Mary Robinson: Gaza situation is ‘unconscionable’ and ceasefire is ‘an utter urgency’
Former president calls for a parallel humanitarian and political approach
Mary Robinson
Mrs Robinson review: Ireland’s first woman president deserves better than this often plodding film
Story of Mary Robinson is flattened out into a functional feel-good watch
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
July 19th-25th: including Mrs Robinson, Karen Pirie and Baz Luhrmann’s Faraway Downs
The presidency is not a Rose of Tralee contest for over-35s
The argument that the role of president is devoid of real power is an odd perspective to cling to after 35 consecutive years of radical presidencies
So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?
Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists
How St Stephen’s Green went from a mucky marsh to Dublin’s most famous square in 400 years
Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
The phoney war for the Áras: are the parties leaving it too late to declare?
The pattern of when presidential candidates are announced is not consistent
Leo Varadkar has more to offer than reality TV shows or doling out PR advice to mega-rich clients
Mary Robinson and Jimmy Carter are exceptions. The political system cultivates the ideology that money is the measure of the man
In pictures: Trinity College Dublin scholars from 1955 onwards assemble for photograph
All photographs: Tom Honan
Pope Francis’s green legacy is his radical encyclical Laudato Si’ that upended centuries of Catholic teaching
Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet
Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event
President Michael D Higgins led a commemoration ceremony outside the GPO to mark the 1916 Easter Rising
Happy birthday, Mr President. Like Ireland, you’re not perfect but you broke the mould
Had AI been asked to choose the ideal candidate for the Park, the Bull McCabe would have stood a better chance than an ex-Hot Press columnist with hippy ideas and bloated vowels
The Irish are a nation of storytellers, and our president is the storyteller-in-chief
Has the story we wish to hear about ourselves changed? This coming presidential election will tell us
Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025
This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others
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