OUR ideology crumples when confronted with vested interest. 

ASH WEDNESDAY was the day when foreheads were marked with ash and the words ‘Memento, homo, quia pulvis es’ were said (or, in English, ‘Remember, man, that thou art dust’). 

THE DECISION by Aer Lingus to recommend acceptance of the latest offer for the company from International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, puts the Government on the spot. Either it or Ryanair can effectively block the sale.

Unrequited love is our theme today. My heart went out to Joan Burton yesterday morning. I hope you had the sensitivity to feel the same. 

The tone, as well as the content of much of what passes for discussion on Israel, is too often a feral legitimisation of anti-Semitism, writes Gerard Howlin

The revival of social partnership would be a real danger to the wider economy and to the jobs that depend on it, writes Gerard Howlin

I lunched last Sunday with a gargantuan guzzler and bon viveur who announced his plans to take a sleeping pill tonight and retire early. New Year’s Eve is funny.

LAST weekend, I came back on the train from Wexford, laden with my mother’s Christmas pudding.

THE Government took an important tactical decision yesterday, and the opposition may do so on another issue soon. Both manoeuvres have potentially enormous strategic consequences.

FRETTING about successfully celebrating 2016 is unnecessary. I am certain the centenary of the Easter Rising will be an unforgettable event.