Instead of juries in sexual assault cases, we should have specially trained judges

Rather than crashing into the new year with barely-achievable goals, let's ease into 2025 with things we can achieve. Let's do this

Logistically, something is very wrong in our healthcare system. It’s not like we don’t spend on health, only Luxembourg and Denmark spend more per person than us on health within the EU, writes Sarah Harte

The fact that many men between 18 and 29 feel ‘real men shouldn’t have to care about women’s feelings’ shows the amount of work to be done regarding attitudes

Our infrastructure is creaking, and our population is expanding fast

We over-expect from the legal system — the reality is that while we call out the law, we don’t call out the culture

We now appear to live in a lurid Marvel universe with blow-hard, misogynist, villainous characters

As electoral candidates pound the streets, patronising people or not understanding the real pressures in normal people’s lives should be avoided, writes Sarah Harte

As 'Leathered' and 'Small Things like These' demonstrate, so much of what was visited on Ireland's children in the past has repercussions in the present, writes Sarah Harte

We have been conditioned to accept a coarser way of expressing ourselves, with a resultant decline in civility and mutual respect