Justine McCarthy

Folly of judging somebody’s worth by size of their remuneration is lesson Ireland has repeatedly been taught, yet never seems to learn

Murphy’s assertion about legal fees has an ear-splitting ring of plausibility, and a disgusting stench of scandal

Remembering nation’s past must be collective endeavour, it is more urgent than rearranging administrative infrastructure

The weaponising of children certainly did not start last weekend, but it is reaching new lows

Unconscious bias must be checked when words such as ‘unvetted’ drip from our mouths with scorn

Men with wallets as big as their egos have always sought news organs as conduits for their world view

A handful of strong women are proving his biggest obstacle to getting back into the White House. Let’s hope the women who voted for him follow their lead

Justine McCarthy says the ‘cost of eating out, or even sipping a cup of tea, has reached staggering heights’

In this wrapanomics culture, greed is the enemy of solidarity. The first thing the Government has to do is tackle rip-off culture

Leo Varadkar claims the public doesn’t care about Robert Watt and his controversies, which is most convenient for the upper echelon of the Civil Service

The code was 'don’t mention the war', whether cultural wars or American wars, and just surrender to the heart-warming nostalgia of it all

An inquiry dedicated primarily to one social class and exclusively to one religious denomination will be undermined before it even begins

Justine McCarthy: It’s sickening to watch TDs who lost their seats in the Dáil swanning into the Seanad for a five-year breather. Their treatment of it as a halfway house debases the institution

It is high time Ireland faced up to the fact that misogyny and abuse are the realities of life for many women, right here, right now

Rugby suffers from reverse class snobbery, with more than a modicum of justification, but it can also transcend historic barriers

Gary Lineker’s spat with the BBC highlights the insidious relationship between the platform and news organisations

Justine McCarthy: There are too many examples of this cause-and-effect pattern of political diversion

Drug giant rang up worldwide sales of more than £29 billion last year. Its refusal to contribute a cent to State’s redress scheme is inexcusable

Decision to keep VAT rate for hospitality sector at 9% shows handouts go not to those in most need

Official Ireland preaches tolerance and multiculturalism while staying a monoculture and ensuring asylum seekers are sent only to our poorest neighbourhoods

Time and again this State has used public money to intimidate and crush the vulnerable in court

State must assuage the fears and resentments of those who are resisting the arrival of migrants, and offer help to communities that are shouldering the burden

Justine McCarthy: To the student in question, this must seem a callous brand of Christianity, one that even Jesus Christ might want to dissociate himself from

Less privileged communities are bearing the brunt of the refugee burden, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by far-right agitators

President Higgins should address the Oireachtas, and Varadkar should stop downplaying the housing crisis

It is imperative that the European Union’s institutional architecture be rigorously reinforced against corruption

The measure could create constitutional blowholes all over the landscape of Ireland’s putative reunification

Victim blaming is the lowest form of defence, yet the MEP has chosen to blame protesting women and girls rather than the vile police state that beats and kills them

Who, what, where and when of this tragedy has been revealed. But no attempt has been made to answer this pressing question: why did it happen?

Book review: Coyne does things her own way and doesn’t give a blessed damn

Second Captains producer has spent two and a half years chasing down the former coach

Books of condolence open at RTÉ and in Naas after broadcaster’s sudden death aged 69

A version of the Northern Ireland-only backstop would be a triumph of Irish diplomacy

Journalist Justine McCarthy uses speech to address series of crises affecting citizens

Mary Wilson, Vogue Williams and others talk about the friendships they can’t do without

Shame has long been used to control women in Ireland so why won’t it work on Trump?

Mother Jones Festival to hear from Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness

Mark Hilliard named technology reporter of the year at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Business Journalist Awards

Review: ‘Sunday with Miriam’, ‘Marian Finucane’, ‘The Right Hook’, ‘Off the Ball’, ‘Tom Dunne’, ‘Moth’

‘The Rose of Tralee’ has tried to modernise. But all that’s amazing about it is the number of us who still watch