When Dunnes strikers crossed from sideline empathy to frontline action there was scant support for the shopworkers’ anti-apartheid protest

In light of what is emerging about the level of depravity deployed by the British forces, it is entirely proper that the Irish Government tries to halt the amnesty legislation

There is plenty of evidence many local councillors are willing to pander to illogical fears on migration and even compete in turning up the dial of intolerance for the sake of chasing votes

At the end of next year, we may know whether the liberal democracy that has been a hallmark of the West over the last 80 years is on the way out, writes Mick Clifford

Two outstanding books published this year reached back into the 1980s.

The measure of how many students make it to third level, and whether that advance is to a college or university, tells very little about the quality of education from a school, or the overall fairness of the system.

A provision brought in for this academic year gives the minister the legislative heft to force schools to open special classes in response to demand. However, it remains the case that some children are still not receiving the welcome to which they should be entitled, writes Mick Clifford

The references made during the week in the Dáil to Sinn Féin's connections with its 'sister organisation', the Provisional IRA, are well out-of-date, but some of its recent actions don't exactly convince that it is fully committed to democracy

Since last Thursday week, the oft-repeated line is that the riots and all the attendant fall-out have acted as a wake-up call. The jury is out on that, writes Mick Clifford

Garda management has major questions to answer, while regulation of social media companies can wait no longer