A Splintering by Dur E Aziz Amna: an unflinching portrayal of the price of ambition
This is a riveting, unsparing story of a woman rising above an oppressive system in Pakistan
By Rabeea Saleem
Could Should Might Don’t: How We Think about the Future by Nick Foster - What type of futurist are you?
If the goal of Foster’s first book is to raise awareness among ordinary people that our visions of the future are limited, then job done
By Sinead Gibney
Winnie M Li takes a unique slant on the Great American Road Trip; powerful Ghassan Kanafani collection impresses
Reviews of What We Left Unsaid and Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
Am I the A**hole?, at Dublin Fringe, is a courtroom spoof more interested in judgment than justice
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Dafe Pessu Orugbo and Lisa Nally’s comedy allows the audience to watch as normal or join the jury
At Reverb, at Dublin Fringe, the gleeful audience are carried along by the energy onstage
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Luail’s feelgood production celebrates togetherness through dance and music
Yes, the presidential election process is restrictive. That’s as it should be
This is not the election for newbies to test their views on the electorate - that is what local elections are for
By Theresa Reidy
Graham Knuttel’s widow: ‘I think he may have been the most unwoke person I ever met’
Artist’s widow Ruth Mathers recalls his illness, death, irrepressible sense of fun and the relationship that changed both their lives
Darragh McElhinney’s long, hard run back to Tokyo qualification
Cork 24-year-old endured a frustrating two years unable to figure out what was wrong
Labour Court deputy chair applies for his own job after department refuses his reappointment
Department of Public Expenditure has refused to sanction Alan Haugh’s reappointment
By Emmet Malone
‘Nowhere to live’: Ireland’s student accommodation crisis is only getting worse
Students face a dearth of on-campus beds, hours-long commutes, couch-surfing and a scrap for rooms in an already overheated private rental market. There is no quick fix
By Niamh Towey
The GAA could solve a more pressing problem for Ireland than the presidency
Imagine if the associations’s existing network were pressed into service to implement a proven Danish model of co-operative housing
Mother says CCTV footage shows Dublin creche worker dragging daughter ‘like a rag doll’
Dublin creche ‘immediately’ dismissed staff member and contacted gardaí
By Órla Ryan
CCTV in creches: do safeguarding benefits outweigh privacy concerns?
Parents have mixed feelings about their children being filmed
By Órla Ryan
Why is a State organisation competing with taxpayer-funded housing bodies in developing new apartments?
The vast majority of approved housing bodies are micro- or small-sized organisations with fewer than 100 homes on their books
By Joe Brennan
Still by Julia Kelly: tempering grief by giving it words
Delphine died of an aneurysm while swimming in a rough sea on a trip to the Galápagos Islands in 2012
By Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Katriona O’Sullivan on bringing Poor to the stage: ‘I’ve cried so many times, because it’s my life. It’s difficult to watch’
Poor is about to open at the Gate. Its author and playwright Sonya Kelly talk about adapting O’Sullivan’s bestselling memoir for the theatre
By Róisín Ingle
Deaf director Eva Libertad: ‘My parents found it really hard to watch. They never knew my sister suffered like this’
The Spaniard’s film is informed by the real-life experiences of her sister, Miriam Garlo, who plays the lead role, with the aim of starting a larger conversation
By Tara Brady
Natalie Haynes: ‘A warring couple who weaponise their children against one another never stops being relevant’
The author on her new novel, about the quest for the Golden Fleece; why you should never insult a woman from Lemnos; and why you should never use a leaf-blower in her presence
By Martin Doyle
Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’
The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity
A Year with Gilbert White by Jenny Uglow: a loving reminder of ecological writer’s legacy
Clergyman Gilbert White’s Natural History of Selborne has been continuously in print since appearing in 1789
By Neil Hegarty
Letters to the Editor, September 13th: On the Charlie Kirk murder, Ireland and Eurovision, and annoying commuters
This is a truly shocking moment in time
DAA chief Kenny Jacobs close to settlement to exit State-owned airport group
A deal, which would involve a financial settlement, may be confirmed over the weekend
Don’t skimp on house insurance
Underinsurance is a growing issue for homeowners in Ireland and the consequences can be devastating
Seón Simpson’s on a Tangent, at Dublin Fringe, is a touching, hilarious monologue
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: An audacious navigation of the intersection of form, comic provocation and mental health
By Tara Brady
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