Men’s game – and men’s sport in general – is ignoring an obvious example to learn from

Book review: Harriet Johnson has written a book of great lucidity, on a topic very familiar to us

Fundraisers, events, a new skatepark and bees ... here’s what’s trending this week

The shame and derision that once strangled the language appears to have evaporated

Gigs, festivals, events and films ... here’s what’s trending this week

Sinn Féin is misguided in placing itself in the same bracket as the elites it rails against

Events, trends, fashion, film, podcasts ... here’s what’s trending this week

The capital's Cobblestone pub and Capel Street saved by people power

Deal with US company caused discontent among staff over links to direct provision system

Sharon Keogan has been spouting bizarre things online and in the Seanad for a while

Events, trends, fashion, TV, podcasts ... A Friday fix of things to spice up your life

Darkness will always descend, but does not have to be dominant tone of our landscape

Outdoor sites advertising independent cultural events are gone

Boosting coffers through sale of Irish residency is unethical filtration of migrants

The apparent end of one crisis has made way for joy but also a nagging sense of unease

Bluster about acquiring military might will do little to aid Ukrainians

Her new book is not just an account of a vicious sexual assault, but a handbook on how to cope

If Ivana Bacik replaces Alan Kelly as leader she will know key issues electorate demands

Comedy duo were just doing their thing. The big mystery is: what was 2FM thinking?

Several groups cancel upcoming events at National Gallery in Aramark protest

Urban landscapes are beautified by colour artistry on walls. But bureaucracy is a threat

The comedian on making it in the US and Ireland’s ‘overlooked, undervalued’ women

Charlie Flanagan plan to lure US citizens to retire here insults our unhoused youth

Industry faces linked problems of inflation, low morale and a staffing crisis

Cheap form of city accommodation was replaced by pricey studios and one-beds

If the pandemic induced personal growth, how can that be reflected by the State?

The architecture of misogyny that limits women’s freedoms is being dismantled. Yet violence against women persists 

State employer gives cosy jobs for life, is a sexist waster of talent and can hardly fire you

What is the point of toiling away in Ireland when there are only kips of places to rent, the quality of life is poor and city life(...)

Historic Fruit and Vegetable Market used as storage space by Hilton hotel builders

Future socialising requires imaginative leap towards living our lives outside buildings

Better-off voters now backing Sinn Féin as culture and ideology change

The Government needs to put more money on the table to ensure musicians keep going

Beauty of sport coated in blood of migrant workers and tainted by broadcast rights

Government decides to not just swallow industry’s spin, but repeat it as policy

Musicians look back on the local festival that became an Irish cultural juggernaut

Owner Marc Bereen gives staff redundancy notice after landlord Aviva puts lease on market

A million new EVs on Irish roads by 2030? It won’t happen, of course, but nor should it

Unease and Covid fears will keep many of us away from pre-Christmas meet-ups

Squat evictions and Cobblestone and Science Gallery plans among factors fanning flames

Obsession with civility can deflect from legitimate anti-government criticism

Una Mullally and Conner Habib’s National Concert Hall series explores what we can do better

The housing crisis is exacerbating staff shortages and political stupor is behind it

The author says starting a podcast helped him relate to people when he felt vulnerable

The Cobblestone and Merchant’s Arch are just two of many sites subject to change

If so many can turn up and close a street, imagine what housing protests will look like

In its evangelical zeal for data centres, the party failed to see the obvious consequences

Our capital city can be revitalised cheaply and made more fun to live in. Here’s how

Coalface operators require stable venues to resist plague of developer-led speculation

In other cities around the world, people protest the prospect of company arriving

We have to get them as far away as possible from housing policy to address crisis

Poor quality of life, particularly in Dublin, has been badly exposed by the pandemic

Wild Youth, Pillow Queens, Elaine Mai, Mango and others, on continued event closures

Government’s inaction that is actively damaging the industry is unacceptable

Government must reconsider values that propel policy in era of collective stress

Tom McFarland of the duo on writing their third album and leaving their label

For all the lofty talk about the importance of community, Portland Row just showed it

We cannot pretend to value art yet have cities that are hostile to artists

These energy vampires will drain already lacklustre efforts to meet climate targets

What was once radical and ‘unelectable’ is now mainstream and very electable indeed

Dublin Bay South candidate has run superficial campaign based on brand of bland nothingness

The actor, comic and writer on the painful process of creating her new TV series in lockdown

Covid restrictions gave cis-straight people an opportunity to empathise with the queer experience

Varadkar’s out-of-touch ‘back to the grind’ mentality belongs in the 20th century

State has never properly dealt with building issues that emerged during and after Celtic Tiger

Aoife Noonan has swapped her chef’s whites for teaching people to bake in their own home

Lockdowns have given us time to imagine a changed world after the pandemic

The Dubliner has left radio and written a surprising novel. What compelled her?

Sinéad O’Connor avoids cliche in brilliant account of artistic life lived on her own terms

People want more public amenities in city and are making local government comply

When people can gather safely, a movement akin to anti-water charges protests will begin

Fine Gael’s ideology is so embedded they cannot even recognise it themselves

Pandemic may offer opportunity to transform Georgian squares into cultural venues

Feeding your mind is essential – and reading has helped many battle through pandemic

The young have had a devastating pandemic. Politicians will ignore this at their peril

Forget whitewater rafting – we need ideas that benefit those who live here

The lack of provision of public toilets is just a symptom of a much bigger problem

Those who fall for wild unfounded internet ideas must be helped with compassion

Sarah Grace discusses disclosure of therapy notes with Minister for Justice

Sarah Grace says aspects of what victims face in court are ‘barbaric’ and ‘unacceptable’

To have a leader happy to tread water in an era of profound change is quite sad

Race, inequality and how we have a unique opportunity to create a better country

Sarah Grace will bring recommendations including ending practice of ‘therapy notes’

Rage and frustration will not work. Positivity and emotional intelligence are best tools

The deeply affecting For Those I Love project memorialises a friend who died by suicide

Community ownership of pubs and spaces will protect both commerce and venue users

Enacting policies that address women’s concerns is needed, not a fluffy online campaign

Solicitor Sarah Grace wants the system to change for sexual assault survivors like her

Magical documentary maps genre as soundtrack to its female artists’ liberation

A day of remembrance a year after our first Covid-19 death could offer catharsis

Resentment, caused by a specific societal divide, will be the defining force in 2021

Simon Doonan intentionally sought to reflect ‘the crazy energy’ of Haring’s 1980s New York

Una Mullally: Government can tackle knife crime by tackling poverty and inequality

If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael care about this, why not Labour’s superior Bill?

‘No one around me was into art. It wasn’t a normal thing in my family or around my road’

Motivations multifaceted and actors diverse but late-stage capitalism was target of move

Our politicians are not immune to the national meltdown provoked by Covid-19

A desire for radical change may grow out of this latest period of reflection

The Church’s guilt was meted out through violence and oppression. That is not our shame. It is their guilt

Biden saying that Capitol riots do not reflect a true America is profoundly unhelpful