ANYONE with eyes to see will know that this can be a shockingly cruel world. They know there are many terrorists and despots who regard others’ lives as cheaply as we regard a late-night yawn.

There is hardly an issue that better illustrates the disharmony, dysfunction and delusion undermining this society than water.

THERE is growing and entirely justified pressure to end the inequity imposed on recent recruits to the public service, especially gardaí, nurses and teachers.

SPORT has become the life blood of communications, especially traditional television stations.

WHEN, after several years of worldwide consultation, Pope Francis yesterday published Amoris Laetitia — The Joy of Love — he recognised that a code of rules cannot stand permanently fixed and remain relevant or even worthy in an endlessly changing world.

WHEN the budget was announced last year 60,000 extra children were made eligible for a second free preschool year which starts in less than five months.