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Gary Lineker is politically juvenile, but the BBC is utterly naive

Gary Lineker is politically juvenile, but the BBC is utterly naive

By suspending the sports commentator under the guise of impartiality, the BBC has shown up its own inadequacies

Sun Mar 12 2023 - 13:20
Sunak replacing the bumbling Johnson marks the return of the traditional, serious Tory leader

Sunak replacing the bumbling Johnson marks the return of the traditional, serious Tory leader

The party is back in its natural habitat – traditional, serious, unsexy – and its current leader understands the brief better than Johnson ever could

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 05:00
Volte-face on lab-leak origin of Covid-19 a cautionary lesson about  ‘disinformation’

Volte-face on lab-leak origin of Covid-19 a cautionary lesson about ‘disinformation’

Proper inquiry and benign scepticism about the origins of the virus were sublimated to serve partisan aims

Thu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
Is Ireland addicted to the PR kudos of superficial diversity?

Is Ireland addicted to the PR kudos of superficial diversity?

Demonstrating tolerance for ideas we are already convinced about isn’t really tolerance at all

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Zelenskiy has not written off Britain and neither should we

Finn McRedmond: Zelenskiy has not written off Britain and neither should we

No matter how many yarns we can spin about a crumbling nation devoid of spirit, Britain’s place as a serious actor on the international stage is robust

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 05:00
Liz Truss still has an allure for delusional Tories

Liz Truss still has an allure for delusional Tories

Short-lived prime minister knows there is a constituency for her low-tax and high-growth fantasy

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 15:32
Finn McRedmond: Do you have to be cruel to be brilliant?

Finn McRedmond: Do you have to be cruel to be brilliant?

The film Tár raises fascinating questions about how we think about geniuses – and ourselves

Thu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: When did we begin to become such puritans?

Finn McRedmond: When did we begin to become such puritans?

Plans to label wine as cancerous are the latest way of finger-wagging at an oafish public who don’t know how to look after themselves

Thu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Now it’s gas stoves – can we ever escape the claws of the culture wars?

Finn McRedmond: Now it’s gas stoves – can we ever escape the claws of the culture wars?

Anything can be held up by zealots as a means to demonstrate their political affiliation before everyone unwittingly falls into line

Thu Jan 19 2023 - 05:00
Row over Parthenon Marbles a pure distillation of culture wars that wrack British psyche

Row over Parthenon Marbles a pure distillation of culture wars that wrack British psyche

Finn McRedmond: Aesthetic case for returning artefacts to Greece is also the moral one

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Leo Varadkar has opened a route out of the Brexit quagmire

Finn McRedmond: Leo Varadkar has opened a route out of the Brexit quagmire

The admission that mistakes have been made on all sides was an act of realpolitk of which Brexiteers thought the Taoiseach incapable, and of which they seem incapable themselves

Thu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
Doomerism is as addictive as it is contagious - but 2022 saw liberal values persevere

Doomerism is as addictive as it is contagious - but 2022 saw liberal values persevere

This was not the year of the thug, or the strongman, or the conspiracy theorist, or the celebration of violent anarchy

Thu Dec 29 2022 - 00:00
We got the celebrities we deserved in 2022

We got the celebrities we deserved in 2022

It’s time we had a long think about what we have done

Thu Dec 22 2022 - 08:30
Is Varadkar still the Tories’ bogeyman?

Is Varadkar still the Tories’ bogeyman?

Since Varadkar left office in June 2020, Britain has undergone a significant vibe shift. He may face lingering resentment but the energy has moved on from Brexit

Thu Dec 15 2022 - 00:01
Winter of discontent as frozen UK beset by chaos

Winter of discontent as frozen UK beset by chaos

We cannot meaningfully talk about a UK winter of discontent without thinking that some of the malaise may have been caused by Westminster’s handling of Brexit

Thu Dec 08 2022 - 05:00
Cultural force of Christianity resilient despite waning Catholicism

Cultural force of Christianity resilient despite waning Catholicism

Census returns show an inexorable decline in religious observance but the influence of Christianity is woven throughout western society

Thu Dec 01 2022 - 00:01
What activists can learn from Roy Keane speaking truth to power on Qatar World Cup

