His portrayal of the dignified, hopelessly naïve curate in RTÉ’s 'Strumpet City' won him the Irish equivalent of an Oscar

Mairead McGuinness will be the best candidate Fine Gael ever lost, while Gareth Sheridan is learning politics is not for the faint-hearted

Ahead of every presidential election, deluded outliers consider running. They look you fearlessly in the eye and affirm in a quiet voice that they want to make a difference. Like Mary Robinson

Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable. They’re there to sell you stuff and if you don’t want it, you can shiver right off, so you can.

Here’s a sentence that I never thought I would write: I have donated my papers to the . Imagine. Such notions.

It’s difficult to imagine a public mis-step so spectacular in its reach and damage

One of the lesser-known consequences of climate change is that I become a killer during the summer months

Interviewing George Best didn't go too well for Terry Prone as a young journalist but worse was to come with writer Lawrence Durrell

It’s a much stronger mental and attitudinal tattoo, even, than the 'eight glasses of water a day'

Botox isn't about denying my age — it's a way of avoiding ending up like a balloon you find under the stairs a fortnight after the party