In the matter of Stephen Fry v George Hook and religion, the former is as much on the right track as the latter, given that even the Christian Bible teaches that we refrain from entertaining certainty because of the havoc religion and man-made gods can, and do, create in the world.

As the Government austerity programme intensifies, its lens is focused on mothers, lone mothers, in particular.

Now that the Fine Gael back-slapping Árd Fheis is over and Enda’s well-rehearsed speech is said, the auctioneer politics begin.

I recently read with dismay reports in the Irish Examiner of plans to establish a centre in Kinsale to commemorate ‘The Wild Geese’. This is intended to honour present-day veterans of the British, American and other armed forces.

I was privileged to attend the Ireland v France Six Nations test match on February 14.

Ibec has expressed concern that plain packaging on cigarettes might have negative consequences for other industries. The tobacco industry would like us to believe that tobacco is just like any other product.

At a water protest in Cork, there was a woman with a loudhailer in her hand.

President Michael D Higgins has accepted an invitation from an under-secretary general of the United Nations to become a global champion for the rights of women and girls.

Greece has a dilemma as to how it will pay its debts, as well as find monies to sustain vital services, infrastructure and incomes.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says that “a child has the right to be cared for by his or her parents and has the right not to be separated from his or her parents”.