The international image of the Roman Catholic Church remains one of a powerful, authoritarian, conservative, patriarchal, wealthy, and corrupt organisation that has presided over systematic sexual abuse, covered it up and sought to avoid paying for redress.

It’s clear we urgently require robust new cross-departmental policies to tackle what has been described as an epidemic

Back in the 90s in some strata of Irish society, there was a whiff of cordite about the Finucane family

McCarthy's 'Questioning Ireland' is a collection of his writing culled from 50 years covering history, literature, economics, politics, and the place of women in Irish society

Music can bring us together, bridging gaps between cultures, beliefs, and languages

One of the main challenges of our era is to make men realise that sexism isn’t just a women’s issue

True freedom of choice means women establishing the parameters of their femininity

On the day Edna O'Brien was buried in Clare, four of our brightest and best stepped onto the track at the Stade de France and did Ireland proud at the highest level

Patriotism or civic nationalism creates a sense of solidarity with values of equality, freedom and tolerance. It’s what we are seeing daily at the Olympics, writes Sarah Harte

The move towards a theocracy in the US is being hailed or critiqued as Christian nationalism and as a result, women’s reproductive choices will be on the ballot in November