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Una Mullally: Oireachtas must act urgently on abortion mandate

Una Mullally: Oireachtas must act urgently on abortion mandate

There is a difference between complex constitutional issues and issues that don’t belong in the Constitution

Mon Apr 24 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Anti-HIV drug must be made available

Una Mullally: Anti-HIV drug must be made available

Ireland needs to get serious about PrEP to combat a surge in infection rates

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Una Mullally: I keep  succumbing to Healy-Rage

Una Mullally: I keep succumbing to Healy-Rage

The Co Kerry politicians’ stance on road safety and drink-driving beggars belief

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Once bitten by Crocs, twice shy? It appears not

Once bitten by Crocs, twice shy? It appears not

What’s hot, what’s not: A comeback by the unlovable footwear is offset by a welcome one from B*Witched

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Have you seen it? The story behind the giant squirrel on Tara Street

Have you seen it? The story behind the giant squirrel on Tara Street

A large piece by Portuguese artist Bordalo II on a wall in Dublin is the latest piece of street art to pop up in the capital city

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 14:00
Why do the Sisters of Charity want to own a maternity hospital?

Why do the Sisters of Charity want to own a maternity hospital?

Una Mullally: We cannot pretend that religiosity is not still embedded in the upper echelons of State-funded healthcare

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 12:00
The glamorous life and painful last days of Vincent Hanley

The glamorous life and painful last days of Vincent Hanley

Archive: Friends of Hanley recall a vivacious personality – and how their world changed on his death

Sat Apr 15 2017 - 06:00
Una Mullally: The Starbucksification of independent cafes

Una Mullally: The Starbucksification of independent cafes

Dublin’s artisanal outlets are as complicit in homogenisation of the city as major chains

Fri Apr 14 2017 - 12:58
Waiter, waiter, there’s a hand in my salad

Waiter, waiter, there’s a hand in my salad

What’s hot, what’s not: A bit of Stoneybatter moves south; and Deliveroo hits a pothole

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 14:10
How deep is your podcast? ‘S-Town’ is more than a whodunit

How deep is your podcast? ‘S-Town’ is more than a whodunit

The new podcast from the makers of Serial investigates not just a death, but life itself. Warning: spoilers ahead

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 12:07
Una Mullally: Dublin’s new school for the super-rich

Una Mullally: Dublin’s new school for the super-rich

High fees are one thing but the Church’s grip on Irish education is the ultimate elitism

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Delays to voting age Bill are extremely cynical

Una Mullally: Delays to voting age Bill are extremely cynical

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have co-operated to push back the legislation by nine months

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
Una Mullally:  Dublin’s rising tide sees many sinking

Una Mullally: Dublin’s rising tide sees many sinking

Homelessness rises alongside increased affluence in the capital’s tale of two cities

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 05:55
Is truth catching up with the Trump White House?

Is truth catching up with the Trump White House?

FBI director Comey’s contradiction of president was a jolt hard enough to freeze the spin

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 12:37
Una Mullally: Cruel summer ahead with no female festival headliners

Una Mullally: Cruel summer ahead with no female festival headliners

Too few women playing Ireland’s big music festivals – and too many excuses

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 05:00
‘Make America Great Again is not a good poem. It’s a stupid poem ’

‘Make America Great Again is not a good poem. It’s a stupid poem ’

Donald Trump is the epitome of the bad poet, says Eileen Myles, newly celebrated poet of queer culture, whose work, and take on US culture, are increasingly finding the spotlight

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 05:00
Marfa Myths: a festival in the desert where you watch one act at a time

Marfa Myths: a festival in the desert where you watch one act at a time

Defiantly eccentric, this high-end music and arts beano revels in the offbeat and enriching

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 05:30
Ireland Now: The best spoken word in Ireland

Ireland Now: The best spoken word in Ireland

No room for misty-eyed accounts of society in ‘The Creative Quarter’

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Trump may learn the hard way you don’t mess with Texas

Una Mullally: Trump may learn the hard way you don’t mess with Texas

Support for that city slicker’s wall is ebbing away on the Lone Star Sate’s Mexican border

Mon Mar 13 2017 - 05:00
A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes

A history of Ireland in 100 great quotes

From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 05:08
Una Mullally: Tuam scandal shines a light on Ireland’s darkness

Una Mullally: Tuam scandal shines a light on Ireland’s darkness

The shaming, secrecy and barbarity of the Catholic Church is still in force today

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 05:00
'Demographically, women are going to take over the world quite soon. So, enjoy'

'Demographically, women are going to take over the world quite soon. So, enjoy'

Women's writing for Women's Day: Caitlin Moran, the best-selling feminist, talks to Una Mullally about trying to be unfamous and why the future of politics is female

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 00:00
Grime and grit, humour and truth - the world according to Stormzy

Grime and grit, humour and truth - the world according to Stormzy

Stormzy deserves his place on the top of the musical pile. Need convincing? Here’s a few of his finest lyrics

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 14:00
Una Mullally: Trump turns his bullying on transgender toilets

Una Mullally: Trump turns his bullying on transgender toilets

LGBT Americans are included in all the other groups targeted by the president

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Do most people really care who the next Fine Gael leader is?

Una Mullally: Do most people really care who the next Fine Gael leader is?

