Did you ever hear of Godwin Swift? No, nor me neither, until I stayed in his house this past weekend. And I have to admit I’d never heard of Longwood either, where Godwin’s house is located.

Anyone who loves him- or herself more than anyone else will invariably end up alone

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of one of the most turbulent periods in the history of Irish politics

Justice demands full and open accountability, by or on behalf of people who committed awful crimes, and by the organisations that protected them

They should wind up their affairs and hand their assets over to the State: Until they do, the apologies are just spin and bluster

I can still remember the sense of change and confidence, a sense I was growing up in a place worth being proud of

Tánaiste brands a reasonable Sinn Féin proposal as populist — while he and his political partners unveil a bonkers policy that could upend progress on Ireland's problem drinking

It’s not too late for social democracy — but it needs to wake up

You can only grow an economy by investing — in infrastructure, in education, and in decent and sustainable social services

Almost everyone believed that Boris Johnson was as low as trust in politics could fall. Truss, it transpires, can go lower