I reached a conclusion some years ago that new year’s resolutions are a waste of time, mostly because it’s both cruel and unfair how we inflict January on ourselves every year, in a way that is neither beneficial nor healthy.

"Dear Gay, Can I let off a bit of steam? I’m here all alone. I have no friends that I can talk to. It was wonderful to switch on the radio this morning and hear your signature tune. I forgot about my depression for two hours. Thank you for that.

Being snowbound that year gave me a glimpse inside a perfect world that was free of all distractions, or the false attractions that the modern Christmas has become

'Some of them fell into heaven, some of them fell into hell': It became a distraction from the loneliness of living away from home

The message of Christmas has become obscured by other people's noise — let's reclaim its true spirit

We have to draw a line in the sand because if we allow hatred to fester, then we are killing humanity, says Gareth O'Callaghan

Cloning himself in an AI experiment left our columnist feeling uncomfortable: 'There was something inexplicably dark about what was going on'

RTÉ is now in checkmate. Shrinking its extravagant output is its only way out of debt, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

It’s human nature to take sides in war. But by supporting one side, we are allowing ourselves not to acknowledge that atrocities have been carried out by both warring parties. 

A psychotic episode in my youth served as a lifelong warning to me — others weren't so lucky