An Irish man in Israel: As news came of the ceasefire deal, there were no celebrations on the streets of Tel Aviv
By Paul Kearns
Ireland’s risk-averse civil service cannot speed up delivery of the things we need most
By Eamon Ryan
Should Ireland pass the Occupied Territories Bill? Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy and former ambassador Daniel Mulhall debate
By Daniel Mulhall and Matt Carthy
‘Of course I remember the bank strikes,’ my mother says. ‘Your dad took to carrying a gun’
By Rachel O'Dwyer
Having a job is no longer a guarantee of being able to house yourself. That breaches the social contract
By Lorcan Sirr
Political science must not trump climate science. Here are the key tests for the new government
By Eamon Ryan
Recycle sportsgear, eliminate party bags: four easy climate resolutions for every household
By Angela Ruttledge
Women don’t want a rest on Nollaig na mBan. We want decent childcare, equal pay and access to healthcare
By Orla O'Connor
My friend sends me a dizzying list of pills for what she calls ‘biohacking perimenopause’
By Rachel O'Dwyer
Freedom of religion an empty formula unless places to worship available
By Imam Shamsudeen MacSeain and Fr Edmond Grace, SJ.
One of the casualties of 12 months of war in the Middle East was the rule of international law
By Vincent Durac
The Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year 2025 is a time of celebration, an expression of praise to God
By Dr Fintan Monahan
Simon Harris: Trump is a businessman at heart. Ireland’s offering is one that speaks to him
By Simon Harris
Indiana Jones should be on the sex offenders’ register: Some Christmas films age better than others
By Ed Power
It’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManus
By Trevor White
It was Mariah Carey’s Irish mother who imbued in her a love of all things Christmas
By Clare Moriarty
Much of what Irish emigrants prize in Australia can be found in Europe, but lazy logic gets in the way
By Derek Scally
Is Ireland’s Policing Authority about to wither on the vine of legislative inertia?
By Donncha O'Connell
Ireland surfed the wave of globalisation as long as we could. Here’s what we should do next
By Patrick Honohan
Christmas is associated with drinking in a manner that would be outrageous any other time of year
By Mary-Kate Harrington
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