Kathy Sheridan

The #SpoilYourVote brigade are on the rampage with false claims they’ve been robbed

Smear campaigns are not just media grilling, they are an old and deadly social poison

How we respond will define where many ordinary people draw the line at ‘normal’

Growing up in Ireland, we learned early on that flags can be harnessed as symbols of murderous tribalism and division

Saturday’s rally for Harvey with its deeply moving images became a platform for Sinn Féin, People before Profit and Aontú 

By withdrawing from the race for the Áras he has cleared a path for another ‘professor’ – the most cunning of all

Nutriband is on track to become a billion-dollar business, while the presidency is a ceremonial role

Abuse in the home is a red flag for what happens in the public space

On one level, the Macrons versus Candace Owens promises rare entertainment for the masses. Yet there is something poignant about plaintiffs feeling compelled to include family photographs of herself as a child

Máiría Cahill’s isolation was rooted in terror of the tribe. For the Brennan sisters theirs was about protecting reputations

Restrictions have been lifted in response to developers’ demands. But what exactly are we all getting for this risk? Who will hold them to account?

Rachel Reeves has been castigated for crying, but sometimes tears are the only way to react rationally

If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous

You have to wonder what kind of pressure impels a parent to send fully identifiable pictures of their children into the public gaze

Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists

One woman’s husband walked out on her without a word soon after the competition

At a results-driven level, there was no mystery about it given the Republic’s libel laws

I have nothing against cycling, but spare me from speeding cyclists on country paths

Kardashian’s decision to turn a solemn court appearance into a blingy costume drama is just a bald play for the paparazzi gaze

Thanks to Clodagh Hawe’s remarkably brave sister Jacqueline Connolly, we now know that Alan Hawe meticulously planned the murders

Insistent users should take a long hard look at their bedfellows

Most people know incivility when they see it - and can do something about it without any need for fines or heated confrontation

For all their shortcomings, the recently deceased pontiff and the late Bishop Willie Walsh left the world a better place

Irish electorate has time and again proven itself to be sane and rational

That liberal, decent, brave America many of us used to know, the one that is deeply flawed but still full of generosity is still there, clinging to the wreckage

Democracy is fragile - the consequences of politicians breaking with parliamentary norms and standards are not just theoretical

It was a cuddly, infantilising word for what many believed was effectively house arrest

In Ireland, during 2024 the birth rate fell to 1.5 per woman – even lower than the United States rate of 1.6

Nathan McDonnell couldn’t see the consequences of his crimes. How many middle-class drug users can?

Ukrainian leader has offered to step down in exchange for Nato membership or if it brings peace

‘They plan to install petrol pumps on part of the site where my wife took her last breath,’ wrote Derek Martin, whose wife Martina died in the explosion

Where are the greedy fossils desperate to keep house prices soaring? We just want the truth

Problem ultimately wasn’t about low-stakes speaking time or terrible political nous: it was over a proposal that utterly failed to pass the bulls**t test

There was overreach after the #MeToo movement but the backlash against women we’re seeing now is ferocious

But what are the chances of a co-ordinated international approach now? Take a look at Trump’s inauguration images. The whole event could as easily have been rendered in the form of a gigantic crypto coin

Household names turn back the clock to darker times as they fall into step with the next occupant of the White House

Wealth and its uses are rarely benevolent – it’s not just a means of living in luxury, but a means of changing perceptions. Just ask Conor McGregor or Elon Musk

Of immediate concern is the ease with which Elon Musk’s limitless money has allowed him to buy his way to the pinnacle of political power

Last Christmas, near the site of the original nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Lutheran Church placed the baby in a manger of rubble and destruction to reflect the reality of children being born and living in Palestine today

No child should have to go hungry, particularly at this time of year