Arrests of journalists queried as ombudsman denies reporting theft of documentsLoughinisland documentary-makers were held on suspicion of stealing confidential filesThu Nov 08 2018 - 00:36
Scally report on cervical screening puts many previous reports to shameSadly, the redolence of ‘whole system failure’ identified suggests we have not seen the end of the scandalsSat Sept 15 2018 - 05:44
Aftermath of abuse ‘like battery acid under your skin’‘This country has to wake up to paedophilia,’ says woman assaulted by her adoptive fatherThu Sept 06 2018 - 06:01
Pensioner gets five-year jail term for sexual abuse of his adopted daughterAbuse by John Rossi took place on an almost daily basis, court toldWed Sept 05 2018 - 19:36
North’s society is as divided as StormontSusan McKay: Protest movement’s implosion highlights the issues splitting a nationFri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
United Ireland? ‘The south of Ireland doesn’t want us and can’t afford us’Peter Robinson’s remarks on Irish unity greeted with apathy and antipathy in NorthSat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Brazen Paisley emblematic of DUP disregard for accountabilitySammy Wilson’s staunch defence of MP fails to distract from a brass-necked dispositionWed Jul 25 2018 - 05:00
Ian Paisley Junior: one scandal too many?Will loyalty prevail over Paisley’s adventures and forgetfulness?Fri Jul 20 2018 - 18:39
Susan McKay: Waiting, desperately, for peace to flower again in DerryAfter last week’s violence the city must tackle its history and invest in reconciliationWed Jul 18 2018 - 05:00
Twelfth of July highlights the North’s uncertain futureNorthern Irish youth should be able by now to wake up to more than ashes and hangoversWed Jul 11 2018 - 05:00
MacGill Summer School ridiculously out of tune with the timesDirector Joe Mulholland defended the event's lineup, saying it was hard to find women with 'the right aptitude'Thu Jun 21 2018 - 01:00
At least the woman-hating posters will be taken downWomen in Ireland will continue to love and care for babies, as they always have doneSat May 26 2018 - 01:00
Tempers fray among Sligo-Leitrim abortion campaignersAs referendum day looms this most contentious of issues polarises opinion on both sidesSat May 19 2018 - 01:30
Mixed reaction in Cavan to pro-choice canvassers from NorthPolls apart: ‘I hope you don’t get to kill many’; ‘We’re both definite Yes voters’Wed May 16 2018 - 05:00
Jacqueline Rose’s fascinating insights into the distortions of motherhoodMothers: An Essay on Love and Cruelty is an urgent feminist appeal for cultural changeSat May 12 2018 - 06:00
Shining a light on Tuam and the ubiquitous adoption machineSusan McKay reviews two hard-hitting books that hold the church and State to accountSat Apr 21 2018 - 06:35
After the Belfast rape trial, the city needs its rape crisis centre backThe service petered out after promised funding did not materialiseMon Apr 16 2018 - 01:08
Belfast rape trial verdict does not erase players’ horrific sexismWe have every right to comment on the attitudes towards women of the accusedThu Mar 29 2018 - 20:30
Belfast rape trial: Afterwards, there was much slapping of broad backsOutside in the bright corridors the families clustered about them. Lawyers beamedWed Mar 28 2018 - 20:19
Blane McIlroy’s attitude to women comes into focusThird accused in Belfast trial faces questions on ‘fantasy’ account and social media boastsSat Mar 10 2018 - 01:00
Olding admits to being drunk but ‘in control’ of his actionsIf there was no consent, ‘nothing would have started and nothing would have continued’Fri Mar 09 2018 - 01:00
Belfast trial: ‘We thought it was good what happened’Court hears Paddy Jackson’s replies to PSNI rape unit officer’s questioning about nightSat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00
Women of Belfast: ‘We get along. Why can’t the politicians?’Protestant and Catholics in the city bemoan the political class’s ineffectivenessSat Feb 17 2018 - 06:00
Belfast trial: ‘It’s daunting. It’s quite horrible and you get blamed’Rape trial ends week in blur of texts, emojis, and accounts by taxi driver and friendsSat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
‘They wouldn’t let you say a bad word about Gerry Adams’Ballymurphy, in west Belfast, is where the outgoing Sinn Féin leader grew upFri Feb 09 2018 - 04:36
Eighth Amendment is a relic of harsh times for womenIreland cannot be said to be a different place until amendment is removedSat Jan 20 2018 - 01:00
Susan McKay: Barry McElduff is either a fool or a knaveSinn Féin MP has damaged his own party and added to growing sectarian rancourTue Jan 09 2018 - 10:13
