All art is quite useless. Good.
All art is quite useless, according to Oscar Wilde.
If your first instinct is to follow that line with “Turner 1775 to 1851”, then you...
My favourite comic-book
It’s a funny thing for a man of my age to admit to having a favourite comic-book, but at this stage there’s little point...
If only everyone facing homelessness had a newspaper column
The first thing I should say is thank you.
I wrote here a few weeks ago about being evicted from my home of eleven years,...
When was the last time a man was asked in a...
By Donal O’Keeffe
Imagine the scene. A rape trial. A young woman says she met a man at a nightclub and they kissed. She says...
Why you should be paranoid about Data Retention
In January, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald appointed Mr Justice John Murray to review data retention legislation. His report was expected within three months. Six...
Enda: either stand up to the bully or stay home
Trump is a vain, thin-skinned bully who will take offence if Enda gives him anything less than the full Leprechaun plámás. If we offer...
Abortion is a local issue. One day, someone you love may...
Abortion affects people in Clogheen, in Burncourt, in Glanworth, in Kilworth, in Rathcormac. This Friday, you decide whether Ireland continues to exile a dozen...
Flying the flag with the Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The next chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins on Friday on Disney+, promising for fans a must-see action-adventure serial.
When last we saw Sam...
Survivors are standing up, and standing together. We need to stand...
I was honoured last year to be asked by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre to write something for their 16 Days of Activism campaign....
Grand Coalition
The 32nd Dáil meets for the first time this Thursday and – a fortnight after the election - it seems impossible to discern the...
