On the trail of Ireland’s most prolific serial killer
Do we really care who lives or dies in the Nobody Zone?
If you’re self-isolating, socially distancing, or off work thanks to the coronavirus, Donal...
Even in lockdown, homeless people still have nowhere to go
The streets of Cork are mostly empty now, except for the homeless people who still have nowhere to go. For the first time in...
On the lockdown beat with the Community Garda
With the country in lockdown, Community Gardaí are more than ever performing a vital service - by Donal O’Keeffe.
Last week, when one Fermoy Garda...
“I’m gonna shake God’s hand.” RIP John Prine
John Prine often sang about going to heaven, and now, as he makes that final journey, some fans and friends - among them President...
Cherry blossom in the air, for these horrible times
Perhaps, when this is over, we should all plant a cherry blossom tree and remember all we’ve lost.
There comes a time, every Spring, when...
Are the aliens self-isolating?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, sings every
small child. Why have the diamonds in the sky never come wondering what we are?
“What is the stars, Joxer,...
Normal People no longer listen to the morality police
It was a Liveline (wash yer hands) for the ages, and just the tonic Lockdown Ireland needed, as the voluntarily offended made a holy...
Is there anything to be said for having another election?
It’s hard to see how Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael can cobble together anything likely to be acceptable to the Green Party membership, and...
Remembering Jim Henson
Thirty years after Jim Henson’s death, Donal O’Keeffe remembers the creator of the Muppets.
Apart from gentle piano accompaniment, there was pin-drop silence as Big...
The long road back to normal
We may return to normal, but for those of us who have lost loved ones nothing will ever be the same.
Monday was a good...
