Ireland is one of Europe’s most referendum-happy nations - that is not without its pitfalls

Governments are moving from finger-wagging to mandates on adult content

The power of a picture operates on different levels

Artist David Rooney says he deliberately included a modern image in the 19th-century Dublin scene

Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it

A new book offers a portrait of an empire built on luxe fantasy, brought to life by big personalities and lavish spending

There was a time when we seemed to be on the cusp of something remarkable, but it never happened

Helen Lewis discusses her new book, The Genius Myth, which sets out to unravel the mystery of what we mean when we call someone a genius

Gender issues are a hugely important story in Ireland today, and deserves coverage to match

Hungary’s newly proposed ‘On the Transparency of Public Life’ bill is a case study in Orwellian doublethink

Woke leftism demands conformity to an ever-evolving set of progressive values. The new ‘woke right’ does exactly the same

The ill health of US presidents has been kept from journalists on a number of occasions

If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?

US president’s move to defend streamers was followed by Minister for Arts Patrick O’Donovan’s decision not to accept advice from Coimisiún na Meán to implement a ‘Netflix levy’

Individualised experiences are supplanting the traditional mass media approach