Fianna Fáil rising: Even Lazarus couldn’t have pulled off the Micheál Martin miracle
It’s just 14 years since Fianna Fáil and Martin were being written off completely, and four since his leadership was being publicly challenged
Conor McGregor was facilitated by a culture of entitlement and cheered on by adoring fans
In the space of a single week, two sports stars were before the Irish courts having behaved despicably
‘Why wouldn’t I vote for Gerry Hutch? All that money being pumped into bike sheds and phone covers. We’re struggling’
The general election outcome in Dublin Central could point the direction Ireland takes next
Forget politicians’ pre-election promises - here’s my 10-point manifesto
My general election wish list: No more free Dáil parking; penalty points for drivers who keep the engine running while stationary; immunity for employees who refuse to handle Israeli goods ...
What’s the point of an election if it inevitably means the same parties get back in?
The shameful and eternal truth about the Irish left is that as long as it stands apart, it falls apart
Thanks a bunch, America. Love, women everywhere
US election shows voters still demand that a woman candidate must be without fault
Blind acceptance of untruths could propel Trump back into the White House
The prevailing credo is that the voter is always right, even when the voter is egregiously misguided
‘I knew ... I couldn’t stay with him any more ... I had a husband who was addicted to drugs and raping me’
‘I stood up for myself and I was believed,’ says Kathleen Correia, who was raped and coercively controlled by her then husband, Sergio Correia
Government shouldn’t be so quick to yell Gotcha! at Sinn Féin. Its record on children is shameful
When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?
Had Mary Lou stuck with Fianna Fáil, she could be closer to becoming first woman taoiseach
The blizzard of scandals since the Dáil returned from summer holidays is Mary Lou McDonald’s GUBU moment
‘If she stays there, she will die’: Roscommon-based Gazan woman pleads for help to get her mother out of war-torn strip
Sherin Alsabbagh’s mother Najwa (74) has been approved for entry to Ireland to join her in Ballaghaderreen. With Gaza border crossings closed and Israel’s battle raging, she cannot get out
Why has the Hague not issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu?
Why is the International Criminal Court taking nearly five months to respond to the request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant when it took just three weeks to grant one for Putin?
Simon Harris is not bothered by Phil Hogan’s record of PR blunders
Despite a history of public relations gaffes, Hogan’s muscular political skills seem to endear him to the party chief, with Simon Harris the fourth to entrust him with a key role
A €560 bonus for each new baby? The Green Party must be having a laugh
Even the most interfering nanny state cannot guarantee that a baby boost is actually spent on the child
It’s time the Irish stopped obsessing about being universally loved. Those days are gone
Ireland's age of innocence as a global love object is over