Housing crisis means would-have-been empty nests are full to the brim and chicks are big and awkward
Anne Harris: Leaving home is an important rite of passage. But it’s disappearing
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Is remote working the reason we are quick to rush to judgment?
The day that we stopped going to the workplace in March 2020 was also the day we stopped talking to one another
Voters are in no mood for cautionary tales about Sinn Féin
Michelle O’Neill says there was “no alternative” to violence. Bríd Rodgers of the SDLP thought differently
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is rapidly becoming a political heavy hitter
Minister of State is in interesting position after last week’s opinion piece. Michael McGrath is her boss
Ammi Burke is not as alone as she thinks she is
There is still time to avoid self-sabotage, to negate the sense that she is always on the losing side
Anne Harris: Dr Eimear O’Connor a scapegoat in a political battle not of her making
What did women fight for all these years if not for autonomy and agency - and that they be not judged by their relationships with men?
Anne Harris: Until the Belfast Agreement commemorations hove into view, Bertie Ahern was in the shadows
Is he the one contender who could seriously challenge any attempt by Sinn Féin to run Gerry Adams for President?
Varadkar’s Washington comment should not have triggered an apology
Bill Clinton played pivotal role in Belfast Agreement but there is no point in tip-toeing around his past
Catherine Murphy was an unlikely nemesis for Denis O’Brien
The government sat like frightened mice as she took on one of the most powerful men in Ireland
Politicians who can’t take criticism should reconsider their choices
Nicola Sturgeon failed the ultimate management test: for change to work, there must be communication and commitment
Our forefathers would have commandeered all available land for refugees and the homeless
Our forefathers would have commandeered all available land in the service of refugees and the homeless
Chivalry is back, thanks to Prince Harry
Harry has been standing up for Meghan's right to speak, to lead her life without being traduced at every hand’s turn
Vivienne Westwood: Like all great artists, she juggled the contradictions in society
Feted punk non-conformist articulated clear criticism of capitalism and society through her clothing designs
Anne Harris: Varadkar, right now, is the leader we need
Ireland’s political safety hangs on the Taoiseach’s character; he has learned a lot in recent years
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael convey a collective tin ear on housing
Government’s seemingly laconic response to the ongoing housing crisis is facilitating the rise of Sinn Féin
Anne Harris: Matt Hancock is winning in the court of public opinion
Reality TV provides escapism in dark times. It also explores the fundamentals of human behaviour
Tory party machinations resemble a reality TV show
Cerebral Sunak has replaced visceral Johnson but the new Conservative leader still tolerates Braverman’s tarnishing of UK reputation
Anne Harris: Britain’s costly infatuation with Boris may not be over yet
Sunak has inherited a poisoned chalice and we may not have seen the end of Boris Johnson
Businesses between ‘rock and a hard place’, unable to ask staff's vaccination status
Employees who refuse to get vaccine may be taken off payroll, Isme says
Failure to offer a head on a platter behind savaging of mother and baby report
Advocacy groups expected therapeutic judgment – but got home truths instead
Hugh Linehan: ‘I wouldn’t go back to Communicorp even if they’d have me’
Radio bans of Irish Times and The Currency journalists show something is deeply amiss
INM data breach: ex-CEO shares details with Data Commissioner
Helen Dixon looking into ‘a number of’ disclosures into company in ‘evolving picture’
Frank McDonald’s memoir takes on politicians, Catholicism and ‘The Irish Times’
‘Truly Frank’ review: Journalist’s book is surprisingly vulnerable and expertly bitchy
Second Wind – Frank McNally on a weather-delayed world premiere
An Irishman's Diary on a resurfacing victim of the 'Beast from the East'
Payment at heart of Lowry tax trial would have been of great interest to Moriarty tribunal
Moriarty tribunal never learned of £248,624 payment to Lowry’s refrigeration company
‘Disgruntled and bitter’: ‘Independent’ editor hits out at ex-colleague
Fionnán Sheahan’s conflict of evidence with Anne Harris is fourth among journalists to come before tribunal
‘Denis v Goliath’: O’Brien’s battle against alleged reputational damage
Alleged data breach the latest twist in businessman's involvement with INM
Q&A: What is going on in the INM controversy?
A guide to the alleged data breach in 2014 at Ireland’s largest newspaper publisher
Data Protection Commissioner to decide over INM breach inquiry
ODCE is examining conduct of INM board in relation to handling of a protected disclosure
Lowry claims Sunday Independent had campaign against him
TD’s counsel argues articles prejudiced his right to fair trial for alleged tax offences
Michael Lowry in court action against INM over tapes
Publication of tapes in 2013 featuring Lowry and businessman Kevin Phelan caused sensation
Dáil sketch: a minute can be a long time in politics
Both Houses of the Oireachtas observe minute’s silence as mark of respect to victims of attacks in Paris
Anne Harris: Why there are too few women in theatre and politics
How can so much space go to wolf-whistling when misogyny is alive and kicking?
INM unveils Sheahan and Bourke as new editors
Media group goes inhouse in appointing editors for Sunday and daily titles
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