Little Johnny in Christians or in Blackrock College does not need a voucher to go to the cinema for a few weeks on the trot, but little Johnny attending a Deis school might need a great deal more than that

A united Ireland is something to be decided upon, first and foremost, by people living in Northern Ireland. Everyone else needs to shut the hell up about it, writes Jennifer Horgan

Oprah comes to Ireland next week, smack bang in the middle of Self-Care September, with all her talk of boundaries and going no-contact. It's not for me, writes Jennifer Horgan

Women are considered the more empathetic sex but the research doesn't really bear that out, writes Jennifer Horgan

We still value reading for children — but if we want them to read for fun, adults must model it for them, writes Jennifer Horgan

Dog owners and non-dog owners must learn to get along. Aren't we all children of the universe?

To be alive is a private thing. What a line! It’s from my book of the summer, , by Elizabeth Strout. It’s a must read, especially for teachers.

A petition on Uplift took Jennifer Horgan by surprise this week

Director Christopher Nolan's paean to human creativity in his film 'The Odyssey' is an urgent cry against the use of AI in storytelling 

We all need to accept our susceptibility to being an asshole, but the danger with accidental asshole behaviour is that if it happens often enough it can develop into pure asshole behaviour which is a blatant disregard for other humans