Claire Byrne deploys the tact and restraint that make her so good on delicate topics
Newstalk host gives Chalkie White the space to describe the complexity of his reaction to an ordeal that, with George Gibney’s conviction, may finally be near its end
Séamas O’Reilly: Social media bans for children ignore the scorpions in the room
We already have ways of mitigating online harms – they are enshrined in laws we refuse to enact
My son’s frustrating World Cup sticker book is a perfect reflection of Fifa
My son’s World Cup sticker book offers an unmissable opportunity for me to deliver the first ever broadsheet book review of this most vaunted form of literature
Séamas O’Reilly: I tell my son the truth about football
I was a wiry, bookish nerd who grew up in open countryside with little else to do than play football
Séamas O’Reilly: An insane sequence of events led to me to quit the office job I hated
An insane and arbitrary sequence of events led to me getting to write about things for a living, instead of toiling away in an office job I hate
Nicolas Cage’s new TV series is terrific fun. Why have you probably not even heard of it?
Even its star’s trademark turn is struggling to gain traction for Spider-Noir, Prime Video’s unexpectedly handsome hoot
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘Would you rather have no stomach or no bum?’ my son asks
My seven-year-old son hammers me with all sorts of quandaries, queries and conundrums, from dawn to dusk
World Cup 2026: Don’t fancy a middle-of-the-night match? Try these eye-opening TV shows instead
There is a host of football-themed programming airing at sensible times, just to get you in the mood
‘Daddy is better at Mario Kart than Mummy,’ says my sore-loser son, correctly
In the final of our family tournament, it is - inevitably - me versus him. He, cocky and self-delighted. Me, imperious and calm
I’m not saying they’re lying, but why would it take 312 fellas to lower Shergar into the ground?
Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA attempts to fill the gaps in my knowledge of this most famous case
Séamas O’Reilly: Most people hate public speaking. But pass the mic, I love it
This enjoyment must arise from gut-level narcissism, the kind that might compel someone to write books or columns for a living
I can blame a lot on my children but the YouTube algorithm doesn’t lie
A video search history is no idle plaything, but a deep and probing X-ray of one’s soul
Séamas O’Reilly: One of those days that makes you realise parenting is properly hard
A skin infection, rejection from nursery, a bit of light shoplifting, and to top the day off, a not-entirely-glowing review of my new book
Séamas O’Reilly: I met my son crying at the school gates and felt like a war criminal
None of the responsible, loving, joyous acts you carry out as a dad soothe you very much on those occasions you mess up