"It is time to be our own heroes, and believe that this small beautiful Atlantic island can be everything we dream it can be."

A controversial Diageo-funded alcohol awareness campaign has been criticised for not recommending a ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has welcomed the decision by the head of Diageo Ireland to step down from the board of the 'Stop Out-of-Control Drinking' campaign.

Diageo, the country’s largest drinks company and owner of Guinness, is to pour millions into a public awareness campaign aimed at preventing excessive drinking.

A youth campaigner has attacked a new campaign to tackle alcohol abuse, which he says can’t work because it’s funded by the drinks giant, Diageo.

As Ireland’s homelessness crisis continues, some groups are starting to look outside of Ireland for possible solutions, writes Ruairi McKiernan. 

It is disappointing that it has taken the ongoing CRC scandal to finally create the political will to appoint a charity regulator.

Ruairi McKiernan (Letters, Dec 13) uses the death of Nelson Mandela to attack Israel, saying the Palestinians experience a new ‘Berlin Wall.’

Peace campaigner Ruairí McKiernan spoke to Susan Manning, the mother of the US army whistleblower formerly known as Bradley, about her son’s actions

Nelson Mandela was not just a campaigner and leader for his own people. He was an advocate for freedom, justice and democracy everywhere.

President Michael D Higgins has until Wednesday to decide if new abortion legislation should be tested in the Supreme Court.

The right to peaceful assembly and free expression has never been more important, says Ruairí McKiernan

More than 300,000 people have left Ireland in the past four years. Tempting as it is, Ruairí McKiernan is prepared to stay to help make the country a better place

A BRITISH councillor is among seven people nominated to the Council of State by President Michael D Higgins.

An London based politician and a former Supreme Court Judge are among the seven people appointed to the Council of State by the President Michael D Higgins.

IRELAND is in the grip of a “heroin epidemic”, while alcohol abuse among the young is leading them towards drug use, two youth support organisations warned yesterday.

A SERIES of candelit vigils took place last night around the country to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.