Thursday 13 May, 2021
Unless you earn over €70k or have wealthy parents, you’re simply not catered for when it comes to owning a house, writes Jenn Gannon.
The artist, author and podcaster asks if we should reconsider the prohibition model when it comes to cannabis use.
Joan O’Donnell writes that it’s time to ditch failing strategies and embrace an inclusive future of work.
The TV chef shares some thoughts and two delicious recipes to liven up any table this summer.
The former BBC correspondent and author looks at a week where the UK prime minister set the cat among the pigeons in the North.
The housing expert says the investor takeover of homes is no accident – it’s Government policy.
The great political challenge of the pandemic is fixing workplaces to be better than they are, writes Michael Taft.
The Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East describes the highs and worrying lows of life as a woman in Irish politics.
As the biodiversity crisis gathers pace, researcher Ray O’Foghlu explains how both farmers and environmentalists struggle with contradictory land eligibility rules.
The People Before Profit TD looks at the history of May Day and assesses the challenges of the modern workplace.
Author Niall Bourke explores why we turn to books about disaster to find some solace in life.
Consultant Gastroenterologist Professor Pádraic Mac Mathuna is calling on those aged 60-69 to register for bowel screening.
GunPlot is a new TV Documentary and podcast series from RTÉ on the Arms Crisis of 1970. Researcher on the TV documentary, Róisín O’Dea looks at the crisis fifty years on …
Pádraic Fogarty of the Irish Wildlife Trust says Government policy, particularly around the burning of land for agriculture must be overhauled.
CEO of ALONE Seán Moynihan says we owe it to our older people to put the correct plans for re-emergence.
Mary Phelan writes that lack of accredited training and poor service are having huge consequences and must be addressed by the State.
Lizzy Dent describes the adventures that brought her to her first novel.
We need to better prioritise the care of pregnant women during Covid, writes Fianna Fáil councillor Deirdre Geraghty-Smith.
UCC’s Dr Seán Ó Conaill looks back on an extraordinary week for international football.
Pitting first-time buyers against cuckoo funds is a recipe for disaster, writes Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats.
The US writer, producer and director shares an extract from her new book, Face: One Square Foot of Skin in which she explores the pressure on women to maintain their youthful looks.
US scholars analyse the guilty verdicts handed down to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
The Fine Gael TD and lawyer says lack of social supports during Covid means many relationships are feeling the pressure.
Dearbhla Crosse is in Cohort 4 of the vaccination rollout, but she believes people like her are being left behind.
Our reader documents her relationship with a partner who became an advocate of online conspiracy theories.
The public health expert says there are better, more creative ways to bolster the quarantine system and prevent the import of Covid.
The biologist and writer shares an extract from his book Entangled Life.
The Sinn Féin TD says the move leaves the future of the Irish banking sector uncertain.
Our columnist shares her love of the cinema and laments the impact of lockdown and streaming on the whole experience
Trinity College Dublin PhD candidate Jamie Rohu outlines the challenges for workers as we transition our industrial bogs towards a more sustainable future.
Cuan Ó Seireadáin discusses 6 Harcourt Street, which is the subject of a TG4 documentary tonight.
Ahead of 65 Roses Day tomorrow, med student Bevin Murphy outlines the tough year she’s had as a person with CF, and how a new drug has changed everything.
Youth Against Racism and Inequality (YARI) activist writes that immigrants and people of colour are leading the force for change internationally.
Siobhán O’Keeffe of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland outlines the important work many entrepreneurs with a social conscience have been doing in the last year.
Should the Irish language stay in the constitution of a united Ireland? Our readers share their ideas for how Ireland could change.
Dublin resident Ken Cowley has had enough of dodging other people’s pets while out walking with his family.
Oran Doyle and David Kenny argue that the State to date has blurred the lines between legal restrictions and advice around Covid.
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, our columnist highlights how vital that increased visibility is for trans kids.
Animal welfare campaigner Caroline Rowley outlines why she is challenging the State’s enforcement of EU law to protect farm animals exported abroad.
Stephen Kenny’s winless run continued, though the Irish team improved on Saturday’s dismal display.
