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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.

Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Lakers

S Colin Sheridan: LeBron must ensure the end doesn't cloud memories of special career

The LA Lakers star is coming to the end of a record-breaking run in the NBA.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Colin Sheridan: Seán Binder was cleared — but the damage to humanitarian activism is already done

Colin Sheridan: Seán Binder was cleared — but the damage to humanitarian activism is already done

Seán Binder’s acquittal raises uncomfortable questions about how Europe treats humanitarian work, and why quiet activism rarely survives public memory

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Charlton Athletic v Chelsea - Emirates FA Cup - Third Round - The Valley

S Colin Sheridan: Liam Rosenior at Chelsea feels both hopeful and cruel

Of all the clubs to make this leap, it had to be Chelsea.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Colin Sheridan: America walks away from international institutions — and maybe it’s for the best

Colin Sheridan: America walks away from international institutions — and maybe it’s for the best

Trump’s withdrawal from global institutions exposes a brutally transactional worldview — and offers the rest of the world a chance to move on

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

Baltimore Ravens v Green Bay Packers - NFL 2025

S Colin Sheridan: Embracing versatility would make NFL even more watchable

Here's a dangerous idea, by American standards anyway: what if NFL teams halved their rosters and embraced the crazy notion that players could have more than one job?

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

Colin Sheridan: Europe is rehearsing a war it may not be facing

Colin Sheridan: Europe is rehearsing a war it may not be facing

Warnings about a looming Russian threat risk replacing evidence with emotion, and turning democratic debate into a test of loyalty

Sat, 03 Jan, 2026

Red Bull Surfers Catch Massive Swell In Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo 18/12/2025

S Colin Sheridan: How surfer's special moment swells the heart

Conor Maguire caught a monster wave off the west coast last week.

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

A photo of the moon during a partial eclipse, with its top edge slightly darkened and a soft haze from thin clouds diffusing the

Colin Sheridan: We can imagine life on the Moon, but not dignity on Earth

As Nasa plans humanity’s return to the Moon, our tolerance for civilian slaughter exposes a disturbing ethical divide

Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

Hamnet exhibition - London

Colin Sheridan: Why actors’ round tables have become awards season’s strangest performance

Awards-season round tables have turned artistic admiration into ritualised excess, where praise replaces honesty and performance eclipses genuine criticism

Sat, 20 Dec, 2025

Lawyer holding document and speaking to jury in courtroom

Colin Sheridan: Ah sure don't mind elections — let's choose who runs the country at random

Governing should be assigned to us all by lottery like jury duty. Surely it couldn't be worse than what we endure from elected governments?

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025