In stark contrast to America, Ireland’s gardaí continue to police our streets unarmed — human lives matter to us and that is reflected in our policing. Let's keep it that way, writes Jennifer Horgan

Not everything is a move in a game demanding an instant response — perhaps we need to take a step back and think, rather than ramping it up, writes Jennifer Horgan 

Beyoncé's lyrics, 'If you like it then you should have put a ring on it', are empowering but in a depressing way, implying ownership, and not something women should celebrate

Buckley believes the arts can hold our suffering and our grief. In our secular world, it’s possible that they now do more than that — they hold us together

Plans to train teachers to identify misogyny ignore where the problem really lies — and place yet another burden on schools

No apologies if any of the following relate to you — offence very much intended

From 'Stand by Me' to Sleepless in Seattle' to 'Being Charlie', Rob Reiner explored what it means to be a parent, and showed incredible empathy in his films and in his private life

Ireland's harsh new rules on family reunification reveal a wider disdain for caring and care workers — and it betrays our emigrant past 

Irish people used to be known for their ability to think in 'grey areas' and not reduce everything to a binary argument. Jennifer Horgan asks if we have now lost it

The views of older men on working from home are not worth listening to if you're a mother who has made the juggle work