Novelist John McGahern admired those in rural Ireland who were “above all, rooted in their own lives”. And yet, those roots are being disturbed, through extreme weather, globalisation and population pressures
Diarmaid Ferriter
Diarmaid Ferriter columns
From 1948 to 1964, roughly 137,000 dwellings were built with State aid, 63,000 of which were by local authorities
For more than 50 years, opinion polls in the South have suggested two-thirds wish to see a united Ireland, but that is qualified when money comes up
Binyamin Netanyahu’s only strategy, facilitated by Joe Biden and others, is to unleash the army and pummel Gaza in the hopes that it will shore up domestic support
Ireland is going through a period of transition. How Simon Harris navigates the role of Taoiseach will be a test of what the future holds
Throughout his career, Varadkar used the media to fly kites or issue provocative statements, but if there was a negative reaction he qualified them almost to the point of meaninglessness
Is the view that the 'ordinary people of Ireland would always get their politics right in the long run' still valid?
Some of the issues raised by politicians one hundred years ago about public service broadcasting still haven’t been satisfactorily answered
Some issues do not engage the electorate and that would not be a wholly unfair conclusion given the fog around the upcoming amendments
It might be tempting to construct a historical narrative that would present the resurrection of Casement Park as a symbol of transformation and reconciliation, but that would be naive
Global temperatures have breached what is regarded as the red line of calamity - 1.5 degrees - yet we’re still focused on all the wrong things
Some of Bruton’s admirers think his role in the peace process has been unduly neglected
Those on both sides of the unity argument need to find answers that go beyond sloganeering
There may be a danger of replacing one ambiguity with another in redefining ‘family’
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