The vet was understanding when I phoned to say that the cat I euthanised was not, in fact, our cat
From the start, JJ did everything on his own terms. He arrived on his own terms. And he left us the same way
Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants are not monsters, but something more frightening
Gisele Pelicot did not put herself through a ritual public skinning because she wanted to be some kind of icon. She did it to start a conversation
In a country of such staggering wealth, no one should have to queue for free food
The till receipts at Brown Thomas, the glittering, almost-nationwide monument to unfettered capitalism, is a decent bellwether for how the haviest-haves in society are doing
Look out ladies. Elon Musk has plans for your womb
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
Judge in Nikita Hand’s civil action against Conor McGregor delivered a masterclass in consent
The two sides were not just offering opposing narratives, but speaking completely different languages
Gerry Hutch running for office is no joke. The media should stop treating it like one
Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador
Defending Kyle Hayes’s award takes All Star level nerve
There is a generation who feel a bit directionless, a bit aggrieved and are casting about for models of how to be a good man. That’s where sport should come in
‘Organise childcare’ means one of two things: ask Granny or take a day off work
Unless you have a reliable and obliging childminder willing to shift their schedule to accommodate the whims of Simon Harris, the election is yet another headache for parents
Hazel Behan and Gisèle Pelicot are not victims, but survivors setting the world on fire with their truth
Heroic women have begun pushing back, refusing to carry a shame that was never theirs
My meeting with Mohamed Al Fayed went well. Then I mentioned the young women in short skirts
I noticed his predilection for young women. I didn’t notice the climate of fear they were working in
The Government is blinded by rich man syndrome
What’s a copper-roofed security hut or a gold-plated bike shed? Symbols of a political class which is increasingly out of touch
Haven’t we already tried restricting access to contraception to stop people having sex?
Aontú is concerned the proposed extension of the free contraception scheme to 16-year-olds amounts to a State-sponsored behavioural nudge: where their parents got SSIAs or Eircom shares, today’s young women would get Mirena coils
Sexual abuse report: Schools were routinely places of brutal, simmering violence
Violent and emotional abuse are part of the rich tapestry of wrongs done to children by the State and its agents
What’s your parenting style? Kirstie Allsopp? Burke family? Or make it up as you go along?
Their contrasting approaches elicit strong reactions because we envy their certainty of purpose
How must Daniel Wiffen’s success make Derry O’Rourke’s victims feel?
In an cruel twist of timing, swimming’s darkest hour casts a shadow over its bright present