There has been some evolution in Sinn Féin’s cautious advance towards democratic normality but lights need to be shone into the darker recesses of the movement

Crazy things happen in prisons. It’s the nature of the institution.  But a whole different kind of craziness is now unfolding in Portlaoise Prison, centred on the block that houses some of the most notorious criminals in the state.

Michael Clifford interviews the first woman Provost of Trinity College Dublin

Notwithstanding the protections in place, it still takes courage to come forward, particularly with information that exposes a pathetically weak moral compass in a major government department

Martin McMahon, a former courier, tells PAC that the big problem for workers is the way in which employment is interpreted by the State agencies

TRACKING the progress of Hazel Chu during the week, the one person who came to mind was Jackie Healy-Rae. Hazel and Jackie may be from different planets, but in one respect they’re from the same side of the street.

The AstraZeneca vaccine was paused last week with the WHO examining 37 cases of blood clots in some 17m doses administered. The move did nobody any favours

Where was the shame? Where was the fear? Where were the women?On 2 March, the chief executive of Davy stockbrokers’ Brian McKiernan issued a memo to the company’s 700 staff. Some minutes earlier, the Central Bank had revealed that a record €4.

The pandemic, and the evolution of global and national politics since 2008, has resulted in more alienation which, Michael Clifford writes, has the potential to be exploited by violent elements on the far-right and far-left. 

The populism is a response to decades of drift and mismanagement...and represents a dangerous environment where conspiracy thrives and right-wing extremists recruit.