Q: What is Cheltenham’s enduring appeal?There are few things you can do legally which thrill as much horse racingSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Should the nation be divorced from the state?National identity plays a role in binding citizens but, as with religion, should the state stand above it?Fri Mar 14 2014 - 08:55
A safe place for Bertie – if only he loved racingPolitics is left at gate here, and even a former taoiseach could enjoy himselfThu Mar 13 2014 - 06:46
Cheltenham wins overshadowed by death of Our ConorAfter two winners on opening day Mullins now favourite for trainers’ titleWed Mar 12 2014 - 07:05
Bookies expecting €120m in Irish bets at Cheltenham festivalUp to 20,000 make journey from Ireland, writes Joe Humphreys in CheltenhamTue Mar 11 2014 - 10:03
Safety to the fore after ‘traumatic’ yearJT McNamara is ‘looking forward to setting a date’ for his return home a year after breaking his neck in a fallTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Could philosophy in the community aid Ireland’s recovery?The pub is ‘an unrivalled space for civic discussion’, but discussion must lead to action, says an Inishowen community activistFri Mar 07 2014 - 08:54
Parents welcome school admissions recommendationsGroups say the system needs to ensure special education needs are metThu Mar 06 2014 - 19:17
Clinton tells Dublin dinner guests that Northern peace process a template for UkraineCity restaurant booked for private engagement with former US presidentThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:01
Only half of doctors feel duty to report incompetenceSome 41 per cent of Irish doctors reported knowledge of unprofessionalism compared to 73 per cent in the UK, says reportWed Mar 05 2014 - 06:40
Catholic schools should remain ‘true to ethos’ despite challengesVatican official claims ‘teaching of faith’ acts as a guard against fundamentalismSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Are the good things in our lives our own doing?Do we acknowledge the role of luck sufficiently in political and personal affairs?Fri Feb 28 2014 - 09:55
Unthinkable: Should we ever be ashamed of our bodies?Is obsessing about appearances, and the ‘spectacle of the public putdown’, all driven by economics?Fri Feb 28 2014 - 09:52
Lawyer heading up whistleblower inquiry has led high-profile prosecutionsSeán Guerin SC has extensive experience in criminal lawThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Deal between charity, bank and city council provides ‘new model’ for social housingPensioner (81) looking forward to moving off the ‘fold-up bed’ and into a homeWed Feb 26 2014 - 22:34
Global rankings reveal Irish universities strong in humanities but weak in scienceNo Irish college makes the top 100 for maths, computers or engineering in subject pollWed Feb 26 2014 - 11:16
Report says ‘significant improvement’ needed on children’s rightsAlliance of 100 groups welcomes legislative reform but criticises implementationTue Feb 25 2014 - 14:00
Education: Giving philanthropy the name it deservesUniversities find it hard to persuade wealthy donors to put their names on buildingsTue Feb 25 2014 - 02:00
Universities warn student-staff ratios near ‘critical’ levelsThird-level institutions rebuff Quinn’s demand for further savingsSat Feb 15 2014 - 11:31
Colleges in crisisHow can Ireland’s third-level sector overcome the pressures it faces: an online revolution, a drop in academic standards and a chronic funding shortage?Sat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Where the money will come fromEven in the era of ‘free fees’ Ireland has the second-highest third-level fees in the OECD. And still colleges don’t have enough money. Is there a better way?Sat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Compare collegesWhich has the highest dropout rate, the best job prospects, the liveliest social mix? Find out with our interactive graphicsSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: How much loving are you ethically obliged to do?Why U2 got it right with ‘Love is Blindness’ and the Beatles got it wrong with ‘All You Need Is Love’Fri Feb 14 2014 - 16:41
Unthinkable: Can you cheat in sport and still be said to have won?Making a case for the ‘moral victory’ in sportFri Feb 14 2014 - 16:40
Scholar who has walked Muhammad from early Islam to the present dayEarly experience in Ireland helped shape Islamic scholar Tarif KhalidiWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Workers are losing the war against machinesMarket logic dictates that technological progress rewards ever-fewer peopleMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:01
Unthinkable: Which ‘golden rule’ of ethics is best, the Christian or Confucian?The rule of reciprocity can be found in all major religions, but with a different emphasisFri Jan 31 2014 - 08:27
Hundreds gather to mourn murdered Castleknock manPriest says O’Gorman ‘cared about ideas and issues and concepts because he cared about people’Sat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Tom O’Gorman’s ‘honesty and passion’ remembered at funeralHundreds attend requiem Mass for murdered Castleknock manFri Jan 24 2014 - 15:39
Unthinkable: Is scepticism a sustainable philosophy?Sceptics have the upper hand these days but are they hiding values of their own?Fri Jan 24 2014 - 14:46
Unthinkable: Can a machine have a mind of its own?A computer replicating the voice of Scarlett Johansson might be able to convince users that it is human – but does that in fact make it human?Fri Jan 24 2014 - 07:33
Garda Commissioner takes legal advice on garda speaking to PACCallinan consults AG as he seeks to prevent whistleblower testifying on alleged wrongdoingFri Jan 24 2014 - 07:32
Question of why gardaí had no faith in procedures hangs in airAge-old dilemma of who will police the police remains a vital oneFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Commissioner says he would welcome review of Garda confidential reporting systemMartin Callinan says members of the force are obliged to report wrongdoingFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Commissioner says no evidence of gardaí doing ‘favours’ for family or friendsCallinan defends use of discretionary powersFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Points inquiry is ‘grossly unfair’, says CallinanCommissioner defends force’s handling of the penalty points controversyThu Jan 23 2014 - 14:30
CSO report shows mixed progress as male long-term jobless rate is highest in EUIreland fifth most expensive member state despite drop in inflationWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Cardinal Brady hails Vatican reopening as triumph for Church-State dialogueArchbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, also welcomed announcementTue Jan 21 2014 - 20:39
Ireland fifth most expensive state in European UnionIreland has highest fertility rate and second highest class size in EU according to CSOTue Jan 21 2014 - 12:28
Teachers reject latest offer on Junior Cert reformsASTI and TUI unions to consider balloting on non-co-operation after Department of Education plan is turned downSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Who decides what it means to be a person?Can either science or philosophy provide a satisfactory definition of personhood?Fri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Centenary commemorations should not distort history, says President HigginsAbbey gathering hears criticism from playwright over control of memory by ‘cultural class’Thu Jan 16 2014 - 22:05
Unthinkable: Who’s running the show, you or your brain?The question of whether the brain is paramount has profound implications for all of usFri Jan 10 2014 - 10:27
Unthinkable: How far should we go to improve ourselves and our morality?Should we welcome new drugs that could artificially enhance human morals?Fri Jan 03 2014 - 07:52
State feared Guinness objections over plan to make harp logo a trademarkAttorney general advised registering emblem facing both directions, 1983 papers showSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Edward de Bono sought ‘unprecedented’ tax concessions for planned Dublin HQGovernment agreed to discuss business guru’s controversial plan despite legal adviceSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Is the passing of time just an illusion?A thought for the new year: how you perceive time has moral implicationsFri Dec 27 2013 - 09:40
Noonan and Sutherland clashed over wording of 1983 abortion referendumAttorney general suggested more should be done to promote his revised proposalFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
Anti-abortion campaigner offered to water down 1983 amendment in secret talksHeated nature of debate evident in submissions to Garret FitzGeraldFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
