Kathy Sheridan: Do the contradictions in Ellie Kisyombe’s story matter?Anyone running for office must be candid but she is also a tireless advocate for asylum seeker’s rightsWed Feb 20 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: MEPs' unvouched €55,000 expenses symbolise system of entitlementEasy to see why MEPs keen to get noses in Brussels troughWed Feb 13 2019 - 05:00
From Nicolás Maduro to Brexit democracy is under threatBig questions remain about source of Leave campaign’s fundsWed Feb 06 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Tragedy revisits Donegal’s culture of speed and youthRoad death reduction has come a long way but there’s no room for complacencyWed Jan 30 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Gillette’s toxic masculinity ad cuts close to the boneA noxious, belligerent, misogynistic streak has leached into every social and political interactionWed Jan 23 2019 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: There is nothing funny about BrexitBoris Johnson’s showmanship must not be let reduce politics to entertainmentWed Jan 16 2019 - 05:00
This Christmas, let’s nominate our A**hole of the YearIt’s the sheer resilience of human beings that makes the heart a wonderWed Dec 19 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Brexit is a monument to Tory overconfidenceFaulty assessments, unrealistic expectations and hazardous decisions are UK’s normWed Dec 12 2018 - 05:00
Glacial pace of new maternity hospital a national scandalPlanning deadlines loom, building costs rise and not a block has been laidWed Dec 05 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: We should follow Europe’s lead on daylight savingWhy every October, as nature is facilitating a natural adjustment to fading light, do we voluntarily hasten the onset of darkness?Wed Nov 28 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Theresa May deserves neither our pity nor our admirationIn our rush to sympathise and praise we almost forgot Brexit is about immigrationWed Nov 21 2018 - 05:00
Women not hallucinating about glass ceilings in Irish universitiesWomen-only posts plan triggers outrage but figures show deep-seated problemWed Nov 14 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Truth matters little in Irish political crisesMcCabe and CervicalCheck episodes show harm done by political posturingWed Nov 07 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Peter Casey’s flaws of ignoranceNo heroic crusader, businessman knows very little and does not bother to find outWed Oct 31 2018 - 05:00
Closer scrutiny of the presidency may be the real result of this electionNo individual should be allowed glide, unquestioned, through 14 years in the nation’s most prestigious jobWed Oct 24 2018 - 05:00
No reason why President Higgins could not have resigned to campaign fullyPresidential campaigns often take a bad turn but this one is damaging the dignity of the officeWed Oct 17 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Post-crash, trust in officialdom has diedPublic realises bankers and politicians choose to keep them in the darkWed Oct 10 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Drinking and lying catches up with Brett KavanaughUS supreme court aspirant’s claims about his behaviour are not credibleWed Oct 03 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: What are odds of successfully suing Boris Johnson for lying?Big political lies such as those in Brexit blight democracy by killing voters’ trustWed Sept 26 2018 - 05:00
Ireland: The land of the lost perspectiveWhy can’t we just be pleased about the latest the UN development rankings?Wed Sept 19 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Race for Áras just got weird againDissimulators, delusionals and fantasists get weeded out as competition intensifiesWed Sept 12 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Trump's ‘business’ identity no mask for spiteful incivilityUS president’s draft-avoider reaction to death of hero John McCain far from normalWed Aug 29 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Mary McAleese wound the corrupt global connections back to the VaticanFormer president’s powerful intervention this week highlights the Church’s warped structureWed Aug 22 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Imagine if Boris Johnson is right about the burqa?Dogwhistle signal sent not by hack or clown but by former foreign secretaryWed Aug 15 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Welcome to this little England, this sedated isleA courteous, predictable and genteel version of England exists in the dreams of many who voted for BrexitWed Aug 08 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Britain, please let Danny Dyer’s ‘straight talking’ be Brexit’s nadirThe coronation of the Leave-voting actor for his tirade about David Cameron is a new lowWed Jul 04 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Varadkar deserves our respect even if he is a manThe behaviour of politicians such as Donald Trump and Boris Johnson reflects well on the TaoiseachWed Jun 27 2018 - 10:33
Kathy Sheridan: Ditch smartphones and get your real life backThe devices are wonderful but they have evolved into a noxious antisocial habitWed Jun 20 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Boris Johnson not fit for one of UK’s highest officesLatest ‘unguarded’ speech being ‘leaked’ at a moment of great vulnerability for his PM is quite a coincidenceWed Jun 13 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Brexit debate a stupid mongrel feverishly eating its own tailLeavers finding rationale for their No decision under heavy challengeWed Jun 06 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Time to move on but some are not helpingBishop Kevin Doran, John McGuirk and Declan Ganley just not accepting Yes voteWed May 30 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Friday is about so much more than abortionReferendum vote is set against a culture of women being shamed and silencedWed May 23 2018 - 13:47
Kathy Sheridan: Tone of No side no more humble than in 1983Role of the church and its acolytes in public policy has cast long shadow over Irish lifeWed May 16 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Battle over life of Alfie Evans a lesson for us allReligious exploitation of toddler’s short life serves as warning ahead of vote on Eighth AmendmentWed May 02 2018 - 05:00
‘I considered a termination with Jane, but not having one turned out to be right for me’Martine experienced two fatal foetal abnormalities – and made a different choice for eachSat Apr 28 2018 - 06:00
Kathy Sheridan: Unicorn returns to the table as bankers’ sense of entitlement strong as everProposal shows bankers’ sense of entitlement has survived the banking winterWed Apr 25 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Women must not turn on each otherBelfast rape case generated charged exchanges between womenWed Apr 18 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Time to stop rewarding tantrumsIf people shrink from public debate due to its abusive tone that is a loss to democracyWed Apr 11 2018 - 05:00
Sportsmen are role models – whether they like it or notKathy Sheridan: Decent men who have influence stand up for those who don’tWed Apr 04 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: #MeToo movement is far from overA recent case in Ireland shows how workplace sexual harassment is alive and wellWed Mar 28 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Hijacking of US electorate has gone under the radarCambridge Analytica exploited Facebook to get Donald Trump electedWed Mar 21 2018 - 05:00
Stormy Daniels could be final straw for Trump faithfulEvangelical pulpit-thumping fanboys unlikely to be too impressedWed Mar 14 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Why are water charges still up for discussion?Latest threats to supply highlight argument our politicians are too scared to makeWed Mar 07 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Holding mainstream media to account in era of fake newsVested interests behind distorted Brexit reporting in British newspapersWed Feb 21 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Ireland was ahead of the curve on hackingCyberattacks and social media threats show the benefits of traditional democracyWed Feb 14 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Nigel Farage, snake-oil salesman and brazen hypocriteKathy Sheridan: Why does Ukip’s chief dog whistler still accept a €100,000 EU salary?Wed Feb 07 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Piers Morgan’s Trump interview was toe-sucking PREx-‘Daily Mirror’ editor simpers where credible journalists bring predators to accountWed Jan 31 2018 - 05:00
Kathy Sheridan: Martin embraces nuance on Eighth repealFianna Fáil leader gives party pause for thought by rejecting easy certaintiesWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:00
Feminism, we have a problem: Why it’s wrong to turn on Margaret AtwoodKathy Sheridan: #MeToo is a revolution, and ‘guilty because accused’ has kicked inWed Jan 17 2018 - 05:00
‘That was some weird sh*t’: an eyeball-scratching year of Trump and BrexitKathy Sheridan: Ignorant shoutiness emerged as the motif of 2017Wed Dec 27 2017 - 05:00