Chaplains reports from Irish prisons, which were submitted in March, have not been published under the spin that they may be in breach of GDPR, writes Mick Clifford

Some dynasties conclude with a big bang, others limp out with a whimper.  Fianna Fáil experienced the big bang in 2011 and maybe now comes the whimper. Today, Micheál Martin ends his term as Taoiseach.

TG4 documentary provides a sharp-edged shovel with which to dig into a shamefulepisode of Ireland’s history that has long been kept buried, writes Mick Clifford

Mr Quinn failed big but he could have confronted it

Should Roy have gone to the World Cup? Which one, says you. The past reared up from the grave during the week with a screening of a programme on Saipan.

The Civil War killings were far more tragic than those of the Easter Rising’s leaders. The savagery was not confined to one side

Education should not be reliant on any form of charity or the dispensing of any favours

The State imprisoned a damaged woman because she could not afford to pay a small sum for bail over an offence attributable to her illness. She paid with her life, writes Mick Clifford

Musk is just another wealthy man who has lost the run of himself. But his latest move could unleash further harm even worse than the flood of offensive content and the job losses

Let’s talk about talk. Last Tuesday in the Dáil, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald opened Leaders’ Questions with a query about housing Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s war.