Last month, the CEO of the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) stepped down from the Ministerial Working Group on Direct Provision and the Protection Process.

Driving in any part of rural Ireland, one sees black refuse sacks thrown into hedges along with unwanted sofas, child car seats, and other general litter jettisoned from passing cars.

What is interesting about court cases in which the State is involved is the way they show how little has changed since our ‘democratic revolution’ in 2011.

Elaine O’Hara was a troubled woman. Vulnerable and lacking in self-confidence, she was taken advantage of by Graham Dwyer, in order to fulfil his sick fantasies.

Changing any law, or Constitution, or State policy, like an election, means an open political debate, no matter what the content.

A poll by the independent Ramallah-based Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research on the post Operation Protective Edge found 68% of Gaza’s occupants supported last summer’s ‘Hamas rocket attacks’.

RTÉ and water protesters feed off each other. 

The debate on the future of Cork Airport has intensified in recent months, reflecting the widespread concern about the continuing decrease in flights since 2009.

The Tánaiste, Ms Joan Burton, said legislation will ensure that same-sex couples are not denied goods and services by businesses.

“Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; the last, the least, the littlest” — Cardinal Roger Mahoney (1998).