European societies are not built for the climate reality we now inhabit
The terrifying heat-map of the future is here
Peter Thiel’s Irish gathering is not part of some secret plot. It’s more blatant than that
The tech billionaire’s anti-democratic ideals have been out in the open for years
Dublin’s Dead Zoo is home to the funniest exhibit of all time. Please let it return soon
We’ve been here before: the seemingly wild cost of refurbishment and the fact that, after nearly two years of closure and an expenditure of over €3.3m, main construction has yet to begin
Argentina’s AI chief executives are a scary thought. But will we notice any difference?
The idea of a world run by machines might seem far fetched, but only until you think about it
Trump is offering grants to make Europe great again. This may not have the desired effect
Marco Rubio’s state department will fund European groups that the Trump administration hopes will increase Europe’s civilisational self-confidence
This, and worse, is what is happening to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody
Much was revealed by the way Israel’s minister of national security treated activists abducted while trying to bring aid to Gaza
Fewer people are having babies. Could smartphones be the reason?
We already knew smartphones are the product of a kind capitalism that is profoundly anti-human
We’re all ‘doing phone’. It’s no way to spend a life
I decided to address the problem of my relationship to consumer electronics in the only way I know how: by purchasing more consumer electronics
Gerry Hutch is a smart man. He knows what he’s doing with immigration comments
Gerry Hutch knows he can gain ground by saying what other politicians won’t say, but what a growing part of the electorate wants to hear
Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I’ve seen
There is something undeniably sinister in the combination of intimacy and detachment in footage taken by ‘first person view’ drones
Pope Leo is the religious leader non-believers needed
His opposition to Donald Trump and the war on Iran is only a part of what makes Leo a unique and important figure in our time
I loathe Conor McGregor, but I can’t lie: something about him intrigues me
McGregor may have some residual Irish fanbase, but this country – actual Ireland as opposed to “Ireland” – has very little time for him
Artemis II: I am moved nearly to tears by this devastating reminder of our humanity
There was something more beautiful, more moving than any of the photographs shot from the window of the Orion spacecraft
Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion
We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM
Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people















