I notice that I need stories more than ever before. I am reading far more books, watching far more films, far more TV. It’s an escape from my own story, I think

We must be careful not to create this societal idea that young boys are a problem. They are not our problem; they are our responsibility

Increasingly panicked and sensationalised coverage of teen dilemmas means we are missing the real lived experience of young people — they're clever, empathetic and more emotionally intelligent than ever

The explosion in women-friendly raunch on the likes of Bridgerton, Rivals and Vladimir shows there's a huge appetite - but is it for fun, or to distract us from wider horrors?

A classroom works seamlessly when there is another adult in the room. It could be a team teacher, something increasingly common in countries like Austria, Denmark, and Italy, with positive results

From a distance we now see the grip the Catholic Church one had on our lives, few people can see we are part of a similarly oppressive system today — the  car culture we protect that is taking and destroying lives

From roadside kindness to theatre ambition, small acts of belief show Cork’s future need not be shaped by resignation

Celebrities are not close friends. Their woes are not ours to manage. It’s time our attention, our emotional energy, turned away from them to our own personal friends, writes Jennifer Horgan

Micheál Martin visiting Washington DC is no endorsement of the American president or his politics, writes Jennifer Horgan

Small injustices add up to big differences, so I'd prefer some real equality to the damp consolation prize that is a February bank holiday