No consensus about the ultimate destination of good souls
Some creeds favour green fields, others a citadel, while more expect a vast city
EU founding father Robert Schuman on the rocky road to sainthood
In a profession in which men are more likely to sell their souls, Schuman seems the exception
Patrick Burke – actor, scholar and writer who made lasting contribution to Irish life
An Appreciation
What does perfection look like and why does it make us miserable?
A new exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery delves into our fear of flaws
Breda O’Brien: Before you disagree, wait five minutes. And think
Committed to finding truth? Then ‘seek out the best representatives of positions you disagree with’
Breda O’Brien: Des Hanafin transcended media caricature
Extraordinary political career was driven by concern for weakest in society
Brexit: ‘Shakespeare’s view of the world was a European view’
In the Bard’s home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon confusion and uncertainty reign supreme
Unthinkable: Should we give up on utopian politics?
Utopian visions work because they are fictional, says sociologist Deirdre Ní Chuanacháin
The Duke of Wellington’s drunken Dublin years
Long before he introduced Napoleon to his Waterloo (200 years ago on June 18th), the idle young duke-to-be could be found carousing the hot spots of his native Dublin. Let’s take the tour
‘Wolf Hall’ Thomas More depiction far from saintly
Bishops object to TV drama’s take on More as a fanatical Protestant burner of heretics
Bad lands: Fahrenheit 451 and other fiery dystopias
Ray Bradbury’s great dystopian vision is 60. Thankfully the book-burning world it depicts has not yet come to pass, so we can still read it and other dark visions
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