For more than six decades, Jürgen Habermas defended the power of reasoned dialogue against authoritarianism, consumerism and political cynicism
2026
Yearly Archives
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Councillor Seamie Moore got a judge’s parking vision seen to and avoided a fine he should have paid.
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From Bridge to Gulf
How Mary McAleese’s post-presidential embrace of UAE institutions jars with the bridge-building that defined her presidency
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State anchoring its flagship emergency energy asset, in County Clare, to an environmental crime scene and a non-existent root of title
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Coveney and Martin lied to the Dáil on a fundamental matter of state
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Asymmetry cannot be replaced in an afternoon
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Use of the army in support of the Garda rested on a mixture of custom, convenience, delegated regulations and constitutional assumption rather than explicit statutory authority, until the fuel protests and statutory panic ended all that
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How public cash funding Expressway shadow fleet has been exposed using the State’s own real-time tracking data
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The Irish Times’ Pat Leahy is the establishment’s favourite storyteller
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The anti-nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point, 1978-1981, were recalled at a lively and political event called ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ at the Projects Arts Centre in central Dublin which will now tour nationwide for a year By Caroline Hurley The launch event of ‘Memory of A Free Festival’ was held at the Project Arts […]
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World leaders turned toadies as Trump dismantles international law and pollutes the discourse, without concerted opposition.
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Six months ago Zack Polanski was a lively London Assembly member known mainly for his theatre background and a tabloid humiliation involving “hypnoboobs”.
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PEAK TRUMP
By February 2026, the idea that Donald Trump represents an endlessly renewable force of disruption moved from hard to stomach to hard to sustain.
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As the government prepares to jettison the triple lock, clear thinking could make Ireland a power for peace
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A new way of reading ‘Ulysses’ may be found, which will harmonise all its symbols and references to external reality
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In an age of limitless distractions, adulthood is now just one lifestyle option among
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Beware of Pity
Lessons for those who are too civilised for tormented times from Stefan Zweig, friend of Joyce, technology sceptic and the greatest storyteller of the last 100 years
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Recreating an entire universe: Brendan O’Byrne reviews ‘Beyond the Pale’ by Patrick Healy
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RTÉ’s signal lost
RTÉ needs security so it can do the stuff other broadcasters can’t but it should modernise including by focusing on its player, social platforms, podcasts, video, and archives; and leveraging trust
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Kevin Kiely reviews ‘The Living Skeleton: Irish Famine Poems’, edited by Pamela Mary Brown with an Introduction by Dr Kevin Kiely