Six decades on from the days when NSPCA inspectors could have Traveller children placed in institutions, they are still subject to discrimination, as the Pontins scandal showed last week

Covid-19 restrictions say you should not leave home at all ‘without reasonable excuse’ – a rule that‘s broader than it need be, is widely misunderstood and of dubious effectiveness

As the former Anglo boss walked free from prison last week, it became apparent that every time we focus on the sins of his bank, we lose sight of where else to lay blame

The Data Protection Commission is now the primary data protection authority for half a billion European social media users. It needs extra resources, and quickly

The comedian’s unorthodox chat show has been a sensational success. With an extended run continuing this month, the host, writer and stand-up shares his meditations on life, sex, and not following the money

So-called ‘vaccine nationalism’ means richer countries have a surplus at the expense of poorer nations

An unintended consequence of the government’s ‘hammer and dance’ pandemic strategy is that our educators no longer trust the state to keep them safe

Twentieth-century Ireland was one of the most repressive sexual cultures in the world. Much of that is on the Catholic Church, but not all of it

The media tend to ignore good news in favour of bad, and to focus on human drama, neglecting the slower, more subtle stories that really matter

Concerns about kids spending too much time on screen devices go back to the 1970s, but there’s no reason to panic

The selling out by Trump of the people of Western Sahara as pawns in a bigger game, ironically, may have boosted their cause, after years of stagnation

If draconian lockdowns are designed to protect the vulnerable, then as the vaccine protects those most at risk, we can open up society while still managing the pandemic by community consent, not compulsion

While audiences were being entertained by the musical numbers on The Late Late Toy Show, the country’s performing arts community were reeling from the news that their venues would stay closed

Comment: Our government’s missteps during the current pandemic mirror those made during the financial emergency a decade ago

Lockdowns do work in containing Covid-19, but they also wreak economic havoc on those least equipped to withstand it

Comment: US pundits are finally realising they should stop wasting time tutting over the president’s rallies and try to understand his huge appeal

Comment: As partisans, the US media were right to downplay or ignore the Hunter Biden story. As espousers of healthy democracy, they were wrong

Comment: Are we going to condemn young and single people to celibacy for what may be years until we find a vaccine?

Comment: Dublin is being rebuilt at speed, but the sole imperative appears to be economic margins, and the quality of the architecture and of the impact on the public realm often seems an afterthought

Comment: In the rush to condemn Donald Trump as a fascist – some even likening his appearance last Monday on the White House balcony to Mussolini or Hitler – liberals could be playing the very game he wants