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Colin Sheridan

Colin Sheridan is a writer and columnist. A former officer in the Irish Defence Forces he has extensive deployment experience as a peacekeeper with the United Nations, having lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia, West Africa, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine.

Pedro Almodovar

S Colin Sheridan: Is there anything that deserves a seventeen-minute standing ovation?

Last week at the Venice Film Festival Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film The Room Next Door received a standing ovation that lasted seventeen minutes

Sat, 14 Sep, 2024

St Brigid's v Castlehaven - AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi-Final

Colin Sheridan: Soul of the GAA being eroded by payments to managers

Everybody is aware it's happening; sports media, players, supporters, the revenue, and, crucially, the coaches themselves. That's why a lot of them do it

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Oasis reunion

Colin Sheridan: The Beatles were history, Oasis was our reality

Whichever way you look at it, Oasis scored a moment in time that was a collective coming of age, writes Colin Sheridan

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

Life Sentences Bill 2024

S Colin Sheridan: Government ignorance of Israel-bound weapons flights is inexcusable

The government has repeatedly denied Irish airspace has been used for this very purpose. Now, it appears it repeatedly has.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Swansea City v Cardiff City - Sky Bet Championship

S Colin Sheridan: Anwar El Ghazi has been utterly abandoned by football

Anwar El Ghazi may not win too many awards at Cardiff City, but by staying true to what he believes in with literally no support from his peers, he has proven himself a footballer far more deserving of our respect

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

Rhasidat Adeleke and Phil Healy after the race 10/8/2024

S Colin Sheridan: Adeleke's brilliance guarantees her nothing but the burden of her potential

It’s not easy to move grown-ups — this one anyway — unless it’s war or death or children crying. But Adeleke possesses a quintessence much greater than herself

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Daniel Wiffen with his gold and bronze medal 5/8/2024

S Colin Sheridan: Better prioritise our funding for human talent?

The Paris Games have shown we need to prioritse our athletes.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

All the fun of the fair — What is it about Ireland’s love affairs with festivals?

All the fun of the fair — What is it about Ireland’s love affairs with festivals?

From goats to roses, the variety of festivals on offer here reflects the history, tradition, sense of community and quirkiness of life on this island

Sun, 11 Aug, 2024

Colin Sheridan: We may not be as neutral as we think despite what Jeremy Corbyn believes

S Colin Sheridan: We may not be as neutral as we think despite what Jeremy Corbyn believes

The former British Labour leader was at the annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Event in Galway last weekend where Colin Sheridan heard him urge Ireland to protect its neutrality

Sat, 10 Aug, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Colin Sheridan: Coverage has us asking are we really up for the match?

The treatment of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif by members of both the press and public on social media was nothing short of disgraceful, and a reminder that these Games have the ability to repulse just as much as inspire.

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024