Séamas O’Reilly: An insane sequence of events led to me to quit the office job I hated
An insane and arbitrary sequence of events led to me getting to write about things for a living, instead of toiling away in an office job I hate
Mary McAleese
Racism being ‘promoted by people in serious leadership positions’ around the world, McAleese says
Former president compares AI to the ‘garbage’ people were fed by Church and State at the time she was growing up
Jean Sulivan: a prophet who lived ‘the priesthood of the pen’
Eamon Maher profiles a French author whose work echoes John McGahern and inspired Colum McCann
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘As I’ve grown older I’ve realised how formative the Troubles were’
Author’s debut novel, Prestige Drama, channels humour, anger and sadness in story about a TV show set during the Troubles
Designer Louise Kennedy: ‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’
The celebrated designer on dressing Irish presidents, how fashion has changed and the future of her luxury brand
Mary Lou McDonald brings wow factor to Dáil as she attacks Taoiseach over SNAs reform
Micheál Martin takes robust stance, accusing her of ‘empty soundbites’ and grandstanding
Some Catholic teaching is ‘rancid’ and needs updating, says Mary McAleese
A bunch of celibate male bishops will not make required changes, says former president
Full integration of Gaelic associations by 2027 ‘an unrealistic target’, says GAA Management Committee
Minutes of December meeting show committee feel ‘phased implementation would represent a more measured approach’
GAA ramps up efforts to tackle ‘unsustainable’ team costs with new licence motion
Several counties have reported team expenditure in excess of €2m in 2025
No women deacons in the Catholic Church, Vatican Commission decides
Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders
What’s the Monarchy for? on BBC One: You can’t help but think, better them than us
Television: David Dimbleby’s rambling survey of the British crown is a free shot of smugness, served just before bedtime
The Irish Unity Dividend by Ben Collins: Little to entice unionists to join the conversation
This occasionally polemical book contains useful information for those interested in the topic or in favour of a united Ireland
Mary McAleese recalls own experience of homelessness as she calls for action so ‘every child has a home’
Former president calls on society and politicians to mobilise, and recalls her family being made homeless
Plan for a united Ireland to avoid Brexit-style mess, says author from unionist background
Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject
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