We’re told to follow the science, except when it comes to nuclear powerOpposition to nuclear energy is still grounded in emotion, fear and rhetoricSat Feb 05 2022 - 01:00
Cotdesking? The home office desk that’s dividing the InternetCapitalism gone mad or a neat stopgap for parents? For me, it would have been life-changingTue Feb 01 2022 - 10:15
‘It’s been quite the journey’ – Life as a trans person in IrelandCody Sweeney is positive about his future. But trans people in Ireland face many challengesSat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The end of the emergency has not lived up to the hypeIf the Covid emergency really is over, why does it feel like such an anti-climax?Sat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has a proud history of blind eyes, hypocrisy and empty wordsConversation on violence against women means nothing if system doesn't changeSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Older women on gender-based violence: ‘It’s too much to expect a sudden watershed moment’Three women in their 70s speak about how violence against women has evolved over timeMon Jan 17 2022 - 20:23
Dr Mike Ryan: The Irish man leading the WHO Covid responseDr Ryan is appearing at the Irish Times Winter Nights festivalSat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
Here’s what women don’t want to happen after the murder of Ashling MurphyJennifer O'Connell: ‘Stop giving us advice on how to stay safe. Stop glamourising violent men’Sat Jan 15 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy was just going for a run. Tomorrow, some other woman will be just going homeJennifer O’Connell: Platitudes don’t keep women safe. We need a national strategyThu Jan 13 2022 - 12:47
Ireland has high hopes for 2022 – apart from weather events, housing and pricesLatest Ipsos Global Trends survey shows we are a nation of closet optimistsSat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00
Show trial? The only show is the one Djokovic is making of himselfTwo years on, we all know a Novak Djokovic and they’re increasingly hard to takeSat Jan 08 2022 - 01:00
Can antigen tests properly detect Omicron?Could rapid antigen tests be missing some cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19?Fri Jan 07 2022 - 19:00
If she were still here, Marian Finucane would have a lot to say about the manelsTwo years after the broadcaster’s death, how much has really changed for professional women?Sat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Christmas can be a circuit breaker for the fury and suspicionNo one was worrying about what they’d get for Christmas, so long as it wasn’t OmicronFri Dec 24 2021 - 10:06
Partition, armchair epidemiology and Joe Duffy: 2021’s top conversation killersA guide to surviving the inevitable rows and getting one up on your loved ones this ChristmasFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Rent crisis: ‘I’m stuck in a limbo between adulthood and childhood’A new series on Ireland’s undersupplied rental market and the toll it’s taking on societySat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
At some point, Sinn Féin will need to confront its violent past and grapple with 'sorry'Party has mastered the non-apology but will need to confront its pastSat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Children, porn and exploitation: ‘I was 11, trying to hide this huge secret’A recent study found 8 per cent of 13- to 17-year-olds had received sexual messages onlineSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
What happens when the bank of mum and dad runs dry?Inter-generational wealth transfers are now only happening for the wealthySat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00
‘They’ve got these alien features’: The rise of unregulated cosmetic procedures in IrelandA boom in fillers among young women worries dermatologists and surgeonsSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Parents are being gaslit into masking childrenHaving more diverse groups involved in decision-making isn’t just about fairness, it’s about better decisionsSat Dec 04 2021 - 01:03
Jennifer O’Connell: Monstering the unvaccinated is satisfying but not helpfulMisplaced fear and distrust of authority must be addressed in clear Covid messagingSat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00
ICU doctors speak out: ‘There’s no optimistic scenario. There’s only pessimism and carnage’Doctors at Dublin’s Mater hospital say the system is on the brink and lockdown looks likelySat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Rebranding housing insecurity as a lifestyle choice is nonsenseAirbnb’s latest intervention fails to take account of reality facing many young peopleSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:00
Jennifer O'Connell: We've had enough of being micro-managed by NphetPublic would respond better to clear rules than to clamour of discordant messagingSat Nov 13 2021 - 01:00
