I’m sorry if reading Shakespeare is getting in the way of your kayaking lessons
What kind of 'experience' do we expect our students of English literature to have if not reading Shakespeare?
I was not surprised to see the Irish Tricolour at the Tommy Robinson march
White Irish in the UK understand they are not the type of immigrants targeted by the far-right figure
We should not dismiss blatantly political works from artists like Banksy
One of Banksy’s standard-issue street murals appears on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice in London
Ireland is in danger of ignoring the one big benefit of single-sex education
Single-sex schools are slowly being eliminated – they are too reminiscent of a darker time when Ireland was under the thumb of Rome. It’s a mistake
Everything Taylor Swift does - even her engagement announcement - must be understood through one lens: fear
With her engagement to Travis Kelce, the two great themes of her lyrical universe - love and limelight - come together in holy matrimony
Ireland is turning into chief ‘finger wagger’ on the world stage
It’s doubtful anyone is willing to listen to our lectures on affairs of international morality
JD Vance hasn’t mastered the art of the political holiday
August has given me time to think about how politicians holiday. Most of them do it badly
Humourless raging against Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad is pointless
The actor’s jeans ad is not proof that ‘woke’ is dead
Bonnie Blue: Why the free-sex ‘content creator’ is nauseating and wrong
I had believed this was the best time to be alive, but there is nothing redemptive about her story
This summer I’m taking a Maga approach to reading: self-serving and isolationist
The art of re-reading - or rewatching - old favourites is a romantic pursuit
Ireland is learning what Britain has already discovered: the status quo does not endure
Just like Britain was left staring into the abyss after Brexit, Ireland is wondering why we ever left the economy so vulnerable to the whims of an irrational actor like Trump
Oasis: You can’t write. You don’t care. No wonder you’ve gone a long way
Politics will age you faster than even the most rock’n’roll lifestyle
How to work smarter: get up early, do your work diligently, have a long lunch, go home
In the summer heat – when your colleagues are away – sneak out of the office at 1pm and put your email settings to ‘busy’
Trump’s perfectly landed swear word was his best performance yet
Politicians like Holly Cairns or Keir Starmer could meet the threat of the populist right with a lighter tone and a joke or two
It’s no wonder people my age are miserable. Everyone keeps telling them they’re totally screwed
If you want to tell Gen-Z time and again that they’re be depressed, don’t be surprised if you make it true