We’re accustomed to abuses of power in Ireland, but when it comes to education, misuses of power are far more common — particularly among parents.

I'm just back from a house swap in Paris. It’s a strangely intimate experience, entering someone else’s space.

A recent conversation with a friend about death and a visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris the day after Sinéad O'Connor died prompted Jennifer Horgan to think about how the singer will be remembered

My wish this week is for young cousins of Ireland to build joyful memories together this summer, memories they will treasure in later life

We need to create a more positive culture around men — especially for young men and boys. We need role models and a masculine identity they can look up to, follow, and be proud of

We need to make our transport system truly accessible for all

Irish people are moving forward and simultaneously back to a pantheistic way of being in the world.

How can a whole country come to be gripped by a single story? What does it take to get everyone’s attention all at once? Something truly life-altering you might assume. The commencement of a war perhaps, a coup, or a famine?Not so.

Switching off the television is too easy a fix and it doesn’t make the injustice go away. It is far more powerful to sit in our discomfort, to feel it, and understand what it really means

'Irish Examiner' columnist Jennifer Horgan struck a chord with readers in her piece about loneliness, while other readers consider issues including neutrality, defence, and public health