Mandy Patinkin: ‘Ukraine needs people to pay attention. I’m finished being afraid’

The Homeland star talks about writing music, praying with his dog and acting at 69

Among friends – Denis Fahey on Benjamin Franklin in Ireland

An Irishman’s Diary

Vaccinating teachers top priority, says US education secretary

‘We must continue to reopen America’s schools as quickly and as safely as possible’

In terms of ‘in terms of’ – Frank McNally on a linguistic plague

An Irishman’s Diary

Ken Early: Project Big Picture endangers cushy position of ‘bottom 14’

Contingent of Premier League clubs know leaked plan would come at their expense

Explainer: Why is the US postal system caught up in an election controversy?

President Donald Trump has claimed postal voting will lead to a ‘rigged election’

Wealthy investors look to ride out the Covid storm

The rich have a more optimistic financial outlook than those who must manage their money

How the impeachment of Donald Trump will influence the election

As Washington prepares for an impeachment trial, the White House is bullish on the outcome

Trump facing prospect of pre-Christmas impeachment vote

America Letter: Inquiry entered new phase this week with Pelosi saying she had ‘no choice but to act’

Happy Hutcheson Day – Frank McNally on the most influential Irishman you’ve probably never heard of

America should not give in to the pessimism of white nationalism

US Politics: What it means to be white is liable to change but it need not cause unrest

Send me back to Ireland – the country I came from

Trump told those of us who don’t like what’s happening in the US to get out. A fine idea

How to spell the word craic (or crack?) and what Shakespeare would have said

An Irishman’s Diary: The bard’s ‘cracker’ was somebody who talked big

In a word . . . predictive

There have been so many announcements in recent years of the death of the inventor of predictive text