Today’s school leavers should be better equipped that those who went before to go out in the world and make the most if it. However, inequality is draining hope

Bono’s Gaza response drew fierce backlash, but his decades of activism on Aids and poverty tell a more complicated story

Mainstream politicians adopting fringe conspiracy rhetoric risk eroding trust, fuelling division, and undermining Ireland’s democratic debate

New whistleblower allegations of Garda misconduct are surfacing — but just like Maurice McCabe’s case, they’re being largely ignored

Government parties are scared witless of the intolerant right that would portray them as 'woke' if they were to pursue enacting a law to prevent minorities being targeted by hate

The backlash over third-level fees exposes not just political short-termism, but a deeper failure to prioritise true hardship

As anti-immigrant protests grow louder, we must ask: do we really want to return to a darker past?

Trump's grip on speech and surveillance is now crossing the Atlantic, with real consequences for Ireland’s media and students

Evan Fitzgerald's entrapment and prosecution for firearms offences is considered a major factor in his suicide. How this is handled by the gardaí and the Department of Justice in its aftermath matters, writes Mick Clifford 

The Evan Fitzgerald case highlights serious questions about garda operations, judicial transparency, and how vulnerable individuals are treated