In the rarefied atmosphere of the upper echelons in Montrose, whether executives succeed or fail, whether or not their plan works out, they always manage to walk away with a big wodge of money

Ten days ago in the Dáil the issue of funding for RTÉ came up in Leader’s Questions.

People will look back unkindly on Michael O'Leary who seems to think aviation only plays an insignificant role in the climate crisis

Drugs were on the political agenda this week with the publication of the final report of the Citizens' Assembly on the matter. Drugs were also on the agenda where I live in a little patch of the northside of Dublin.

Joseph O’Connor took his own life after pleading guilty to a 'revenge porn' charge against a former girlfriend. But as Mick Clifford describes, there is far more to the story than the immediate headlines indicated.  

Ian Bailey will be remembered by some as a man who was done a grievous wrong. Many others will conclude he got away with murder, writes Mick Clifford

A freezing depth was plumbed last Monday in Roscrea. Women and children were forced to run a gauntlet of hate. The arrival of a bus of 17 asylum seekers at the Racket Hall hotel was met with resistance.

The human rights of some, it appears, are far more important than those of others for one reason or another, mostly to do with the values and interests of those who claim to give a fig

Many of the threads woven together in the UK’s Post Office scandal will be familiar to anybody who has observed the outworkings of scandal in this country

On March 29, 1984, the LVA voted to put an end to the holy hour. It was a close run thing, 60% in favour, 40% against pulling the shutter down on a long standing tradition