Irish culture historically has been marked by an alienation from the state, rooted in the colonial experience.
In contrast to the papal visit in 1979, this weekend’s events show a Catholicism marked by noisy dissent, critical engagement and a more accountable leadership
Liberals won’t be able to wash the issue away, or simply dismiss the other side as racists
As talks restart, the EU’s ability to compromise isn’t helped by fallacies surrounding the issue
This month, 230,000 Irish people will head to Spain. Its turbulent but interesting political life is well worth a thought, in between sangrias
As one of Ireland’s most successful brands, Ryanair - and its chief executive - reveal certain truths about us, not all of them comfortable ones
Both sides are standing on principle: the British on the integrity and indivisibility of the Union, Brussels on the integrity and indivisibility of the single market
This was something more than a simple (if uplifting) story of heroism
Claims that mass migration will ruin us all are wrong. The challenge now is to keep Europe together without giving up the EU’s core values
You may have missed the headline during the week: “Government minister takes to national media ...
The backstop and the border: is it time for us to turn?
Some commentators have portrayed the removal of the Eighth Amendment as part of a war of cultures in which conservative values in Ireland have been the main loser. But that interpretation ignores the complexity of a country that remains Catholic in many ways
The pro-life movement has strengths that liberal Ireland would do well to respect, but its high communal standards are harsh on individuals
The genuine concerns of workers trapped in the insecure platform economy can be addressed without us all worrying about a looming dystopia