What activists can learn from Roy Keane speaking truth to power on Qatar World Cup

Good ideas and moral clarity can come from unexpected places — political purity is counterproductive

Thu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Hancock’s jungle jaunt lays bare his sheer shallowness

Hancock’s jungle jaunt lays bare his sheer shallowness

Former British health secretary’s decision to welcome the clammy embrace of reality TV shows him up as a politician without substance

Thu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
Annual kerfuffle over the poppy does not point to an island ready for reunification

Annual kerfuffle over the poppy does not point to an island ready for reunification

Much chatter is given to respecting all traditions, thinking about what a new Ireland might look like - but rows over the wearing of the poppy show the reality

Thu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Why did we put up with Kanye West for so long?

Finn McRedmond: Why did we put up with Kanye West for so long?

The rapper received special allowances – and millions of dollars – simply because he embodied the trope of the tortured genius

Thu Nov 03 2022 - 05:00
Johnson might just be the greatest leader of the opposition Britain never had

Johnson might just be the greatest leader of the opposition Britain never had

Former prime minister’s fumbled bid to return to office is unlikely to be the end of the UK’s prodigal son

Thu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
London’s Irish pubs aren’t hip, but they’re hard to beat as ambassadors for the diaspora

London’s Irish pubs aren’t hip, but they’re hard to beat as ambassadors for the diaspora

Fully integrated into a multicultural metropolis, they’re also proud of their heritage. And that includes the Guinness, Ballygowan, Club Orange and Tayto

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 06:01
Increasingly absurd climate protests show how society has failed younger generation

Increasingly absurd climate protests show how society has failed younger generation

Political climate has stripped young people of the grounding forces of family and community and the promises of a fair society

Thu Oct 20 2022 - 05:15
Finn McRedmond: London does not feel like a city in decline and is still drawing the Irish

Finn McRedmond: London does not feel like a city in decline and is still drawing the Irish

It is fashionable to see Britain as a waning world power, but the draw of London, for the Irish in particular, remains strong

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 06:00
Finn McRedmond: Be wary of notion that women make inherently better leaders

Finn McRedmond: Be wary of notion that women make inherently better leaders

What we are saying — in essence — is that women are not just better because they are women, but that they should be better too

Thu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Ubiquity of ‘toxic masculinity’ renders it meaningless

Finn McRedmond: Ubiquity of ‘toxic masculinity’ renders it meaningless

We are too quick to reach for it as a label and no one has agreed what the phrase means

Thu Sept 29 2022 - 05:00
As public religion wanes, monarchy moves into the void

As public religion wanes, monarchy moves into the void

In lieu of a public faith people need somewhere to direct their desires for the ephemeral and universal

Thu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Reports of the demise of United Kingdom are greatly exaggerated

Finn McRedmond: Reports of the demise of United Kingdom are greatly exaggerated

Some speak with such passionate intensity about the collapse of Britain that it is impossible to ignore the poorly concealed subtext: do they want it to be true?

Thu Sept 15 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Millennials aren’t work-shy and they are certainly not bohemian

Finn McRedmond: Millennials aren’t work-shy and they are certainly not bohemian

Phenomena such as quiet quitting and digital nomadism are not at odds with corporate culture in the digital age

Thu Sept 08 2022 - 05:00
Arrival of Pret a Manger is not actually an act of cultural vandalism

Arrival of Pret a Manger is not actually an act of cultural vandalism

The sandwich chain holds a mirror up to working life and is a vote of confidence that office life will return to normal in Dublin city centre

Thu Sept 01 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: The problem for Finnish PM Sanna Marin is that she is normal

Finn McRedmond: The problem for Finnish PM Sanna Marin is that she is normal

Despite their efforts to be relatable, it seems we don’t want our politicians to be like us

Thu Aug 25 2022 - 05:00
There may be trouble ahead, so let’s face the music and dance

There may be trouble ahead, so let’s face the music and dance

Make most of anxious August ahead of upcoming winter of discontent

Thu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
We are living in a time of chronic infantilisation and it’s hurting our environment

