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Unhealthy kind of confidence is becoming more prevalent - an arrogance that tips into hubris
We’re evolutionarily wired to pay attention to the buzzing of drones – which may be one of the reasons they’re so annoying
The Government announced a €250m package to lower fuel costs and extend fuel allowance payments for four weeks
Jax’s Law would recognise babies who die in the womb as victims in road traffic collisions
We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM
ISK accounts are popular examples of Swedish minimalism but there are two key questions that may decide if the Irish version is as successful
And when we’ve done them, we need to build an energy security strategy
Pointless rancour between religious and secular groups ignores the potential for cross-faith collaboration on inequality, war and other urgent...
Rite & Reason: Discomfort is a word I have never used to describe the reality of my situation in the church, nor have I ever heard it from other women
Some communities in high-risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options, and allow nature to take its course
Coastal communities in high exposure hotspots are facing numerous challenges from climate change
What about professional Irish women who, when household income allows, quit work or reduce hours to care for their children?
Voters wary as Mary Lou McDonald’s party beats all-or-nothing, Marxist drum on housing
We like to think of ourselves as a nuclear-free zone but we are currently building the multi-billion-euro Celtic connector to France to get access to...
The goo – a longing for draught Guinness which overtakes the sufferer – contributed to left-wing causes in Dublin city
Jürgen Habermas insisted that ‘rearmament is the existential self-assertion of an EU that can no longer count on the protection of the US’
Where else are we supposed to gossip about our colleagues over a bottle of Chianti? The basement of the Google offices in Grand Canal Dock?
In a wider geopolitical context of escalating conflict, and growing militarisation, someone must stand up for peace
Some thought has gone into the psychology of carefully boiling the fiscal frog
It’s enough to make you want to lie down in a darkened room
Ireland should initiate a campaign to support the UN General Assembly’s role in peacekeeping
The old model of financial literacy assumed you would have a stable job, incremental savings and a pension plan
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
Surveys have suggested that close to two thirds of Dubliners think a tourist tax is a good idea. The hospitality sector is not convinced
We don’t need to ban e-scooters. We need to start planning for them
We are seeing something new in human history: the relishing of annihilation as entertainment
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
The US president is proof of the adage that when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail
Ireland is comfort eating its way through a cost of living crisis
For our small population, we are outstripping other jurisdictions in one area only – the murder of women
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed
As costs continue to rise, how to support those in the middle ground will become a crunch political issue
What would Edward Flanagan say about a wealthy Ireland where children in care are put in unregulated emergency placements?
Rite & Reason: Often referred to as the sacrament of unity, the Eucharist paradoxically remains a focus of disunity
Worldview: A tortuous trail of civil and criminal actions, dubious agreements, evasions and appeals this week led to a $59.25 million award
Ireland remains highly dependent on fossil fuels despite experiencing previous oil crises
It is hard to reconcile assurances about a ‘maximalist approach to sanctions’ with Ireland’s actions and inaction when it comes to the plant in...
This is the way our politics works – a constant stream of demand and response
Schools can take action to stop teachers ‘undermining the religious ethos’ of the school. This has a chilling effect
As Emmanuel Macron talks about extending the ‘nuclear umbrella’ across Europe, Ireland remains virtually defenceless and without a clear strategy
The current crisis highlights the sad longevity of the toxic combination of hubris, power and corruption the control of oil has generated
When a political energy metastasises into something much darker, we have to be able to call it what it is
Industry blames personal injury claims and legal costs for rising prices instead of being transparent about its profits
The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging ’60s
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating his country’s international standing
Manners, sympathy and empathy are being eroded - and not just in the Oval Office
The State will no longer issue pardons for people convicted by the British-controlled justice system
Investigating past army misdeeds is a witch-hunt, right-leaning Britain is told, but where is the evidence?
Ask homeowners who have upgraded their homes if they would go back to a damp, cold house
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