‘The campervan broke my heart.’ Lockdown purchases we wish we’d never madeA hidden pandemic of buyer’s remorse is sweeping through Irish homesWed Nov 10 2021 - 06:00
About Adam: The virtual hug that went around the worldAfter capturing the hearts of the nation, Adam is now the inspiration for a new bookSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: If this is the future of work, you might just want to quit nowSetting safety and privacy boundaries should not be up to Mark ZuckerbergSat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: We are world experts at anomalies, fudges and blind eyesRule number one: don’t talk about the anomalies or you might have to address themSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
FaceyMcBookFace: Can Facebook’s new name save the social media company?Facebook knows it has an image problem. So it’s becoming a ‘metaverse’ company. A what?Fri Oct 22 2021 - 12:24
What is Facebook’s metaverse, the new reality that needs 10,000 people to build it?‘The next best thing to teleportation’ will create 10,000 new jobs in EU over five yearsMon Oct 18 2021 - 13:03
Donegal’s mica crisis: ‘It’s not who has mica. It’s who doesn’t’Who is responsible for Donegal’s crumbling homes? Nobody is putting their hands upSat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00
What does Nphet know about antigen testing that the rest of the world doesn’t?Many disagree with Nphet, among whom are the WHO and European CommissionSat Oct 16 2021 - 01:00
Dr Chris Luke on the online storm that changed him: ‘You become half the man you were’In 2011, his clumsy warning on radio about the trolley crisis drew a devastating backlashSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Ryan’s utopian vision carries assumption everyone lives just like himMinister for Transport would not get far using only sustainable transportSat Oct 09 2021 - 01:00
Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen: Our friendship and the personal crisis that deepened itThe Aisling authors’ relationship grew stronger after McLysaght entered psychiatric careSat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
Supply-chain shock: ‘Do your Christmas shopping early’Irish retailers say they are struggling to secure stock ahead of the busiest seasonSat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
The notion of an ‘Irish Thanksgiving’ to commemorate Covid is crass and vulgarFine Gael’s tendency to spectacularly misjudge the mood of the room remains undimmedSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
Vicious tweets exist on same continuum as protesting at politicians’ homesWe're all victims of the corrosive assault on civility fuelled by abusive online pile-onsSat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00
Childcare crunch: ‘No country for working parents’Post-Covid flexible work patterns are clashing with rigid creche hours and set feesSat Sept 18 2021 - 05:05
Jennifer O’Connell: Michael D Higgins would do well to follow his own advicePresident’s refusal of invitation to commemorative service with queen is no act of healingSat Sept 18 2021 - 01:00
‘Flat’ first day of ploughing championships lifted by old friends and UK celebsDespite having to plough on with small crowd, many delighted to return to Co Laois eventWed Sept 15 2021 - 17:57
‘We’re hearing of students deferring because they can’t find accommodation’Covid-related shortage of housing and delayed college offers creates perfect stormSat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Maureen Gaffney: ‘In middle age, you’re in your prime’The psychologist’s new book is a love letter to humanity in all its stagesSat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Taoiseach’s ‘careful now’ politics is not enoughMicheál Martin’s failure to stamp an identity on his party has led to a damaging vacuumSat Sept 11 2021 - 01:00
Sarah Harding, untameable to the end, left a vital last messageGirls Aloud was a manufactured entity. ‘Hardcore Harding’ was anything butMon Sept 06 2021 - 14:30
Woof justice: Dog days draw in as shelters take in lockdown petsPandemic tempted many to get a dog but return to office is prompting their surrenderSat Sept 04 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Why does Sally Rooney wind people up?If criticism focused on the novelist’s work, fair enough, but much is of the how-dare-she varietySat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Tourism recovery: ‘We’ve a mountain to climb to reconnect Ireland’Experts predict Irish tourism will be in survival phase until the end of 2022Sat Aug 28 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The scramble to save Electric Picnic is embarrassingArts sector has been ignored by cowardly Government afraid to make tough decisionsSat Aug 28 2021 - 01:00
