaims ‘Axel’ as rugby takes second place

Determined Olive Foley gives extraordinary 14-minute eulogy recalling ‘true soul mate’

Fri Oct 21 2016 - 19:15
Kathy Sheridan: From Great Britain to little England

Kathy Sheridan: From Great Britain to little England

Brexit fallout continues to poison UK politics and bring out worst in people

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 12:15
Survivors of the emotional deep freeze – Maynooth’s class of ‘66 looks back

Survivors of the emotional deep freeze – Maynooth’s class of ‘66 looks back

Students who gave up the seminary 50 years ago recall a suffocating atmosphere that infantilised seminarians, but also some rare acts of kindness and enlightenment

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 06:00
Billy Bush and his role in Trump’s grope ’n’ grab ’em show

Billy Bush and his role in Trump’s grope ’n’ grab ’em show

Collusion of ‘decent men’ is a big part of the problem

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 04:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why Mary Robinson’s ‘eat less meat’ line is  tough for farmers to chew on

Kathy Sheridan: Why Mary Robinson’s ‘eat less meat’ line is tough for farmers to chew on

‘Did any of Robinson’s critics reflect on fact she was not addressing a local cumann meeting?’

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 12:16
Kathy Sheridan: US networks sell their soul for Trump ratings boost

Kathy Sheridan: US networks sell their soul for Trump ratings boost

American friends wonder why the media cannot ignore the Republican candidate for a week

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 09:13
Jilly Cooper: ‘Everybody was having sex with everybody... it was such a fun time'

Jilly Cooper: ‘Everybody was having sex with everybody... it was such a fun time'

At 79, and having endured a stroke and the death of her husband, the indomitable Jilly Cooper is about to unleash her latest horsey bonkbuster

Sat Sept 17 2016 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Reporting of the Hawe killings subject to  common decency

Kathy Sheridan: Reporting of the Hawe killings subject to common decency

No journalist, decent or sleazy, lazy or meticulous, sets out to exclude a woman victim from a horrific, national news story

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 01:09
Marie Heaney: ‘I had a very public grief’

Marie Heaney: ‘I had a very public grief’

Three years after her husband’s death, the writer is ‘beginning to feel like myself again’

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Limited terms for politicians sound appealing but would change little

Kathy Sheridan: Limited terms for politicians sound appealing but would change little

Sean Canney picked an easy target by suggesting a two term limit for ministers

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 01:02
Kathy Sheridan: A lot is going on underneath the burkini

Kathy Sheridan: A lot is going on underneath the burkini

French ban on Muslim garment may have been overturned but it touches on host of issues

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 08:21
Freedom of speech: Irish Travellers, trolls and Trump

Freedom of speech: Irish Travellers, trolls and Trump

‘The surge of racist/xenophobic attacks and comments following Britain’s Brexit referendum demonstrated what happens when people feel they have permission to vent their bigotry’

Wed Aug 24 2016 - 00:09
Kathy Sheridan: The people have spoken – straight from the heart

Kathy Sheridan: The people have spoken – straight from the heart

Are you proud to be Irish? Do you feel valued and cherished, as envisioned in the 1916 Proclamation? The Census of the Heart asks if we're living up to our promises

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 08:00
Kathy Sheridan: Russia’s beef with the Rio rations

Kathy Sheridan: Russia’s beef with the Rio rations

Devastation? Crashing out? Olympics win-at-all costs pressure overwhelming

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Gentlemen, please put those nipples away

Kathy Sheridan: Gentlemen, please put those nipples away

The tendency to fling the kit off is beginning to look a tad exploitative . . . and not clever

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 01:00
Joe O’Toole has few regrets for making waves on Irish Water

Joe O’Toole has few regrets for making waves on Irish Water

Resigning as water charge body chairman is ‘rear-view mirror’ for former senator

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan : Wallace abortion bill  flawed but foot-dragging must stop

Kathy Sheridan : Wallace abortion bill flawed but foot-dragging must stop

In the last four years more than 300 couples have got a catastropic diagnosis and the majority will have made the decision to “travel”

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 00:26
Kathy Sheridan: The first casualty in a referendum is the truth

Kathy Sheridan: The first casualty in a referendum is the truth

The leave campaigns lies were exposed but no one cared

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 10:46
This is no Diana moment –  Jo Cox  forged real bonds across party lines

This is no Diana moment – Jo Cox forged real bonds across party lines

Is there an Irish parliamentarian who would arouse similar affection and admiration?

