Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for Jewish people. It is 45 years since the war which bore its name.

Presidential elections are that rare example of turkeys voting for Christmas, in the sense that except for a single bird destined to nest in the Áras, the others will be roughly stuffed before being roasted.

 

The plight of the Catholic Church in Ireland, beset by scandal, dwindling numbers, and rapid change in the surrounding culture, is an ironic juxtaposition — in terms of timing and context — with the Labour Party.

Gerard Howlin believes a major cultural change is coming to Áras an Uachtaráin in September.

The time to go is gone. If it were ever a plan in the Government to cut and run for a general election the moment has passed.

There is no blame as articulate as the accusations of the implicated, writes Gerard Howlin

The double standards and discomfort of Michael D Higgins’ self-appointed adherents is comedy gold, writes Gerard Howlin

Fine Gael enjoys watching Micheál Martin hop on hot coals, and foolishly he gives it the pleasure, writes Gerard Howlin.

The fashionable attack on Trump-ology as fascism has enough basis to be credible, and sufficient foundation to inculcate fear, writes Gerard Howlin.