We are living in a time of chronic infantilisation and it’s hurting our environment

This refusal to believe personal action matters in fight against climate change is foolish on multiple levels

Thu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: The tide is turning against the sexual revolution

Finn McRedmond: The tide is turning against the sexual revolution

Ireland may be late to the party but the harmful impacts of the sexual revolution have come into focus

Thu Aug 04 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Pretending Northern Ireland is not there will not make it vanish for Truss and Sunak

Finn McRedmond: Pretending Northern Ireland is not there will not make it vanish for Truss and Sunak

Whatever about deflecting focus from Northern Ireland while campaigning, winning Conservative candidate will have to face Border facts on day one in job

Thu Jul 28 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Something serious has shifted amid the recent stifling heat

Finn McRedmond: Something serious has shifted amid the recent stifling heat

Along with heat-induced listlessness there is an unavoidable sense that something serious has shifted

Thu Jul 21 2022 - 05:00
Who cares if Catherine Martin flies business. Is she any good at her job?

Who cares if Catherine Martin flies business. Is she any good at her job?

Obsession with ideological purity comes at the expense of legitimate accountability for what really matters

Thu Jul 14 2022 - 00:00
Martin’s Ukraine visit is something of a double-edged sword

Martin’s Ukraine visit is something of a double-edged sword

Taoiseach risks a row over neutrality at home as he asserts an Irish post-Brexit identity that’s far closer to the EU

Thu Jul 07 2022 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Why you should do an arts degree

Finn McRedmond: Why you should do an arts degree

Studying humanities helps us understand the world, allowing society to express and explain itself

Thu Jun 30 2022 - 05:00
Climate fatalism should not stop anyone from having children

Climate fatalism should not stop anyone from having children

Propagating doomsday narratives that strip young people of hope is no way to save the planet

Thu Jun 23 2022 - 05:00
The intractable problem is that Britain does not understand the EU

The intractable problem is that Britain does not understand the EU

Johnson doesn't understand and doesn't care

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 05:00
Brexit may be a bust but British carpets will have never been cleaner

Brexit may be a bust but British carpets will have never been cleaner

Rees-Mogg’s efforts to reap economic benefits from Brexit has come up woefully short

Thu Jun 09 2022 - 05:00
Catholic is back, it’s countercultural, and it’s cool

Catholic is back, it’s countercultural, and it’s cool

The world’s most famous reality TV family have begun to accessorise with holiness

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
Finn McRedmond: Rubbing calorie counts in diners’ faces is going too far

Finn McRedmond: Rubbing calorie counts in diners’ faces is going too far

The Government needs to look after people's health but insisting on calorie counts on menus just destroys a night out

Thu May 26 2022 - 05:00
London could teach Dublin a thing or two about transport infrastructure

London could teach Dublin a thing or two about transport infrastructure

MetroLink is put on long finger yet again while the Tube continues to expand

Thu May 19 2022 - 01:00
Did Sally Rooney tap into the Irish zeitgeist or did she create it?

Did Sally Rooney tap into the Irish zeitgeist or did she create it?

All of a sudden, it seems, Ireland wields outsized influence on the international stage

Thu May 12 2022 - 01:00
Met Gala 2022 was especially revolting: Roe v Wade competed with a starved Kim Kardashian

Met Gala 2022 was especially revolting: Roe v Wade competed with a starved Kim Kardashian

Finn McRedmond: They were hardly going to theme it Down the Coal Mine, were they?

Thu May 05 2022 - 12:40
Finn McRedmond on ‘nuclear tsunami’: A cartoon villain is still a villain

Finn McRedmond on ‘nuclear tsunami’: A cartoon villain is still a villain

Dmitry Kiselyov’s radioactive tidal wave only distracts us from real horror in Ukraine

Thu May 05 2022 - 01:00
People who make laws do not use TikTok. That’s a problem

People who make laws do not use TikTok. That’s a problem

TikTok is accessed more than Google; Twitter can only dream of achieving that reach

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 01:00
Irish should try to understand why Britons believe in monarchy

Irish should try to understand why Britons believe in monarchy

We don’t need to believe in the British monarchy in order to appreciate the system

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 01:00
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