The dynamic of power and control is painfully familiar

But then, assertions of moral purity have always been selective and hypocritical

It will be interesting to see if those disgusted at his monstrous rule will manage to make their voices heard

EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’

Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?

The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job

Unhealthy relationship with food is driven by advertising and will have lifelong implications

In Ireland, Britain and the US, more than half the average diet now consists of ultra-processed foods; for some who are younger and poorer, it is up to 80%

Minister’s Olympics excuse sounds like scraping the barrel for pretexts to justify inaction

Ireland v Israel shows the notion that sport and politics do not mix is risible

Gripping thrillers, sport memoirs and the best recent fiction to pack in your holiday suitcase

Shergar: The Racehorse and the IRA attempts to fill the gaps in my knowledge of this most famous case

Questionable if row over highest-paid presenters is serving debate about public service broadcasting

There’s a fatuous assumption that linking thinking and writing is some sort of inefficiency

Latest ‘diaspora strategy’ sidesteps reality of emigration and how difficult it is to come home

Similar warnings were being aired then as now over Ireland’s vulnerability to an oil crisis

There is nothing new in the party’s apparent uncertainty over where to place itself

Often puzzles are thrown up; why was John’s age listed as 28 when he was, according to other data, 33?

During an era of social media, sinister orchestration and fragmented politics, a path to resolution looks doubtful

We should leave the moon alone