It’s as clear as it can be that Donald Trump’s first instinct, in almost any situation, is to reach for a lie, writes Fergus Finlay

So I’m reading a report. Unicef published it on Monday, and it says a lot of scarifying — even shaming — things about how children are doing in the rich countries of the world.

Our next-door neighbour is in the biggest mess it has been in peacetime... Fergus Finlay says you couldn’t make it up.

I’ve just finished reading a book that has made me realise there’s still a pile of stuff I don’t know about, writes Fergus Finlay

According to Barnardos there are more than 10,000 children on HSE waiting lists for an initial speech and language assessment. It would cost a measly €268m over five years to hire the professionals to fix these waiting lists, writes Fergus Finlay

Set out to break down barriers. Not the trendy ones, but the really insurmountable barriers, says Fergus Finlay.

It’s going to be like the football premiership, with managers on a permanent merry-go-round, writes Fergus Finlay

And all because a few good men and women wanted to do the impossible for a worthy cause, writes Fergus Finlay.

Even those with no voice can eventually find justice when a republic does its duty, writes Fergus Finlay.

In some ways, the controversy over the ownership of the new maternity hospital is the most bizarre I’ve ever come across. And the reason is simple. We don’t know enough about it to make a judgement. In fact, we don’t know anything.