Shoplifting is not regarded as a crime by many people who engage in it. As they see it, it's not the same as a mugging, or an armed post office heist. It's become a blurred middle-class misnomer: No one gets injured. 

With the artist a dead cert to win in Malmö, RTÉ's bean counters must be quaking in their Louis Vuittons at the possibility of such an outcome, and what it entails for an already flat-broke broadcaster

Bailey's love of the limelight and his bizarre revelations about his involvement in the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plaintier made him a murderer in the eyes of most people

I neither believe in nor contribute to the theory that inequalities between people are natural or positive; to do so is nothing short of racist and intolerant

Why did the pontiff call for a ban on surrogacy, asks Gareth O'Callaghan

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