A traumatised Syrian family finds sanctuary in west BelfastThe Arnous family have been offered refuge and friendship after escaping the deadly conflictTue Jan 02 2018 - 01:00
Women & Power: A Manifesto review – a small but wonderfully potent call to actionMary Beard looks for the roots of women’s exclusion from decisionmakingSat Dec 16 2017 - 06:00
‘No hard Border. No EU red tape’Unionists in the Border area of west Fermanagh reflect on the week’s negotiationsSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Susan McKay: Brexit is ripping open old woundsAttitudes in Border regions returning to brutal psychology of Troubles mistrustMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00
Rebecca Solnit believes unchecked misogyny may be coming to an endA compelling argument against giving up: ‘The true impact of activism may not be felt for a generation’Sat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
Loughinisland massacre: ‘What happened that night happened to everybody’A new documentary ‘No Stone Unturned’ reveals a litany of corruption before, during and after the events of June 19th, 1994Mon Nov 13 2017 - 01:45
Susan McKay: Tom Humphries is no aberrationNot all men are abusers. But too many men rape, or condone rape, or blame the victimsThu Oct 26 2017 - 05:00
Crossing the Line review: A vivid account of reporting the TroublesSusan McKay on Martin Dillon’s memoir of his life and journalismSat Sept 23 2017 - 06:00
Irish literary stars gather in honour of Dermot HealyFierce Moon Festival in Manorhamilton is as eclectic as the spirit that inspired itSat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
Gerry Adams: An Unauthorised Life review – A hard man to get to grips withMalachi O’Doherty has written better books, writes Susan McKaySat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
Interesting women are far angrier than you would imagineWe silently fume as bland men pass us by on their conveyor belt to career advancementSat Jul 29 2017 - 00:20
U-boat attack at Arranmore: the sole survivor’s storyAfter his ship was torpedoed of the coast of Donegal, Derek Cragg was rescued by local man Tully McGowan. Their sons met up on Arranmore 60 years onSat Oct 01 2016 - 01:00
Claims persist that some of Loughlinisland killers British agentsLegacy team of solicitors trawling through roll call of Troubles cases in pursuit of justiceThu Jun 09 2016 - 13:21
‘This novel about love goes where its title suggests – to the heart of everything’This fine novel by Henrietta McKervey takes the twin nightmares of dementia and disappearance and lights up all the many, many ways in we lose each other all the timeThu May 26 2016 - 12:07
An Irishwoman walks into a bar... Shona McCarthy on taking charge of the Edinburgh FringeThe new director of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival high hopes for her role leading this ‘explosion of the arts’ - including the Funniest Joke of the FringeThu May 12 2016 - 13:00
View from the North: Mixed opinions on the meaning of 1916Young people from both communities have different takes on relevance of the RisingSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Support for Congolese rape victims not matched by actionMemories of past war horrors haunt thousands of African women living in IrelandTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
‘Boxing is about manners and letting nobody walk on you’Phillip Sutcliffe coaches youngsters in Crumlin where sport has long working-class traditionSat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00
The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants review: grief and grievancesThere are interesting contributions here on dilemmas facing Northern Ireland Protestants but ancient chips weigh heavily on shoulders of its editors, writes Susan McKayWed Feb 03 2016 - 15:02
Families of Troubles victims continue their struggle for truthNorthern Ireland’s legacy issues are left aside by politicians as relatives demand justiceFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Kingsmill massacre anniversary: ‘We need to know the truth’Forty years on, relatives of 10 Protestant men murdered in Co Armagh gather - and weepWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
A murdered showman. A lost childhoodWeekend Read: Forty years after the murder of Fran O’Toole and other members of the Miami Showband by a loyalist gang, his daughters Rachel and Kelly speak publicly for the first time of the atrocity that changed their livesSat Dec 19 2015 - 13:30
Susan McKay: ‘Crime of passion’ myth fails women victimsNotion of women as a commodity feeds into societal attitudes to violence against womenTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:00
