Many of the loudest objections to the British PM are essentially cosmetic: he is just doing what most politicians in his place would do
We celebrate Greta Thunberg as a champion of neurodiversity while neglecting Irish teenagers with autism, and so deprive ourselves of their talents and insights
Alarmist reporting and post-colonial tut-tutting on the crisis in Brazil’s rainforest has backfired
While European leaders talk in liberal terms about migration, their policies in the Med are as tough on migrants as those of the US president
Populism is on the rise, but demonising its followers is not helpful. Instead, liberals should try to understand and acknowledge the fears some people have, but not surrender to them
The party members who attacked Young Fine Gael president Killian Foley-Walsh for attending a right-wing conference in the US seem to have forgotten the USP of their own organisation
Treating communities on the ground with respect is critical for the effective management of any crisis
Ireland’s intransigence on the issue of the border has brought us to the verge of the worst-case scenario. But there may still be time to salvage a soft Brexit from this mess
Like the Ardnacrusha scheme - our Apollo 11 moment - Sláintecare requires vision and political will. But it could transform our lives
The government should loudly condemn the Riyadh regime and push for embargoes, rather than trumpeting trade partnerships
Theresa May is way ahead of her global peers on this issue - just like our young people who don’t want to inherit a catastrophe
It is time we had an education system that fosters creativity and citizenship instead of hot-housing our children for the rat race
The #SwingGate TD deserved ridicule, but online shaming of this magnitude can be more damaging than any formal sanction
Making vaccination mandatory won’t persuade distrustful people to trust the system, and could just end up making things worse
Taking faith formation out of schools is a good idea – after all, it worked last time round
