Róisín Shortall to seek referendum to end presidential oath to ‘almighty God’
Social Democrats co-leader to table Bill on the matter after European ruling
Secularism cannot be blamed for all the ills of the world
Many millions who are not religious have admirable human and moral values
Trinity students crowned team champions of 60th Irish Times Debate
Individual speaker’s award goes to Rachael Mullally representing UCD Law
The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages
For six decades, participants in the annual event have argued burning issues of the day
My debating days: By Michael D Higgins, Mary Harney, Dara Ó Briain and more
Debating taught me ‘to think quickly and speak slowly in unpredictable situations’
Wit and warmth: The secret weapons of Irish debaters
The first Irish Times Debate took place 60 years ago. Former student debaters look back
Mary McAleese elected as chancellor of Trinity College Dublin
Former president, whose husband is chancellor of DCU, succeeds Mary Robinson in TCD role
‘Science does not try to undermine religion – religion is simply irrelevant to science’
Opinon: Let’s not fool ourselves. I wish religion had been an ally of science – usually it was an opponent, and in most of the world it still is
Irish genetic data collected by private firm to be shared with health service
Access to data will initially be given to pharma firms only for first ‘year or two’
Being religious is now a countercultural identity
Christianity is no bulwark against new tribal identities dominating discourse
Plastic brains: how upbringing makes little difference to personality
A Trinity neurogeneticist’s book may become highly influential in the field and beyond
‘We’re going to cure many, many nasty genetic diseases’
James Watson interview: DNA-pioneer on racism, Trump, belief and scientific truth
Family says Clodagh Hawe and her three sons ‘savagely and brutally killed’
Mother and sister of Clodagh say Alan Hawe faced loss of role as ‘pillar of the community’
Repealing Eighth does not mean ignoring concerns about abortion
Can Ireland find a way to reconcile conflicting but sincerely held views on the issue?
The Gene: An Intimate History review – journeys in a misunderstood world
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s primer illuminates a subject that most of us find hard to grasp
Irish humanist ceremonies double in past year
Humanist weddings, funerals and child-naming events becoming very popular
TCD provost defends rebranding as staff turn on ‘insipid’ logo
Professors say ‘botched’ redesign amounts to ‘throwing away the family jewels’
Sixty years of DNA: ‘It changed our understanding of life’
On April 25th, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published one of the greatest biological discoveries of our time. It was so profound that, from solving crimes and finding horse meat in burgers to creating designer babies, we still benefit from – and grapple with – new consequences
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