Our health service is where the greatest shift needs to occur for this new adjustment to succeed

We can’t go back in time and start the boosters two weeks earlier, but pushing up the rate of vaccinations in the coming weeks must be possible and must be the absolute priority

Group which is ‘holding political and corporate decision makers to account’ is gaining traction, while donations this year have reached €220,000

Earth will now reach its scary 1.5C rise in temperature in 2032, based on the current surge of carbon emissions

A proper sustainable city would tear up every guide book, every top ten and every bucket list of places to visit before I die list

This virus has already tested human ingenuity and resilience beyond any other. It looks as if it will continue to do so for some time yet

For the first time ever, the mighty and powerful companies will sit before a Congressional Committee in Washington and be probed about their extensive information campaigns as they relate to carbon emissions and climate change

The British Prime Minister’s pledge to create a ‘high wage, high skilled economy’ ignores the many chaotic elements of the post-Brexit reality he helped to bring about

The new internal reform committee has a difficult task to identify what is going wrong, change perceptions of the party and ultimately improve its performance in elections

This is the moment to declare that food will be short, houses will be colder, transport will be affected and water treatment plants will run slower

Expect to see the parliamentary party’s pace and tempo rise in this next Dáil session as its derives new confidence from being top of the polls

The DUP leader is attempting a car crash style of solution while showing a glaring lack of understanding of just how long and tortuous this Brexit road has been

The climate crisis is growing ever more serious yet the public and our political leaders are not equipped to deal with the gravity of the threat

EU leaders will watch with bated breath on September 26 – nowhere more than in Ireland which has enjoyed a positive relationship with the bloc’s key member in the past decade

How can the Church have credibility when its own senior representatives fail to show humility at each and every turn for the thousands of lives damaged?

The United Nations has declared a ‘code red for humanity’ but where is the code red response from world leaders?

The ultimate Christian gesture of treating others as you would wish to be treated should mean not putting people at risk of being infected with a virus for the sake of a ceremony and party that can take place at a later date

The success of our best athletes is heart-warming, but sporting investment must be directed towards the masses, who are less active than ever

The British government’s call for a ‘standstill’ on the protocol lays bare the failings of Brexit and puts the EU back in the driving seat

European citizens must now move to demanding change, rather than resisting it. They must put pressure on both national and EU public representatives to move. They must demand changes that are far more than cosmetic. And they must buy into them.