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Jimmy Kimmel

Gareth O'Callaghan: Free speech, hate speech and the lessons from Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk

From Frederick Douglass to Jimmy Kimmel, the debate on free speech and its limits reveals democracy’s fragility and strength

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: AI and suicide — how ChatGPT jailbreaks are putting vulnerable users at risk

AI can comfort and fool us — but evasive safeguards and jailbreak prompts mean chatbots may now cause real harm

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Charlie Kirk Shot

Gareth O'Callaghan: From Charlie Kirk’s death to Simon Harris’s threats, politics is crossing a deadly line

The assassination of Charlie Kirk and threats to Irish politicians show how unchecked hatred corrodes democracy and endangers lives

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

Two decades after Newstalk’s launch, Irish radio is witnessing a real contest as RTÉ Radio 1 faces a challenger worth tuning into

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Garth Brooks Croke Park 9th Sept 2022

S Gareth O'Callaghan: The night Garth Brooks looked 35 again — and why it still stays with me

As weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy surge in popularity, one writer weighs fear, stigma and the lure of quick fixes

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results

Gareth O'Callaghan: It's the learning that changes your life, not the results

The revamp of the Leaving Cert is unworkable because of AI, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

Garda College graduation ceremony

Gareth O'Callaghan: Garda recruits start out full of ambition. What happens then?

When faced with a decision you know is the right one, but not the one your boss might opt for, then self-preservation kicks in, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

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Gareth O'Callaghan: AI will soon know more about us than we know ourselves

In a world dominated by AI and data harvesting, privacy is becoming a relic of a bygone era

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: The romance of rail travel dies somewhere between Limerick Junction and Platform 8

Gareth O'Callaghan: The romance of rail travel dies somewhere between Limerick Junction and Platform 8

Gareth O'Callaghan’s account of a chaotic Cork–Dublin train journey paints a damning picture of Irish Rail’s reliability and standards

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: 50 years after Miami Showband killings, the scars of The Troubles still remain

Gareth O'Callaghan: 50 years after Miami Showband killings, the scars of The Troubles still remain

Fifty years after the Miami Showband massacre, Gareth O'Callaghan reflects on the tragedy, the legacy of The Troubles, and Ireland’s fragile peace

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025