Stranger Things-induced nostalgia for the 80s doesn’t tally with my memories
For many of us, the 1980s in Ireland were painted in 40 shades of drab
Eighth Amendment
‘My middle name is Brigid and I hated it when I was growing up’
Friends of the Earth’s new CEO Deirdre Duffy on her middle name, All-Ireland heartbreak and the joy of pens
Aontú think-in to consider endorsement of Maria Steen for presidential bid
Oireachtas members ‘getting too stressed about strategy’ over nominating campaigner, says Peadar Tóibín
‘We were condemned from the altar. I never went back’: The woman who fought for contraception – and won
As a mosaic is unveiled in her honour, she reflects on her 1973 Supreme Court victory in overturning the ban on contraception
Letters to the Editor, July 24th: On Gaza, the NDP, Repealer regret and wind farm demolition
Repeal replaced shame with dignity, silence with support, and risk with safety
The next president should be selected by lottery. It could be you
Unthinkable: In an era when crooks and despots cling to power at all costs, Ireland could model a different type of democracy by picking a president at random
Author Lisa Harding: ‘I have never been scared to look at the dark side of life’
The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writing
Author Claire Hennessy: ‘The world would be a better place if more people felt that being of service was worthwhile’
The author has spent almost 25 years focusing on young-adult and children’s fiction. In the Movie of Her Life is her first collection of stories for adults
JD Vance is right about this: Liberals and conservatives do not love the same way
Unthinkable: Ireland should talk more about Jesus – and I say that as an atheist
‘You are only the sixth person to see this since the Vikings’: Behind the scenes at the National Museum of Ireland
From Early-Bronze Age pottery to a red Honda 50, the museum’s venues tell the story of Ireland one object at a time
Scannal: Savita review – Heartbreaking chronicle of the medieval essence at heart of Irish healthcare system
Television: Sensitive and wrenching documentary series recounts the death of Savita Halappanavar after she suffered a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy
Minister refused communion at Cork funeral Mass over ‘his support for abortion’, says priest
Fr Gabriel Burke would not give communion to Colm Burke who says priest him told he had been ‘excommunicated’
Anti-abortion rally in Dublin hears call for taskforce to address ‘soaring’ abortion numbers
The 10,033 abortions in the Republic last year were described as a ‘national scandal’ at Rally for Life
Most Irish women who went to UK for abortion did so due to physical or mental health injury risk
Total of 201 travelled from Ireland for procedure in England and Wales in 2022, a slight decrease on the previous year
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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