Edmund Burke

Ireland vs England in philosophy: Who would win a World Cup of ideas?

Ireland’s contribution to philosophy tends to get overlooked amid patronising commentary about the ‘Celtic soul’

The Enlightenment gave rise to a habit of worshipping ‘great men’, but they never had to worry about dying in childbirth

Unthinkable: Donald Trump is on a crusade to unwind the ‘woke’ agenda, but that does not mean the question of inclusivity is solved

Why the middle classes are afraid of Sinn Féin

Anxiety over the rise of a propertyless class has been an obsession of property owners since the time of John Locke

Border Ballads – Frank McNally on the national anthems of Poland, Ukraine, and Monaghan

An Irishman’s Diary

Radical vision – Brian Maye on John Toland

An Irishman’s Diary

Declan Ganley revives plan for bar complex close to Tuam

Telecoms entrepreneur intends to redevelop Derreen Inn site with additional facilities

Civic peace looks untenable in America’s future

US Politics: Terrible internal violence with riots and assassinations may hover on horizon

In a Word ... Perfidious

A strain of English exceptionalism is enough to make any Irish person’s blood run green

Short of staycation ideas? Try a pilgrimage to Irish philosophy sites

Unthinkable: Ireland has a rich philosophical heritage – some more plaques would be nice

In a Word . . .

Indomitable

Trinity to examine colonial legacy in reply to Black Lives Matter

TCD’s history from the Plantation of Ulster to the Atlantic slave trade under scrutiny

Never mind the Bridgertons, meet England’s first feminist

Unthinkable: Mary Wollstonecraft’s time in Ireland seemed to influence her world view

Seeing is believing – An Irishman’s Diary on Samuel Johnson and Ireland

Trinity College lawns dug up to make room for wild flowers

Re-wilding of lawns at the entrance are an effort to address biodiversity crisis