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Finn McRedmond: Sock puppet twitter accounts part of a wider problem in public discourse

Finn McRedmond: Sock puppet twitter accounts part of a wider problem in public discourse

Fear of cancel culture may be stifling free speech, but there’s no easy solution

Thu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: What choice did Billie Eilish have but swap sweatpants for stockings?

Finn McRedmond: What choice did Billie Eilish have but swap sweatpants for stockings?

Something inevitable about pop ingenue's decision to undertake revealing Vogue shoot

Thu May 06 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Cummings v Johnson is more Gossip Girl than The West Wing

Finn McRedmond: Cummings v Johnson is more Gossip Girl than The West Wing

It is hard to avoid the takeaway that this is governance based on vengeance not substance

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Morrissey and The Simpsons are both past their sell-by date

Finn McRedmond: Morrissey and The Simpsons are both past their sell-by date

Comedy and satire have real power but most television humour is safe and toothless

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Prince Philip emerges as a complicated figure with an even more complicated history

Prince Philip emerges as a complicated figure with an even more complicated history

Finn McRedmond: We should dismiss impulse to order the world into simple, moral categories

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 01:03
Cancel culture ignores fact that bad people can create good things

Cancel culture ignores fact that bad people can create good things

Finn McRedmond: We must value the work of artists in spite of their so-called moral failings

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 01:00
Rise in Union Jack flag-waving is a sign of deep anxiety in the UK

Rise in Union Jack flag-waving is a sign of deep anxiety in the UK

Finn McRedmond: Exercises like flag waving are associated with nascent, insecure countries

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 01:00
Why Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet is an art work

Why Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet is an art work

NFTs have forced us to consider what we like about art and why we want to own it

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 09:14
Men need to stop trying to be our allies and just listen this time

Men need to stop trying to be our allies and just listen this time

Finn McRedmond: Fear of male violence did not begin with tragedy of Sarah Everard’s murder

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 09:08
British don’t understand why we don’t understand the royal family

British don’t understand why we don’t understand the royal family

Twelve hundred years of monarchy embeds itself in the national psyche

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 03:00
Finn McRedmond: Wokeness is dying, another victim of the pandemic

Finn McRedmond: Wokeness is dying, another victim of the pandemic

Amid global crisis, the requirements of wokeness have become too demanding

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 01:00
Relax, boomer: Gen Z and the millennials have turned on one another

Relax, boomer: Gen Z and the millennials have turned on one another

Skinny jeans, Harry Potter and hair partings are all in the firing line

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 01:00
Are we really entitled to lecture Britain about remembering?

Are we really entitled to lecture Britain about remembering?

It is intellectually lazy to cast British history as a malign story of imperialism

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Will Andrew Neil’s GB News shake up the media landscape?

Finn McRedmond: Will Andrew Neil’s GB News shake up the media landscape?

Broadcaster believes there is an Irish appetite for views that don’t adhere to the liberal left

Thu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
Rumours of the death of cities greatly exaggerated

Rumours of the death of cities greatly exaggerated

Finn McRedmond: As we navigate the absence of city life, we are reminded of its worth

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Vaccine war is Johnson’s chance to rewrite the Brexit narrative

Vaccine war is Johnson’s chance to rewrite the Brexit narrative

Even major historical events are judged on their outcomes, not on details or processes

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 01:00
Starmer gives British Labour a lesson in Irish history

Starmer gives British Labour a lesson in Irish history

Labour leader signals he understands need to uphold Belfast Agreement

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Trump has gone from Twitter…who is next?

Finn McRedmond: Trump has gone from Twitter…who is next?

Tech giants should not have this kind of control over speech

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 01:00
Boris Johnson shows why optimism is now key in the fight against Covid-19

Boris Johnson shows why optimism is now key in the fight against Covid-19

Finn McRedmond: Overpromising makes practical sense when it comes to the vaccine

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: We should refuse to indulge the cult of celebrities any longer

Finn McRedmond: We should refuse to indulge the cult of celebrities any longer

Pandemic has not been a great equaliser, the hyper-privileged are not like the rest of us

Thu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Brexit is not some sort of karmic justice

Finn McRedmond: Brexit is not some sort of karmic justice

Many in Ireland maintain a particularly cruel proclivity for schadenfreude

Thu Dec 24 2020 - 01:00
Irish in London say new British lockdown ‘a punch in the gut’

Irish in London say new British lockdown ‘a punch in the gut’

Alix Gaisford was packing for a flight home when she was alerted of the new restrictions

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 21:25
Governments cannot win this Christmas

Governments cannot win this Christmas

They face blame for either for restrictions or for lockdowns that would otherwise follow

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 01:00
We need to argue our way out of our ‘ideological bunkers’

We need to argue our way out of our ‘ideological bunkers’

Medium of discussion must be moderate in order to effect actual political change

Thu Dec 10 2020 - 01:00
Brexiteers line up Ireland as they play blame game

Brexiteers line up Ireland as they play blame game

It looks like a scapegoat is required for the severe consequences of EU departure

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 01:00
We have finally reached saturation point over Fairytale of New York debate

We have finally reached saturation point over Fairytale of New York debate

A world dominated by tedious partisan culture wars is of no benefit to anyone

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 01:00
Brexit has emboldened casual anti-Englishness among the Irish

Brexit has emboldened casual anti-Englishness among the Irish

Finn McRedmond: Nastier impulses of nationalism are increasing in scale

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
What will satirists do now Trump is on his way out?

