I love history, but it doesn’t usually make me angry. Emotionally, spittingly angry. Maybe it’s taken me too long to understand what things really mean. But that’s how I left the Skibbereen Famine Centre the other day.

Rather than trying to invent new crimes, we should take a long hard look at how vulnerable children can be allowed to grow into criminals

From the very beginning, I've seen this piece of legislation as essentially evil, if not in its intent then certainly in its outcome

The endless barriers and risks of illness faced by adults with Down syndrome are very strong reasons to celebrate every birthday

The level of investment around the world into AI is mind-boggling — and could lead to one of three scenarios

The mid-term elections may be the last chance to avoid a second American civil war. For that, they must produce someone capable of leading a non-violent democratic Potomac Spring, an uprising against the neglect and abuse personified by Trump

I’m going to bet you there will be an exhaustive enquiry into Irish Rail, and at the end of it there will be a report that finds 'system failure' and nothing else

As Frankie Byrne used to say, 'the problems we’re discussing today may not be your problems, but they could be some day', reflects Fergus Finlay

It’s hard to imagine a less strategic way of managing the country’s money and getting the most out of it than the annual Budget, writes Fergus Finlay

Has there ever been a more reptilian, slimy or evil character than Jeffrey Donaldson? His betrayals span every aspect of his life