Drumcree is theatre of the absurd, straight from Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks
Both sides are guilty of obscene exaggeration and competitive victimhood
Fintan O'Toole columns
Both sides are guilty of obscene exaggeration and competitive victimhood
With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse
Bono, Larry, Edge and Adam return to former school - where drummer stuck up a note ‘seeking bandmates’ - half a century after first rehearsal
But when will the weather forecasters follow the Equal Earth map?
On the Equal Earth map, Ireland suddenly looks a lot more northernly and a lot less central - no longer the much-vaunted ‘island at the centre of the world’
Kevin Rafter narrates tale of an Ireland seeking public accountability, a new assertiveness in the media, and impetus towards liberalism and tolerance
We have twice as many new citizens coming through the channel that demands no actual connection to Ireland
The deep roots of this barbaric assault on Americans lie in the same hatred of women that is now embedded in American reactionary politics
Radio: Newstalk host is more relaxed yet remains the consummate professional, as Drivetime hears of hope on climate change
Documentary celebrating 100 years of public broadcasting at no point mentions the anniversary and leaves it to the viewer
They have become a defining question everywhere – except Ireland. Why?
Ireland can stand with Afghan women while also allowing Afghan athletes to play
We are living off the immoral earnings generated by deliberately addictive and toxic content aimed at children
Unlike the soccer team’s bad luck in being drawn against Israel, Cricket Ireland did this – excuse the pun – entirely off its own bat
Its lack of candour on big issues such as Aughinish and data centres is rust that corrodes trust in democracy
The northside is a different country – especially when it comes to transport options
Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me
Highlights include In the Opinion of the Censor, The Rapture, Ramy and The Irish Question
He is everywhere in our cities, anywhere we see shipwrecked people adrift and wandering
Introducing another means-tested benefit, though, could mean children in real need might miss out
Feckless inertia has become actively malign
William Johnson - aka Chief Warraghiyagey - saw himself as an Irish chieftain and was the only authorised mediator between the British empire and the Indian nations
The terrifying heat-map of the future is here
Global warming has largely fallen off the national and international agenda, surfacing only briefly when extreme weather events force it back into view
At a fundamental level, we do not believe what we are experiencing: the catastrophic effects of global heating
His lordship was also wide of the mark about Covid
Golden age promised by the Vote Leave campaign proved to be 100 per cent pyrite
Dazzled SpaceX investors and frenzied brick-throwing boys in Belfast are all swallowing his dark fantasies
In order to maintain the fear factor that drives women towards private care, the hospital’s board implicitly insulted its own staff
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Let this sink in: a hospital that gets €100m a year in State funding is sticking two fingers up to the State’s Sláintecare policy
As Irish politics becomes more fragmented and unstable, a merger of FF and FG starts to make sense
It feels like we’re in that strange hiatus now. Fianna Fáil has no ground beneath its feet
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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