An elder mediation conference in UCC last week left Jennifer Horgan wondering about our propensity to avoid preparing for our deaths

Martin von Hildebrand is following in the footsteps of his hero Roger Casement. His work shows the importance of protecting our native woodlands 

The Collins family in Alex Fegan’s documentary 'A Traveller Family' made me reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of identity politics, writes Jennifer Horgan 

It’s communion season — a perfect time to discuss our national giving trend

Katriona O'Sullivan's interview last Sunday about her latest memoir, Hungry, at the Cork World Book Fest was full of empathy. Something that needs to be taught to privileged people, writes Jennifer Horgan

My column last week prompted a febrile response online. Apparently, by questioning ‘angry’ men, I’d betrayed the people who lost their lives securing my freedom

Angry men's blockades stopped my mother being with her dying brother-in-law last week. She was not the only vulnerable person whose needs were trampled on

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