Fine Gael must beware not to look like a jaded band obsessing over a new lead singer while the audience has already left the gig

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 11:57
Hey Hollywood, check out the box office’s Hidden Figures

Hey Hollywood, check out the box office’s Hidden Figures

Blockbusters are having a meltdown, but the major movie studios aren't learning

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 12:00
Drake review: A spectacular experience of pop craft and graft

Drake review: A spectacular experience of pop craft and graft

Drake’s Boy Meets World tour arrives as the artist is at the peak of his powers, and the show lives up to the hype

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 14:54
Beware the political ambition of tech billionaires

Beware the political ambition of tech billionaires

Politics is played out over social media. Imagine a White House Mark Zuckerberg

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Una Mullally: Beware political ambition of tech billionaires

Una Mullally: Beware political ambition of tech billionaires

Politics is played out over a web of social media. Imagine a White House Zuckerberg

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Blackrock boy meets Blackrock boy: Being ‘gay and into sport’ at an elite Dublin rugby school

Blackrock boy meets Blackrock boy: Being ‘gay and into sport’ at an elite Dublin rugby school

Writer-director John Butler’s films always echo his own life. So what happened when he went back to his teenage years at Blackrock College for ‘Handsome Devil’?

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 06:00
Una Mullally: The Nokia 3310 is coming back and I want one

Una Mullally: The Nokia 3310 is coming back and I want one

The 3310 evokes a time when everything was changing

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 08:43
Eircode: there goes another €38m down the drain

Eircode: there goes another €38m down the drain

Poorly designed postcode system should already have been returned to sender

Mon Feb 13 2017 - 05:00
Lessons in love: dating advice from people who’ve made it work

Lessons in love: dating advice from people who’ve made it work

Meeting on Tinder, life as a young widow, whirlwind engagements and new arrivals

Sat Feb 11 2017 - 06:00
Trans Voices: Becoming Who You Are review: Their change is gonna come

Trans Voices: Becoming Who You Are review: Their change is gonna come

Declan Henry’s interviews with transgender Irish are worthwhile, but already they feel partly rooted in the past

Sat Feb 11 2017 - 06:00
'We’re just flesh bags walking around hoping we don’t get hit by a bus'

'We’re just flesh bags walking around hoping we don’t get hit by a bus'

When Edwin Sammon was diagnosed with cancer at 36, his new comedy show began to evolve. But his dark comedy didn't always find a sympathetic audience

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 05:00
'No one takes me seriously as a 16-year-old girl shouting about junkies or gun violence'

'No one takes me seriously as a 16-year-old girl shouting about junkies or gun violence'

Young Blood: an edgy night of hip hop and poetry in the NCH promises to present the voices of the next generation

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Why Stephen Donnelly’s  migration to FF is so dispiriting

Una Mullally: Why Stephen Donnelly’s migration to FF is so dispiriting

TD’s political expedience makes post-crash aspirations for change appear hopeless

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 05:00
A man’s world no longer: Women who have pushed into the male professions spotlighted

A man’s world no longer: Women who have pushed into the male professions spotlighted

A firefighter, an airline pilot and a high-wire construction worker are among the subjects of a new photography book

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 06:10
The scandal of direct provision makes criticism of Trump hollow

The scandal of direct provision makes criticism of Trump hollow

How can Europe condemn the Muslim ban with so many drowning in the Mediterranean?

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 08:37
Una Mullally: Why the abortion strike will succeed

Una Mullally: Why the abortion strike will succeed

Strike 4 Repeal’s planned action will inspire movement against the Eighth Amendment

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 05:00
Ralph Steadman: With gonzo, you don’t cover the story; you become the story

Ralph Steadman: With gonzo, you don’t cover the story; you become the story

Ralph Steadman spent days trying to find Hunter S Thompson for their first assignment, the landmark article ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved’. The result changed journalism forever

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally:  Long way to go despite change in Oscars politics

Una Mullally: Long way to go despite change in Oscars politics

Growing recognition of non-whites marks shift but identity remains too relevant

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 17:25
Una Mullally: The battle against Trump has only started

Una Mullally: The battle against Trump has only started

The millions of people across the world who marched in protest reveal the strength of the opposition

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 09:23
Let us stop repeating the lie that Irish people do not protest

Let us stop repeating the lie that Irish people do not protest

The legacy of Apollo House is that the public now knows change can occur

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Buzzfeed played into Trump’s hands

Una Mullally: Buzzfeed played into Trump’s hands

Publishing unsubstantiated allegations gives the President-elect ammunition to further demonise the media and accuse legitimate news organisations of being fake ones

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 14:09
Una Mullally: Twitter shows how to lose friends and influence nada

Una Mullally: Twitter shows how to lose friends and influence nada

‘At what point does the grief outweigh the positives you gain from Twitter?’

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally: Why ‘The Irish Times’ should not have published Nicholas Pell

Una Mullally: Why ‘The Irish Times’ should not have published Nicholas Pell

We should not be interested in humouring fascism. We should be invested in destroying it

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 16:39
Una Mullally: Ban  ‘busy’ in 2017 and get more out of life

Una Mullally: Ban ‘busy’ in 2017 and get more out of life

Is saying you are busy an attempt to show how indispensable or important you are?

Mon Jan 02 2017 - 05:00
Una Mullally:  2016 and the cult of celebrity death

Una Mullally: 2016 and the cult of celebrity death

Events feed confessionalism as we express our sadness as a way of talking about ourselves

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 14:20
Una Mullally on George Michael: A  gay man devoid of shame

Una Mullally on George Michael: A gay man devoid of shame

‘Pop hunk transformed into a gay icon when few celebrities had the guts to come out’

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 19:47
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