Kathy Sheridan

Wealth and its uses are rarely benevolent – it’s not just a means of living in luxury, but a means of changing perceptions. Just ask Conor McGregor or Elon Musk

Of immediate concern is the ease with which Elon Musk’s limitless money has allowed him to buy his way to the pinnacle of political power

Last Christmas, near the site of the original nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Lutheran Church placed the baby in a manger of rubble and destruction to reflect the reality of children being born and living in Palestine today

No child should have to go hungry, particularly at this time of year

Wouldn’t it be novel if the next taoiseach chose his cabinet on the basis of their qualifications, competence and relevant experience and included a few arithmetic nerds?

Democracy is on a downward arc globally, and we can see the warning signs here in the treatment by some media of Gerry Hutch’s candidacy as a joke. We learned nothing from the ascent of Donald Trump

This was always going to be the danger phase, as a bored and bolshie electorate gets ready to go to the polls

Willie O’Dea called her 'the worst minister for justice in the history of the State' while Jim O’Callaghan said she had copied his ideas

A segment circulating on the internet from Russian TV featuring a 20-year-old nude photoshoot by Melania Trump was interpreted as a coded message to the future president

Come what may, it’s a good day to salute the courage and persistence of the women on whose shoulders Harris’s extraordinary campaign was built

Trump is ratcheting up the racism and misogyny because he needs the young men who have drifted away from the Democrats

Minister is exiting politics amid warm affection from the real world. Her advice about ignoring social media is instructive

Lynch is a prime example of the problem with lazy monikers and a label that lumps all candidates with name recognition, but wildly varying backgrounds, together

Yes, there’s a whiff of pixie dust about the bonanza of payments, but child benefit rightly holds a special place among mothers of all incomes and life choices

The afterlives of political leaders are often greater measures of their character than their times in office are. It’s hard to let go - just watch former leaders who lack the grace to dial down the wise-after-the-event pronouncements

Donald Trump’s gibberish is being played down as news outlets make him sound sane and rational

Ultimately it comes down to the free market, to supply and demand and what people are willing to pay - because they’re superfans or want to be seen. But people exhausted by the relentless hustle have had enough

What kind of global mindset allows preposterous, insecure leaders in Sudan, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and elsewhere to cock their legs on their own populations and the wider world?

Complaints that Harris won’t agree to a sit-down interview miss the point: these elections are about anything but issues and policy

We will miss those two weeks of uncomplicated joy which felt like a holiday for the heart