Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone

8 hours ago

The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?

8 hours ago

Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory

1 day ago

What will you say when a child asks: 'Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?'

2 days ago

Dolly Parton's death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive

8 hours ago

We're not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants

1 day ago

Ireland is hopelessly undefended

1 day ago

Will Ireland continue to take TikTok's money after M9 crash? Too bloody true we will

2 days ago

With Meta's 'pervert glasses', we really are going through the digital looking glass

3 days ago

Madonna should invite Micheál Martin over for dinner – they have a lot in common

4 days ago

Are we a nation of flaming hypocrites?

4 days ago

Huguenots' legacy written across fabric of Ireland, including Waterford's famous 'blaas'

5 days ago

Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements

6 days ago

Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it

6 days ago

We reached 'peak-woke' in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous

6 days ago

A strict approach to citizenship would be a policy of inclusion

7 days ago

Single adults and over-45s are among those overlooked in the housing crisis

8 hours ago

Recent tragedy is devastating reminder of need for legislative action on wrong-way driving

8 hours ago

Ireland's changing demographics point to social and political instability

8 hours ago

Afghanistan cricket team does not represent the Taliban

8 hours ago

Stairway to Heaven – Frank McNally on how our favourite painting became a TikTok sensation

19 hours ago

A timely warning on AI from Bill Gates

18 hours ago

Dolly Parton: no better American life

22 hours ago

Lessons must be learned from the Skyclarys saga

1 day ago

US economic sanctions on trade with Iran are a blunt weapon

1 day ago

It seems we will tolerate any wrong so long as it is small

2 days ago

The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?

3 days ago

As Trump poll ratings slide divisions threaten to fracture Republican Party

2 days ago

We can and should do better for Gaza students seeking to study in Ireland

3 days ago

College entry system is rigged in favour of comfortable classes

4 days ago

How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?

4 days ago

There are lies, damned lies and AI: why I despise 'artificial intelligence'

5 days ago

M9 crash: Why does extreme risk-taking appeal to some young people and what can we do about it?

5 days ago

Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version

5 days ago

I'm now a lecturer at the college that didn't offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

6 days ago

M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms

6 days ago

Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened?

7 days ago

Ireland's approach to religious-run schools breaches many families' constitutional rights

8 days ago

Bad political leadership is blocking Ireland's path to energy efficiency

9 days ago

Help to Buy scheme is a money pit that benefits higher earners

9 days ago

The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix

10 days ago

Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry

10 days ago

Twenty years on, Amanda Knox is still in trouble for laughing

11 days ago

Patrick Honohan: Why Anglo bankers were never sanctioned like those at INBS

11 days ago

The Danube ran dry, and revealed an overblown metaphor

11 days ago