As culture wars intensify abroad, Ireland should resist importing polarisation, extremism and political certainties that corrode democratic debate

The blaming of Met Éireann for the floods by housing minister James Browne shows performative politics is all the rage these days, writes Mick Clifford

The Enoch Burke case highlights legal uncertainty, policy paralysis and how culture-war politics risk eclipsing students’ real needs

Margaret Loftus’s 13-year struggle exposes how institutional delay compounds the trauma of domestic violence victims

Elizabeth Berney’s death closes a living link to the revolutionary generation and invites reflection on Ireland’s past, present and political culture

Whether it is climate, corporation tax, or even elements of defence, this country has pleaded a special case and, in doing so, raced ahead of most other economies in the EU

From politics and power to sport and memoir, these books reward patience, curiosity, and time away from the scroll.

Fianna Fáil’s internal grumbling echoes past rebellions, but today’s dissent lacks vision, conviction, or any real plan beyond Micheál Martin

Thirty years of violence left a traumatised society in the North, and plenty of pain and bereavement in the south and in Britain

The HSE has finally apologised to Cork couple Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely and has announced a review