I could live with celebrity politicians if they were all like Jeremy Clarkson
Clarkson’s personal crusade against the British government feels very of-the-moment, symbolic of a mode of politics sweeping Europe
Ireland needs its own Joe Rogan, someone to question liberal orthodoxies
There are lessons for Ireland from the US election about the disconnect between establishment voices and the feelings of the electorate
Young, aggrieved men may not have won the election for Trump, but he knows how to speak to them
Lesson from the US election is that liberals must realise young men have problems too
We’re meant to bask in Saoirse Ronan’s feminist triumph, but I find it all a bit nauseating
An actor’s entire job is to occupy the mind and body of someone else, not to be interesting themselves
The genius of Donald Trump’s McDonald’s stunt
Discrediting his moments of rhetorical or aesthetic flair as the work of nasty impulses ensures the Democrats will never learn from them
God help us all, Russell Brand has found religion
Christianity has been around for some time and will weather this particular trend cycle, no matter Russell Brand’s risible public display. And these online Christian gurus will find a new cause celebre
It’s worse than George Orwell imagined. There’s no need to ban books no one wants to read
What Aldous Huxley feared has come to pass: we are drowning in a sea of irrelevance
Varadkar seems intent on ensuring Ireland continues to haunt Starmer’s Britain
If Keir Starmer wants to be remembered as a prime minister for the United Kingdom, not just England, he needs to address the question of a Border poll
Politicians must stop being management consultants and become storytellers
Without the energy and charisma of a storyteller - Boris Johnson, Bertie Ahern - a country has nothing to believe in
Huw Edwards’ staggering fall from grace leaves the BBC with serious questions to answer
The downfall of a newsreader – once beamed into the homes of millions during era-defining events – is also a story about the BBC’s shortcomings
Jeremy Kyle Show may have been exonerated, but what about the viewing public?
Circus of ritual public humiliation that gripped TV 20 years ago hasn’t gone away - it has moved on to other platforms
Don’t blame Oasis or Taylor Swift. Maybe fans’ expectations are just too high
Oasis have never received the Taylor Swift treatment over this bungled ticket sale. No charges of money-grabbing or fan-exploitation for the brothers
Being Irish isn’t what made Oasis great, but being the sons of emigrants helped
The factors that pushed Ireland into being a nation of mass emigration have often been tragic but the result is a nation better off for it
Gen Z are drinking far less than their parents. That’s not all good news
Driving this decline in consumption is an unhappy mental state we have so far failed to reckon with
The Olympic Games have challenged the narrative of France as a hopelessly fractured nation
France is a country unlikely to find perfect and cloudless harmony. But perhaps the Games might bandage up some of the worst fault lines for the time being