The new Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 is a crushing disappointment because the bar for taking a case in Ireland remains too low, and it will continue to facilitate vexatious actions by people, parties and organisations who wish to silence and bully others, writes Sarah Harte

They couldn't be more different, but Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both born into an Ireland that was downright hostile to women 

After a scare of her own, Sarah Harte learns that women who miss their first breast cancer screening appointment are 40% more likely to die from the disease

Death is when the bereaved, the living, and the departed are connected in a celebration and honouring of the deceased’s life

There are young men out there seeking connection in the wrong places, and we have to help them because it’s a problem for us all, writes Sarah Harte

Sarah Harte on divorce stigma, Ireland’s post-Catholic identity, and Maria Steen’s conservative voice in the presidential debate

'I have ideologically flip-flopped more times on how extensive freedom of speech should be than I have changed the treat I chomp at the end of a working day'

From music festivals to new careers, Irish women are refusing invisibility, challenging ageism, and reshaping what life after 50 looks like

While it’s histrionic to say that AI risks turning us into dribbling dumbos who swallow any old rubbish as the truth, it pays in all facets of life to have a questioning mindset, writes Sarah Harte

Last week, I had to stay positive when several challenges presented themselves. As my own humdrum existence was unfolding, I followed for the , watching him being buffeted by searching questions and probes.