The fact that the decision to delay further the reopening of pubs was expected does not make it any more palatable for publicans

11 new colonies of emperor penguins discovered in Antarctica

It is sometimes more than difficult to align the parallel universes that make up our world; so many situations, perceptions, or behaviours — and realities, too — are so in conflict that it is almost impossible to reconcile them.

We have not, it seems, learned the hard lessons on light-touch regulation, that heady mix of latitude and human nature.

John Hume will be buried in Derry today.

The chief executive of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland,Pádraig Cribben, expressed the hopes of Ireland’s locked-down publicans when he said that he expects pubs to reopen next Monday.

 John Hume 1937-2020

What a relief it would be if it was possible to believe that US president Donald Trump had, as he kicked his golf balls out of the rough at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, a Damascene conversion and belatedly acted on the advice of Anthony Fauci, ...

At a moment like this, when our economy is under almost unprecedented pressure, it may seem wrong-headed to argue that we should commit scarce resources to restore our Defence Forces — almost a misnomer in today’s world — to the level of capability ...

Last October, when Budget 2020 was published, the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) said it was “devastated”, declaring the sector was being left behind.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Thousands of children waiting over 19 months for healthcare assessments.

O'Gorman must deliver on his promise to change system after the situtation at the Skellig Star Hotel direct provision centre

Tech giants testify to Congress

People-friendly streets the way forward

Despite a pouring €7bn into the July stimulus package and €375m into a back-to-school plan the Government has been associated with a number of controversies and rows 

An Irish author on the Booker longlist is a welcome lift.

Back-to-school plan. We can expect the many groups in education to point out its shortfalls or omissions. However, credit where credit is due.

The launch of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services' No Stigma campaign has given us a real opportunity to reframe mental health stigma

A shocking new report has detailed the prevalence of sexual violence in Irish colleges. Higher education minister Simon Harris says he is determined to tackle it.

The punters, the owners, the bookies, and the razzmatazz were all missing as one of the biggest and most social events on Ireland’s sporting calendar got off to an eerily quiet start behind closed doors at Ballybrit yesterday. Yet the show at Galway Races still goes on.

Over the last five exceptional months, the Irish public has been willing to accept a degree of State control unprecedented in modern times. In the interests of public health, we accepted when offices closed.  Then schools.

There is a case to be made in support of the Government’s decision to give three super junior ministers a €16,000 pay supplement.

Join us for the [i]Irish Examiner's[/i] ‘Ocean Week 2020’.

How many of us have made a mental note to visit something on our own doorstep, but never quite got around to it?

Today would have been a particularly exciting day as the Irish women’s hockey team were scheduled to take on South Africa.

With some Men’s Sheds remaining closed, the advice to pick up the phone and call anyone who might feel isolated remains valid

There has been a broad welcome for the Government’s €7bn stimulus package announced this week. Its ‘borrow and spend’ approach follows a general consensus here, and across Europe, that the only way to revive Covid-battered economies is to spend.

Nobody is disputing that the challenges involved in keeping pupils and teachers safe and getting them back into the classroom will be enormous, but they can’t wait any longer.

 

It was a tale of two Catherines in the Dáil, which witnessed something that had never happened before in its 101-year history.

Courts tackle backlog of cases

It is hard to understand the accusations of mixed messaging with the publication of the so-called green list of countries while at the same time advising people to holiday at home.

Broadcasting live Cork matches

As Norway commemorates the 77 people murdered by a lone gunman on this day in 2011, it is a good time to look again at how we talk about those responsible for acts of terror.

It is easy to see why the road to economic recovery has taken centre stage in this pandemic but it is now also clear that we need to pay more attention to the long physical recovery from a virus that can linger for months.

Did you hear the one about the woman who went into the Irish comedy scene? Well, it’s far from funny. Nobody’s laughing about the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse that female comedians say are endemic in the Irish comedy scene.

The Government owes it to her and the other women who have died in the cervical cancer scandal to take action now

Working from home

GAA in east Belfast

Mandatory face coverings mean words are muffled and the full range of facial expressions is no longer available as an aid to interpretation

Rewriting history

National Parks and Wildlife Service plan encourages farmers to delay harvest until birds have reared young

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has indicated that America will not be on any revised “green list”, naming countries deemed safe destinations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Had John le Carré offered the script of the TV documentary No Stone Unturned, on the 1994 Loughinisland atrocity — six people were murdered by UVF gunmen in a bar, while watching the World Cup — his publishers would have, correctly, raised the ...

Whether the aesthetic of Dublin’s O’Connell St was improved by replacing Nelson’s 1809 Pillar with the 2003 Spire is an open question. The symbolism, however, is emphatic.

Stephen Donnelly and Simon Harris warn that moving to phase 4 too hastily could lead to a second wave of Covid-19 in Ireland

Those who seek to undermine the Taoiseach should pay attention to the latter part of Kevin Boland's career

Like Jack Lynch 50 years ago, the Taoiseach has faced down a storm in his cabinet — but their similarities ought to end there