Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s book about west Cork is a small victory from beyond the grave
The murdered French woman’s words occasionally foreshadow her death, and display an unrecognised literary talent
France may calm violence in the short term but it is a country infused with dread
The scale of the violence, high stakes of the upcoming presidential election and international reach of the protests distinguish them past riots
Gaza war heralds era of ‘technologically advanced barbarism’
Pulitzer-winning journalist accuses western governments of forfeiting their moral authority through support for Israel’s war in Gaza
We need leaders with the courage of a Kennedy or a de Gaulle
Contrast their bravery with the behaviour of the Irish Government, which has refused visas to 97 Palestinian students, makes excuses about Aughinish and will today welcome a convicted felon
Carlo Gébler on his mother Edna O’Brien: ‘She was very protean’
Author describes in almost forensic detail the last four years of O’Brien’s life
Putin’s pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening
A former news editor from Russian state television claims journalists prepare a special news broadcast for Putin nightly, shorn of anything which might anger or upset him
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina has a warning for Ireland and the rest of Europe
The Russian dissident says most European countries continue to do business with Putin’s Russia – Ireland included
Lara Marlowe: Robots have brought a ‘horrifying intimacy’ to warfare
Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him
I’ve had near misses as a journalist. But a holiday swim was the closest I came to dying
I write this column as a cautionary tale, because most of us forget how easy it is to die
Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There’s just one catch
Lamar’s plan to adopt children and parent them with his AI chatbot partner challenges our most basic notions of humanness
‘An inside job’: US public opinion on Israel has shifted
World View: Disgust at Israel’s assault on Gaza and Iran war have precipitated a shift, including among prominent Jews
Oksana Dudar: ‘I told him it’s better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward’
Her grief at the death of her husband four years ago seemed emblematic of the grief of Ukraine. Yet, like her country, she is moving forward with a sense of purpose even as the war continues
‘My father was sent to Arctic prison’: A 91-year-old Ukrainian on the long shadow of Russian occupation
One woman’s memory of exile and fear under Russian occupation helps explain Ukraine’s enduring resolve to defend its independence
Killer drones and frontline robots: Ukraine’s new weapons industry
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
Ukraine’s greatest hope? To be able to have a boring life
Worldview: Tragic Ukraine is a borderland for Russia and for the West, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says