Frank McDonald was critical of Dublin because he believed it was ‘well worth fighting for’
A champion of city living, he was an impressive warrior, full of wrath, humanity, wit and research
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
Irishman’s 1860s speeches on Canada’s right to self-determination could have been written last week
Canada has had a long engagement with multiculturalism, culminating in its Multiculturalism Act of 1988
Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements
Memoirs of notable athletes contain triumph, but most are punctuated with much punishment
What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?
There are climate lessons buried beneath the Céide Fields and in the stories of our forbears
Christian Brothers’ pursuit of this cynical legal strategy is abuse by other means
But then, assertions of moral purity have always been selective and hypocritical
Will Donald Trump get a bigger Irish welcome than Ronald Reagan?
It will be interesting to see if those disgusted at his monstrous rule will manage to make their voices heard
The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European
EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’
Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse
Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?
Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel
The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job
As Popeyes opens in Ireland, it’s clear we’re becoming a fast food nation
In Ireland, Britain and the US, more than half the average diet now consists of ultra-processed foods; for some who are younger and poorer, it is up to 80%
‘Neutral venue’ will not placate the three in four fans opposed to Ireland playing Israel
Ireland v Israel shows the notion that sport and politics do not mix is risible
RTÉ should be accountable for its spending, but critics’ focus is too selective
Questionable if row over highest-paid presenters is serving debate about public service broadcasting
The best exam essay I read this year was an angry – and refreshingly human – one
There’s a fatuous assumption that linking thinking and writing is some sort of inefficiency
Belfastmen - An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation: Defiance, tenderness and interrupted clandestine encounters
Focus on individual tales the great strength of this book, as author details back stories and afterlives of those on trial and the consequences of exposure