
Conor Brady: Funding journalism is a good idea, but what is the best way to do it?
- Opinion
- January 7, 2021, 05:00
Journalists could benefit from State financial support for training and development

The Herremas secured a unique place in the admiration and affection of the Irish people
- People
- May 31, 2020, 18:01
Tiede and Elizabeth Herrema – An Appreciation

Fr Denis Ryan – deeply respected pastor who skilfully harnessed the energies of the laity
- People
- February 3, 2020, 00:01
An Appreciation

Drew Harris will feel heat in rural Ireland over policing reforms
- Opinion
- August 28, 2019, 01:33
Garda regional structure is a relic of Royal Irish Constabulary from 1922

Confused about who will oversee the Garda? You should be
- Opinion
- August 2, 2019, 01:00
The fear is that the progress towards independent oversight may be reversed

Garda Reserve is obvious solution to rural policing
- Opinion
- April 4, 2019, 01:10
Roaming criminals less likely to strike if every village had reserve gardaí

Replacing a garda commissioner won’t resolve ‘embedded dysfunctionality’ in the force
- Politics
- March 26, 2014, 00:01
Opinion: Blizzard of controversies suggests it’s time for a rethink of police system

Radical reform of Garda oversight could be simple, but it remains unlikely
- Crime & Law
- March 14, 2014, 01:00
Hopes for change rest on politicians with an interest in controlling the force

Cooke review of GSOC unlikely to uncover too much
- Crime & Law
- February 21, 2014, 01:00
Why did two State bodies come to a condition of deep mutual distrust?

Rush to vilify GSOC over bugging fears augurs badly
- Crime & Law
- February 15, 2014, 00:01
Opinion: The Taoiseach has appeared to have no understanding that the commision does not answer to the Government

Shatter’s moves on Garda fall short of reform needed
- Crime & Law
- February 10, 2014, 01:01
Opinion: Whistleblower episode is just a symptom of much deeper issues of accountability in the way the State is policed

Mandela remarks on ceasefire reflected close links with Irish republicans
- Politics
- December 28, 2013, 00:01
Opinion: Comparison of situation in Ireland to that in Rhodesia was invalid and maladroit

The world which both subversives and police inhabit is full of moral hazard
- Crime & Law
- December 7, 2013, 00:01
Opinion: Evidence suggests IRA were well capable of gathering intelligence that led to killings without any help from anyone

Tracing the course of the thin blue line
- Books
- November 16, 2013, 01:00
Vicky Conway’s history of An Garda Síochána both interprets the evolution of the force and judges where it stands today

Exiting the bailout represents a modest reward after years of broken dreams
- Politics
- November 2, 2013, 01:01
Opinion: We can take some satisfaction from the fact that we had the discipline to extract ourselves from the mire

Forensic force: Dublin’s ground-breaking bobbies
- Crime & Law
- October 22, 2013, 01:00
Dublin’s Victorian-era policemen were early adopters of crime-solving technologies, and the Phoenix Park of the 1880s was home to (...)

Absorbing collection of hard fact and human touch
- Books
- October 12, 2013, 01:00
Great reportage heightens the senses while supplying the facts, as this compendium shows

‘Love/Hate’ offers the illusion of insight into violence to safe Middle Ireland
- TV, Radio, Web
- October 10, 2013, 00:01
Opinion: We have become largely inured to the obscenities of organised crime

This is not the time to impose greater tax burdens on the hospitality industry
- Politics
- September 26, 2013, 00:01
Opinion: Sector offers talented young people an alternative to emigration

Garda and Defence Forces must retain separate roles
- Politics
- July 25, 2013, 01:19
Independence of the two security agencies has served the State well in the past
Masters of the Word – How Media Shaped History, William Bernstein
- Books
- July 20, 2013, 01:00
Bernstein’s survey of the liberalising effect of new media might be less optimistic had it been written after the Edward Snowden r(...)

Justice system must move with the multimedia times
- Crime & Law
- July 8, 2013, 01:00
The courts must adapt to the new reality, which is that there is no such thing as an ‘unprejudiced’ jury any more

Ten reforms Enda Kenny should bring in now
- Oireachtas
- June 28, 2013, 01:00
The Dáil purports to do a 21st century job but shelters behind 19th century privileges

Ten reforms Enda Kenny should bring in now
- Oireachtas
- June 24, 2013, 00:00
The Dáil purports to do a 21st century job but shelters behind 19th century privileges

Time for Shatter to call shots on Garda watchdog
- Crime & Law
- May 20, 2013, 01:00
The political establishment may feel it went too far in establishing the Garda commission as it now stands

Nothing progressive about abolishing Seanad Éireann
- Politics
- May 6, 2013, 13:00
The Seanad has provided a platform over the decades for some of the most considered voices in Irish public life
Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight
- Books
- April 20, 2013, 06:00
How much influence does Rupert Murdoch wield?

The case for and against an angry judiciary
- Crime & Law
- April 17, 2013, 07:41
Do the judges have genuine grievances and who exactly should they be angry with?

The Laois man who was elected pope
- Irish Times
- March 11, 2013, 06:00
An Irishman’s Diary: Durrow might look to Moneygall