Drumcree proves that unification of Ireland is the North’s best bet
This is not just about Orange Order entitlement to walk a stretch of road – it is about entitlement to rule the roost
Why did it take Michael O’Leary 10 days to cop on that his comments on rape were wrong?
For further education, he should read Nikita Hand’s memoir, Not the Perfect Victim
A little boy gave us two fingers as we protested at Doonbeg, and my heart ached
His shirt professed his allegiance to Ireland. His two fingers professed his loyalty to Maga
Northern nationalists are right to detect bias from their counterparts in the Republic
Northerners get cheered when they win Olympic medals for Ireland, but heaven forfend we might let them vote here
See you in Doonbeg? I’ll be there with my placard to welcome Trump
Trump-welcomers have been direly warning that protests will damage Ireland Inc or, at least, Doonbeg Inc. Nonsense
Neither Martin nor Harris dared rebuke the US ambassador. Varadkar had no such qualms
Are we going to go on ducking behind clichés to safeguard the economy or, when needs be, are we going to speak and act against injustices?
Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up
We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours
What will Trump have to do before Ireland’s golfers have had enough?
The mute response of Ireland’s golfing community to the threat of his visit is in sharp contrast to the footballing community’s refusal to countenance Israel playing on Irish soil
Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?
Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable
Dublin and the east coast are bursting at the seams. Ireland needs another city
As we prepare for a reconfigured Ireland, the ideal place for a new city is the northwest – Sligo to be precise
Ireland’s refusal to say sorry to men convicted of Sallins train robbery is shameful
The men wrongfully convicted have suffered physical and psychological consequences from the injustice done to them
Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina
Irish neutrality is rightly questioned when governments do utmost to prevent ban on alumina exports to Russia
Social Democrats are attuned to the recycling young Gaelscoil parents – not so much lefty as modern
In show business they call what party leader Holly Cairns has ‘relatability’
To call Irish people anti-Semitic is a collective punch to the stomach
Those who wrongly label Ireland in such vile terms fail to see protests against Israel’s barbarity are motivated by humanity, not hatred
Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem
No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s