The principal can’t sleep for worrying. If she paid all the bills on her desk, she couldn’t open the school
The top five costs for schools have nothing to do with education but just keeping the buildings heated, lighted, clean, safe and insured. And they’re increasingly unsustainable
Covid-19 left deep scars in Irish society. Those whose lives were lost or upended deserve better
People need, want and deserve a proper accounting of the successes and failures of the handling of the pandemic
Men are suffering a crisis of meaning. And some are finding answers in orthodox religion
While being young and female is still no picnic, young men are struggling in multiple ways
Students from Republic missing out on UK places because of junior cycle marking
Everyone wants senior cycle reform to succeed, but if junior cycle is an indication, there are real grounds for concern
Meet the two Irish women with voting rights at the Synod of Bishops in Rome
Traditionally, the only non-bishops with voting rights were 10 members of male religious orders but Pope Francis has changed that to five men and women religious
Is inexplicably hard marking at Junior Cycle meant to prove a point to teachers?
Same students facing frustration at mediocre marks in the Junior Cycle are about to be the guinea pigs for the new Senior Cycle. This is doubly unfair
Stop framing breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding as a question of mothers at war
Our culture is not breastfeeding friendly. We should focus instead on changing that instead
Why do so many people want spiritualist wedding ceremonies?
The Catholic Church cannot and should not attempt to compete with a spirituality which is essentially whatever a couple wants it to b
Pornography is sending men to ever darker places in search of more extreme images
The proliferation of ugly, misogynistic, violent porn online is testament to the fact that sexuality without love or boundaries is damaging
Attempts to clamp down on the influence of Big Tech may hinge on the fate of one woman
Lina Khan, the Biden-appointed chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has enemies on both sides of the aisle
Most teachers love teaching. What they don’t love is knowing they might never afford a house
Seeing teachers as human being who deserve respect would help a great deal to allow more teachers to do what they truly love
Palliative care is about so much more than end of life
Many patients could benefit from an approach that focuses on the whole person rather than just their disease
The good news for parents is you’ll never be perfect and you can’t fully shape your children
Divisions over parenting have been grotesquely magnified by the insane algorithmic dance of the internet
‘Cultural Christians’ Elon Musk and Richard Dawkins undermine Christianity’s very foundations
They claim to applaud the principles of Christianity while professing none of its faith
What does JD Vance’s Catholic conversion tell us about Donald Trump’s running mate?
Vance does not so much flip-flop as ruthlessly shed anything that does not serve his ambition