Comment Eithne Shortall: We shouldn’t be triggered by sensible trigger warningsThey’ve been described as ludicrous by some, but trigger warnings can be appropriate in certain circumstances
Life Eithne Shortall: It’s not easy being a grammar pedantWe may not have asked for this job, but we are going to do it all the same
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Dangerous Hate Bill will have chilling effect on free speech and should be cannedIf passed, the law would have a devastating impact on social cohesion and free and open political discourse
Comment Deirdre Heenan: Continuity leader Robinson faces tough battle to hold divided DUP togetherThe anti-deal wing of the party could seize on this crisis as an opportunity to regain control of the political narrative
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: It is sad to say, but Hong Kong is so over it hurts – and it’s a loss to the worldFrom being the jewel of Asia, these days Hong Kong’s status as a world-leading financial centre is diminishing at an alarming rate
Connected Magazine Eamonn Carey: ‘Enshittification’ is spreading beyond Big Tech My job, and most of the last two decades of my life have required me to be a radical optimist, but enshittification is making it harder to stay this way, says Eamonn Carey
Opinion Elaine Byrne: Profound change came only because of the mighty few who took on the stateThe bravery of Seamus and Mary McGee led to the legalisation of contraception in Ireland
Residential Planning on buying a home in 2024? Here’s a rough guide to planned and ‘hidden’ costs What you need to take into account when setting out to purchase a place to live
Opinion Eithne Shortall: It’s embarrassing how long it took me to fully grasp what ‘no electricity’ meansThis week I have been in the west of Ireland – enduring my first proper power cut. It was in its third day and counting when I filed this column.
Column RSA figures show that reducing speed won’t be enoughThe Road Safety Authority’s data is fascinating as it reveals clearly that the main cause of road deaths is not what we think it is
Comment Elaine Byrne: Signs of leadership give hope in a void filled with misinformation With the local elections looming, some politicians try to stand out by becoming a proxy for the ‘national conversation’ on immigration, while others have stood up
Commercial Property Land Development Agency: We have 15,000 homes in the pipeline and more to comeAfter a transformative year, the LDA has some some major developments due to start
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: The rising enemy from within poses greatest threat to EU unityEU leaders will meet in Brussels this week, where the agenda could hardly be more pressing nor the backdrop more gloomy
Opinion Shane Coleman: State must stop writing blank cheques to avoid another crashWe must stop repeatedly over-spending and make a plan as to how we will pay for our ageing population and foot the bill for climate change
Comment John Walsh: If the ghost of Brexit continues to haunt UK, it could see Farage return from the dead Exit from the EU has not reaped the benefits Leavers predicted – and if Labour fails to solve the problem, the Tories could lurch even further to the right
Economics Aidan Regan: Why the Apple tax saga is really about antitrust and competition law Does granting specific tax measures provide selective advantage to firms with ‘significant market power’? The European Court of Justice’s recent legal opinion says that it does
Comment James McDermott: Pay me my money down – the Boss is not alone in charging megabucks From Bruce Springsteen to Taylor Swift, ticket prices have never been higher — and even an artist being deceased is no longer a barrier to creating more revenue
Comment We must revamp our economic model to recognise true value of labour Human capital is an asset, not a cost. It is what drives all our progress, but currently most workers are locked out of participation in the enterprises where they work
Comment Elaine Byrne: Car crashes are rarely accidents, so let’s stop pretending they are We have become used to people dying regularly on Irish roads – but most collisions are preventable, and our language should reflect that
Opinion Ian Guider: We Irish pay lip service to oversight but in truth do very little or nothing about itIreland already has plenty of quangos either unable or unwilling to regulate their sectors and get consumers better value. Will the CCPC’s new powers be any different?