Naughton advised of shortage of personnel with qualifications in key subjects at post-primary level

Few industries have escaped our hapless misuse of this troubling technology

Unthinkable: We’re all anti-globalist now: an idea of the left has became a rallying call of the right

Wexford parent says there is a sense of the Irish language ‘not being all that important, so you can opt out’

Series which began in 1985 concludes with 31 writers contributing essays on Co Antrim

Eoin Ó Broin and Mal McCann pay tribute to the Dublin Corporation chief housing architect who built 17,000 homes for the city’s poor

I continue to believe in the fundamental decency of people

So far this year, 182 people have died in collisions on Irish roads

Close-up photographs serve as reminders of the power of the image and of magazine journalism

This festive season I’m going to do something I’ve never done before

There’s plenty of pressure, not only to believe in the magic, but to conform during the festive period, to have a holly jolly Christmas and not wreck the vibe

When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics

It’s rare for Irish athletes to win medals across such a wide range of events in a single year

Plus: Ozzy Osbourne’s Irish friend, Guinness arrives to chain pub, and Greta Thunberg’s view of Ballinahinch

Ask Roe: ‘On holidays we have much more frequent sex, but never manage to take that renewal home with us’

From chaotic ferry crossings to ruined toys, some of Ireland’s funniest people share the Christmas moments that still make them howl

Kent-based chef Stephen Harris on the career pivot that led to his Michelin star at renowned pub, The Sportsman

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, anyone? What about Arnie in Jingle All the Way? It doesn’t matter: Christmas movies are the audiovisual equivalent of snow in a can

New books by Marissa Meyer, Nikita Gill, Joelle Wellington, Hannah Marshall and Xixi Tian

Glen Power ‘is fully committed’ to resolving issues and has spent more than €9,000 on works, spokesman says