Olivia O'Leary

Olivia O’Leary’s foreword to Irish Women’s Speeches: Voices That Rocked The System

Biography of an Irish giant of psychiatry gives a truer picture of a ‘shrink to the stars’

... like cheaper housing, people saying hello. No wonder they’re queueing to buy property here

Olivia O’Leary on the man who invented peaceful protest and raised Irish Catholics off their knees

People who feared the 1916 centenary could be marked by jingoism found instead it enabled people to gather, tell stories and celebrate in the way that meant most to them

Matt Cooper’s thorough biography of Tony O’Reilly captures the Irish businessman’s flamboyant hard-headedness, though unlike him it is sometimes dull, says Olivia O’Leary

The grassy towpath of the Barrow and Grand Canal waterway brings you through some of the most beautiful riverscape in these islands, writes Olivia O'Leary

Irish Women Writers: ‘She wrote of women who struggled against family and church to lead free and independent lives’

Review: With Miriam Lord, it’s always simple, says Olivia O’Leary. Nothing fancy or self-regarding here. No classical references or bits of Shakespeare, but plenty of good old-fashioned slapstick

Opinion: Fine Gael deputies believe their leader will get them re-elected

Opinion: It is possible to live a very comfortable life on €170,000 a year

Opinion: Those in favour of same-sex marriage need to develop a campaign independent of political parties

Opinion: A mixed list system would mean that at least some politicians would not have to worry about their party colleagues

Kitty Holland, the ‘Irish Times’ journalist who first reported the death of Savita Halappanavar, has written a book that will make you both sad and angry

Opinion: Kerry teenager’s gift in the final weeks of his life was to make us savour what he cannot