Sport Ireland found that there is a 19 percentage point gap between participation in sport at the highest and lowest socio-economic levels

Homelessness in Ireland has quadrupled in a decade — but public outrage has quietly faded as the crisis drags on

The sports and culture minister's incandescent rage about Drogheda United fans is typical of his combative approach to issues concerning his brief — just ask RTÉ or the Arts Council

Local government, any level of government really, functions best when disagreements are handled with restraint, mutual respect, and a shared focus on the public good

Sinn Féin’s polling lead revives familiar narratives, but Irish electoral history suggests momentum and outcomes are rarely the same thing

The focus of the mental health discussion must shift now to staffing levels, to facilities, to ensuring that children don’t have to languish on waiting lists because of a lack of staffing

Trump’s Greenland obsession exposes a harsher world order — and why Ireland must diversify alliances and protect its strategic autonomy

Michael O’Leary has a point on Dublin Airport, but attacking Micheál Martin’s travel misunderstands Ireland’s global reality

With homelessness at record levels, Ireland must confront the reality of thousands of homes lying empty for tourism profit

Simon Harris’s dominance has energised Fine Gael, but without new faces rising, the party risks stagnation ahead of 2026