What will satirists do now Trump is on his way out?

Largely toothless response to such an obvious enemy bodes ill for next four years

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 01:00
A Biden presidency may be vital in final push on Brexit trade deal

A Biden presidency may be vital in final push on Brexit trade deal

Depth of the UK-US ‘special relationship’ could yet be a catalyst for progress on a deal

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 04:00
Finn McRedmond: Why did the Tories get it so wrong over feeding children?

Finn McRedmond: Why did the Tories get it so wrong over feeding children?

Scepticism over online ‘outrage’ blinded them to Marcus Rashford's simple aim

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 01:00
US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?

US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?

Six Irish Times journalists and commentators assess the Trump-Biden face-off in Nashville

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 05:28
Finn McRedmond: Ireland’s sick system has been exposed by Covid-19 gender imbalances

Finn McRedmond: Ireland’s sick system has been exposed by Covid-19 gender imbalances

Leaving women out of high-level Covid conversations can have nothing but negative effects

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Covid-19 pandemic the perfect breeding ground for conspiracy theories

Finn McRedmond: Covid-19 pandemic the perfect breeding ground for conspiracy theories

Understanding why conspiracies thrive in crises may help prevent them taking hold

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Trump v Biden charade still had some value

Finn McRedmond: Trump v Biden charade still had some value

Accountability is the cornerstone of any functioning democracy

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 01:00
US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?

US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?

Five Irish Times journalists and commentators give their verdicts on the Ohio face-off

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 04:57
Martin right about using social influencers to highlight Covid rules

Martin right about using social influencers to highlight Covid rules

Van Morrison is irrelevant to the battle to get young people to comply with restrictions

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Cometh the hour, cometh the Jedward

Finn McRedmond: Cometh the hour, cometh the Jedward

How the woke warrior twins capitalised on a zeitgeist and schooled the A-listers

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 01:00
Finn McRedmond: Jennifer Zamparelli falls foul of amplified outrage

Finn McRedmond: Jennifer Zamparelli falls foul of amplified outrage

This was another instance of social media exercising an overweening influence on traditional media

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 16:00
Finn McRedmond: Johnson plays NI as a Brexit bargaining chip

Finn McRedmond: Johnson plays NI as a Brexit bargaining chip

Idea London holds North’s interests and security on a par with its own is gone

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 01:00
Culture wars now a proxy for political debate

Culture wars now a proxy for political debate

Rule Britannia may just be a song, but what row symbolised was something far greater

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Johnson’s ‘get Brexit done’ cabinet once again found wanting

Johnson’s ‘get Brexit done’ cabinet once again found wanting

A-levels debacle just the latest blunder by low-quality cabinet not chosen for ability but for loyalty to his Brexit project

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 01:00
What is the point of public art if the public does not like it?

What is the point of public art if the public does not like it?

Finn McRedmond: Such art is not deserving of acclaim simply thanks to its tangible benefits

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 01:00
The battle to save an Irishman’s eclectic art collection in a London council flat

The battle to save an Irishman’s eclectic art collection in a London council flat

Gerry Dalton, originally from Athlone, quietly built a fantastical world of figurines, models, statues and art

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
UK offers a model for how pubs could reopen

UK offers a model for how pubs could reopen

When pubs reopen, case numbers go up, but the figures tell a more complicated story

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 06:46
Why are women now dominating the literary landscape?

Why are women now dominating the literary landscape?

There are several reasons for what appears to be a significant trend reversal

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
Taylor Swift: Folklore review – A triumph of wistful, escapist melancholy

Taylor Swift: Folklore review – A triumph of wistful, escapist melancholy

Emotional, self-aware songwriting brings comfort in a time of global uncertainty

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 10:48
Praise for Ireland says more about the state of Britain

Praise for Ireland says more about the state of Britain

Finn McRedmond: Articles in The Economist and Guardian show our neighbour’s identity crisis

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 01:34
Vocal few on social media now wield disproportionate power

Vocal few on social media now wield disproportionate power

Traditional media beholden to vocal few is liable to make grave errors of judgment

Sat Jul 18 2020 - 04:50
Saving lives is the first priority, but allowing people to enjoy life also matters

Saving lives is the first priority, but allowing people to enjoy life also matters

Letting people have social lives is a key aspect of revitalising an economy on its knees

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 05:02
Finn McRedmond: Best time to visit art galleries may be now

Finn McRedmond: Best time to visit art galleries may be now

Tired of virtual aesthetics, we can gaze on artworks before tourist crowds return

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 01:00
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