menu_open Columnists

The Irish Times
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Ireland dodged a bullet this year. But there’s a caveat

The Irish economy dodged a bullet this year. Several of them, in fact. Back in April, we were trying to count the cost of Donald Trump’s tariff...

yesterday 4

The Irish Times

Cliff Taylor

Comparing AI to Wikipedia is like saying a bicycle is similar to a self-driving car

Leaving Cert reform began in classrooms last August. Originally, the plan was to have some schools pilot the new subjects and learn from that...

yesterday 8

The Irish Times

Breda O&x27Brien

Irish fretting about the triple lock seems faintly ridiculous in light of Russia threat

A haunted-looking Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to Dublin this week to thank the State for its help in the three years since the all-out invasion of...

previous day 20

The Irish Times

Pat Leahy

I would not quite say I admire Enoch Burke, but I do find him weirdly impressive

When a person writes a regular newspaper column for long enough, certain risks start to present themselves. There is the risk of endlessly...

previous day 10

The Irish Times

Mark O’Connell

In Ireland, the ‘working poor’ will determine future elections

At Christmas, we are often reminded to think about those who are less fortunate. It’s a time for charity as well as excess, but it can be a prompt...

previous day 10

The Irish Times

David Mcwilliams

Border was confirmed a century ago but the blame game is still a live issue

A century ago this week, the unionist prime minister of Northern Ireland, James Craig, arrived back to Belfast from London to be feted by his...

friday 7

The Irish Times

Diarmaid Ferriter

If we’re going to start renaming everything, why stop at Herzog Park?

Here’s an idea. Let’s dename Ireland. I mean, who among us wants to live in a country called Anger Land? It gives the wrong impression of us,...

friday 10

The Irish Times

Justine Mccarthy

Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic

Jim O’Callaghan seems to have forgotten something. The Minister for Justice says Ireland will shadow the planned crackdown on immigration by...

04.12.2025 10

The Irish Times

Newton Emerson

Falling in love with Robert F Kennedy jnr wasn’t Olivia Nuzzi’s biggest mistake

“The journalist must never become the story” is perhaps the most overused, and most untrue, cliches about the industry. I learned at an alarmingly...

04.12.2025 2

The Irish Times

Finn Mcredmond

Ed Power: Maybe it’s time to scrap Spotify Wrapped?

Christmas party season is here with a vengeance – but there is one shindig that ever greater numbers of music fans will be delighted to skip. That...

04.12.2025 10

The Irish Times

Ed Power

‘Hello, are you in Galway tonight?’ Sex trafficking was here long before the Epstein files

The 1997 satire Wag the Dog may be worth a repeat viewing. Starring Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman, it sees the president of the US caught in a...

03.12.2025 2

The Irish Times

Kathy Sheridan

Sinn Féin should study its own political history before demanding Herzog Park be renamed

On January 5th, 1976, members of an active service unit of the IRA stopped a minibus at Kingsmill, near Whitecross in South Armagh. They sorted out...

03.12.2025 10

The Irish Times

Michael Mcdowell