Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants are not monsters, but something more frightening
Gisele Pelicot did not put herself through a ritual public skinning because she wanted to be some kind of icon. She did it to start a conversation
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Darts is enjoying the Luke Littler effect, the gift that keeps on giving
The World Darts Championships may have outgrown the Ally Pally as its popularity continues to rise
By Denis Walsh
Ireland is part of a globalised world yet clings to lazy, colonialist attitudes to languages
Much of what Irish emigrants prize in Australia can be found in continental Europe. The only thing getting in our way is what’s euphemistically called ‘the language barrier’
By Derek Scally
Taylor Swift tops the economic charts, electoral victory for Centrist Dads and Apple’s awkward €13bn
If the 2024 election result marked stability, safety and conservatism, the biggest gig of the year underscored that same middle-brow innocuousness
The jawdropper, the quickest split, the good turn: Miriam Lord’s 2024 Political Awards
A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it
By Miriam Lord
The Fall of Man: a Christmas short story by Donal Ryan
From Tidings: An Anthology of New Irish Christmas Stories, edited by Seán Farrell and published by Lilliput Press
By Donal Ryan
Jones Engineering named in European Union data centre investigation
Competition authorities investigating ‘no poach’ deals and alleged breaches on competition law on construction projects
Kevin Power: Literary magazines are all the more vital for operating off the commercial grid
This rich universe of words includes The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Ragaire, Splonk, Sonder, The Four-Faced Liar, The Pig’s Back, Profiles and Southword
By Kevin Power
Sorcha is standing at the island with a boning knife in one hand and an espresso in the other, grinning at us like a serial killer
She’s preparing a 15-bird roast for her old pair the week before Christmas, and I can already feel the tension coming off her
Letters to the Editor, December 21st: mental health services for children and young people, climate crisis, and mistletoe
Children can fall through the cracks of a disjointed system
Caricature and the Irish: Satirical Prints from the Library of Trinity College, Dublin c 1780-1830
This selection provides a stimulating guide to the collection of graphic satire engravings assembled by Nicholas K Robinson, one of Ireland’s less well-known cultural treasures
By James Kelly
Eve in Ireland: Controlling and Silencing Irish Women, 1922-1972 by Ailish McFadden
A distillation of considerable source material to produce this riveting overview leavened by an edge of personal reflection
By Adrienne Murphy
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller: A beautiful, slow-burning novel
Sentences of unrelenting realism builds up gradually, layer by layer, to an astonishing depth and tenderness
By Ruby Eastwood
She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark: Punchy, funny and unapologetically perturbing short stories
The visceral quality of the writing binds these stories together, sharing a taste for queasy horror and delighting in discomfort
By Miriam Balanescu
Revolutionary Times: Accessible account of a pivotal decade in Irish history
This beautifully presented book captures the political and cultural events of the years 1913-1923 with convincing contemporary-style newspaper reportage
By Brian Maye
One in four PAYE workers are overpaying tax. Can you claim money you’re owed?
Revenue figures show roughly one in four PAYE worker is overpaying tax, mostly by failing to claim reliefs to which they are entitled
One Leg One Eye review: Forget Fairytale of New York. This is a soundtrack of the real Irish Christmas
Ian Lynch and George Brennan offer a wonderful ghost-train ride through droning electronica, warped uilleann pipes and spirals of unfiltered noise
By Ed Power
Corkman leading €11bn development of Battersea Power Station in London: ‘We’ve created a place to live, work and play’
Donagh O’Sullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capital’s most iconic structures
By Mark Paul
Verona Murphy getting the Ceann Comhairle job was a sign of Michael Lowry’s political savvy
With no third party to disproportionately set the agenda or take the blame, the prospect of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parting as good friends at the end of the next Government will be more challenging
Elf doors, carriage rides and boat cruises: Christmas in Ireland’s five-star hotels
Top hotel operators welcome a mix of guests over the festive period, many of whom are perennial visitors
By Ian Curran
The seven deadly things you should never buy a child at Christmas
Consider this a free life-lesson in what not to buy for a child. Or, alternatively, what to buy for the child of a sworn enemy
PGA decision to pay US Ryder Cup players a fatal blow for the competition’s old ethos
Golf has given up something up that is valuable, the notion of volunteerism, offering personal time for a higher ideal
Public ethics watchdog rules out inquiry into Leo Varadkar’s leak of confidential document
Standards in Public Office Commission decides not to investigate, reaffirming earlier decision – quashed by High Court – despite internal divisions
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