There is something deeply disquieting about an election for the most significant office in the land which barely resembles a local town council contest, but the process should not be debased by cynicism
It’s not just the poor pay and conditions that have demoralised the Irish Army, Air Corps and Naval Service but a sense that the work they do is not valued by government
JP McManus’s donation to the GAA is nice, but let’s not lose sight of the ordinary taxpayer who picks up the tab required to keep Ireland going
Farmers often accentuate the negative, but the outlook for Irish agriculture is not all bleak
Gardaí felt the need to wear balaclavas at an inner-city eviction last week. Quite a contrast to the events at Gorse Hill in affluent Killiney three years ago
Sneering at people because of their background should never be acceptable
It’s true that greater numbers of Irish emigrants are now returning to live here, but the government must do more to support those who make the choice to move back
Pope Francis’s visit is marking a new era in how we access our faith
The current pontiff’s popularity derives from his rejection of the trappings of the scandal-riven institution
€50m betting duty take goes to greyhounds and horses, not to fight scourge of gambling addiction
The Taoiseach should facilitate the development of a landmark redress format that could become the international template for such schemes
President Higgins will have a formidable opponent in the shape of a well-organised Sinn Féin
Ireland’s current ‘soft-touch’ approach to social media giants is worryingly similar to our pre-crash regulation of the banks
Prince Harry will never be king: he’s a celeb, married to an actor. Yet when he and his wife came here, some of us couldn’t get enough
The political parties that control nominations have decided to disenfranchise us by not having a presidential election
