Una Mullally

Manchán Magan’s ability to fuse present and past defined a rich year in the arts

Joe Humphreys

Eoin Lenihan’s Vandalising Ireland proposes an idiosyncratic new direction for Ireland

Breda O'Brien

This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church

Patrick Smyth

What’s behind the Trump administration’s war on typefaces?

Pat Leahy

A decisive showdown over Micheál Martin’s leadership might be best for everyone

Cliff Taylor

In the world of AI, a second-class business degree won’t be much use

Justine McCarthy

It is right to be careful about our language after Bondi. But we can’t fall silent on Gaza

Diarmaid Ferriter

Catholicism may be raising its head high but the body underneath is ailing

Finn McRedmond

The cause of the great reading crisis is unknown. But the solution is obvious

Newton Emerson

There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist

Kathy Sheridan

Phones are here to stay – but so are cars, and we don’t let 11-year-olds drive

Michael McDowell

Trump’s disturbing National Security Strategy should be required reading

Fintan O’Toole

This is a column about the Opium War – all resemblance to living people entirely intended