I wonder if the Government grasps how small businesses are the backbone of this country, in terms of the jobs they provide, and the contribution they make to society

Supposedly our upcoming referendum will achieve a greater gender balance but will do no such thing. Instead, it’s another slap in the face for Irish women.

Thank God Christmas is over, a time of falsely high expectations, families crammed together striving for perfection only achievable on Hallmark cards.

Here’s a review of the mad, the bad, the sad, and the funny that the year brought us

Is terror a physical feeling or an emotion? Before the conditions arose that caused me to consider this question, I was in Paris-Beauvais Airport having a lovely chat with two young female teachers.

'We have to be heard, we want the cycle to change, the law must change'

You can see the idea smouldering like the cars and buses in the recent riots.

With regard to the rise of the far-right here, hysteria serves no one but complacency is not our friend

Our challenge remains to use the law to prevent hate speech, but not in a way that unduly curbs or politicises free speech

Since the outbreak of Israel-Hamas war the internet has been flooded with disinformation, misinformation, fabrications, and doctored imagery