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 00:10
Ex-IRA chief Kieran Conway on life after the struggle

Ex-IRA chief Kieran Conway on life after the struggle

Now a solicitor, he defends dissident republicans but regards NI campaign as a waste

Mon Jun 20 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Drinking  is never an excuse for rape

Kathy Sheridan: Drinking is never an excuse for rape

However, we should not be afraid to discuss the fact that alcohol increases vulnerablity

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Brexit debate tainted by hyper-masculine political rhetoric

Kathy Sheridan: Brexit debate tainted by hyper-masculine political rhetoric

It is not paranoid to perceive menace in macho posturing and language

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 01:00
Kim Phuc, the napalm girl: 'Love is more powerful than any weapon'

Kim Phuc, the napalm girl: 'Love is more powerful than any weapon'

44 years on, the 9-year-old Vietnamese child in the horrifying, iconic, unforgettable photograph is now a middle-aged Canadian who long ago decided that forgiveness always triumphs over the power of hate

Sat May 28 2016 - 06:15
Donegal butcher brothers serve up sausages fit for future king Charles

Donegal butcher brothers serve up sausages fit for future king Charles

It may be a sign of new normality that royal visit attracted crowd of just a few hundred

Wed May 25 2016 - 21:57
Kathy Sheridan: Let’s hear it for the political U-turn

Kathy Sheridan: Let’s hear it for the political U-turn

Why has changing your mind received such a bad rap? Some blame Margaret Thatcher

Wed May 25 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Meet the new Dáil, same as the old Dáil

Kathy Sheridan: Meet the new Dáil, same as the old Dáil

This is how the brave new project begins - with the customary bellows of faux-outrage and a whimper?

Wed May 18 2016 - 00:34
Punchestown: Digging those heels in to enjoy Ladies’ Day

Punchestown: Digging those heels in to enjoy Ladies’ Day

A few Best Dressed hopefuls were ready for wintry blast but most had to grin and bear it

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Dutiful Queen Elizabeth turns 90 but A-word taboo

Dutiful Queen Elizabeth turns 90 but A-word taboo

Dissenters in small minority as Britain gears up for monarch’s real but unofficial birthday

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Nurses, teachers, gardaí who feel undervalued and underpaid

Nurses, teachers, gardaí who feel undervalued and underpaid

The ‘emergency’ two-tier pay system is in danger of becoming a post-recession norm

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan runs the rule over maverick medic John Crown

Kathy Sheridan runs the rule over maverick medic John Crown

Senator and professor has an unassailable zeal for cancer research and health service reform

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Confrontation once again as Moore Street marks 1916 centenary

Kathy Sheridan: Confrontation once again as Moore Street marks 1916 centenary

Roars of ‘traitor to the people’ accompany Minister’s invitation to children to lay wreaths

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 20:33
Kathy Sheridan: ‘Terrible beauty’ alive in Glasnevin Cemetery

Kathy Sheridan: ‘Terrible beauty’ alive in Glasnevin Cemetery

Memorials to those who fought for Éire stand next to those who fought for king

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan’s ground-eye view of parade day

Kathy Sheridan’s ground-eye view of parade day

The young, old, brave and bold turn out to celebrate national day on greening of capital

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
More desolation than anger among Tipperary Fine Gael faithful

More desolation than anger among Tipperary Fine Gael faithful

In a constituency where Fine Gael suffered, many are resigned to a coalition future

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Unseated TDs make dignified exit

Kathy Sheridan: Unseated TDs make dignified exit

Kevin Humpreys and James Reilly among losers, while Fianna Fáil and Greens are back

Mon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
TV review: Even the shoulder lifts  seemed less raucous

TV review: Even the shoulder lifts seemed less raucous

Election 2016: The Labour mood in studio is almost of dazed bafflement

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 20:05
Kathy Sheridan runs rule over no surrender socialist Joe Higgins

Kathy Sheridan runs rule over no surrender socialist Joe Higgins

This courteous, entertaining, doggedly ideological man is in retreat from public life

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Not retiring quietly, Ruairí Quinn has harsh words for critics

Not retiring quietly, Ruairí Quinn has harsh words for critics

‘The working class doesn’t necessarily support Labour party policies,’ says TD

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Paper-thin drama as shoutfest set aside

Election 2016: Paper-thin drama as shoutfest set aside

TV Review: Kathy Sheridan says problem about political debate is there is nothing new under the sun

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 23:48
Tomi Reichental: ‘We, as a human race, have to find ways to reconcile’

Tomi Reichental: ‘We, as a human race, have to find ways to reconcile’

Weekend Read: The Holocaust survivor has told his extraordinary story to 90,000 students, and the 80-year-old isn’t done yet

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 12:00
Kathy Sheridan: a thing or two about tolerance on these precious days

Kathy Sheridan: a thing or two about tolerance on these precious days

Why do we expect our weird families to be fantasy dinner guests for one day a year?

Fri Dec 25 2015 - 08:00
Kathy Sheridan: Wishing you a satisfactory Christmas

Kathy Sheridan: Wishing you a satisfactory Christmas

And a note of caution: Don’t let unrealistic expectations ruin this season of goodwill

Wed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why Hugh McElvaney expects to top poll and probably will

Kathy Sheridan: Why Hugh McElvaney expects to top poll and probably will

People like us will decide that on balance, Hughie is a grand fellow, up front at every funeral and ready with a hand-out for a family in trouble

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 09:07
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