Greyhound racing is a sport that would simply not exist at all if it weren’t for a €20m subsidy that covers effectively 100% of its costs every year. A bad public policy if ever there was one

Greyhound racing is a sport that would simply not exist at all if it weren’t for a €20m subsidy that covers effectively 100% of its costs every year. A bad public policy if ever there was one

Trump and Netanyahu just automatically assumed, because the regime in Iran is despotic and odious, that the rest of the world would applaud loudly while they wreaked untold havoc

While he’s blowing up Iran’s oil, Trump has already begun to relax restrictions on Russian oil

These were people who died innocent of any crime. They did not, and do not, deserve an unmarked grave

After a few weeks in hospital, I've learned about love and support and working through, and how remarkable my family is

The casual cruelty in these religious-run institutions, and the steps they took to save money at the expense of the kids, was a form of emotional cruelty that was completely unforgiveable, and if you like, 'unapologiseable' for

Every policymaker and politician in Ireland will deny this vehemently but in policy terms, to this day, people with a disability — especially an intellectual disability — are seen as a burden, a drag, a problem, and often an intractable problem

I’ve met many parents who struggled, for all sorts of reasons, to be the parent they wanted to be. But I've never met one who benefited from a lecture from a civil servant

Starmer could be gone by the end of the week, whereas Trump has so far been untouched. It’s deeply tragic, writes Fergus Finlay