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Refusing to see the links between domestic violence and wider society amount to reckless denial

Refusing to see the links between domestic violence and wider society amount to reckless denial

Abuse in the home is a red flag for what happens in the public space

Wed Aug 06 2025 - 06:00

Is Brigitte Macron wise to sue a right-wing podcaster over crackpot claims she was born a man?

Is Brigitte Macron wise to sue a right-wing podcaster over crackpot claims she was born a man?

On one level, the Macrons versus Candace Owens promises rare entertainment for the masses. Yet there is something poignant about plaintiffs feeling compelled to include family photographs of herself as a child

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 06:00

Whether the abuse happens in Rathfarnham or west Belfast, the story is the same

Whether the abuse happens in Rathfarnham or west Belfast, the story is the same

Máiría Cahill’s isolation was rooted in terror of the tribe. For the Brennan sisters theirs was about protecting reputations

Wed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00

Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right

Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right

Restrictions have been lifted in response to developers’ demands. But what exactly are we all getting for this risk? Who will hold them to account?

Wed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00

Breaking down in tears at the scene was mortifying. It was also the only sane response

Breaking down in tears at the scene was mortifying. It was also the only sane response

Rachel Reeves has been castigated for crying, but sometimes tears are the only way to react rationally

Wed Jul 09 2025 - 06:00

Kneecap owes Keir Starmer, the BBC and Helen from Wales a thank you

Kneecap owes Keir Starmer, the BBC and Helen from Wales a thank you

If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous

Wed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00

Should influencers and politicians share photographs of their children online?

Should influencers and politicians share photographs of their children online?

You have to wonder what kind of pressure impels a parent to send fully identifiable pictures of their children into the public gaze

Wed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00

So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?

So far nobody wants the Presidency and its quarter-of-a-million euro salary. Why?

Campaign savagery proves the system works because it weeds out the inexperienced, self-deluded and fantasists

Wed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00

Remembering Housewife of the Year, deadbeat husbands and patronising Gay Byrne

Remembering Housewife of the Year, deadbeat husbands and patronising Gay Byrne

One woman’s husband walked out on her without a word soon after the competition

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 06:00

If Gerry Adams wanted to put manners on the BBC, why not do it in Belfast?

If Gerry Adams wanted to put manners on the BBC, why not do it in Belfast?

At a results-driven level, there was no mystery about it given the Republic’s libel laws

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00

The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland

The aggressive speed and silence of cyclists is a cultural problem that needs tackling in Ireland

I have nothing against cycling, but spare me from speeding cyclists on country paths

Wed May 28 2025 - 06:00

Skorts issue is about policing women. The fuss around Kim Kardashian’s courtroom garb is not

Skorts issue is about policing women. The fuss around Kim Kardashian’s courtroom garb is not

Kardashian’s decision to turn a solemn court appearance into a blingy costume drama is just a bald play for the paparazzi gaze

Wed May 21 2025 - 06:00

Who felt informed enough in those first few days to call Alan Hawe a cold-blooded murderer? 

Who felt informed enough in those first few days to call Alan Hawe a cold-blooded murderer? 

Thanks to Clodagh Hawe’s remarkably brave sister Jacqueline Connolly, we now know that Alan Hawe meticulously planned the murders

Wed May 14 2025 - 06:00

‘Woke’ keeps coming up in elections but it is a meaningless insult

‘Woke’ keeps coming up in elections but it is a meaningless insult

Insistent users should take a long hard look at their bedfellows

Wed May 07 2025 - 06:00

I leaned over to the man beside me and asked him to put on headphones. Everyone looked away

I leaned over to the man beside me and asked him to put on headphones. Everyone looked away

Most people know incivility when they see it - and can do something about it without any need for fines or heated confrontation

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 06:00

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