Sunday 28 February, 2021
Entertain your mind for a sec.
The deputy leader of Sinn Féin writes for TheJournal.ie on her frustration with the ‘arrogance and entitlement’ of establishment parties.
Member of maternity services advocacy group argues that language in the 2018 referendum could alienate the many people who could have deciding vote.
Senator Frances Black finds it ‘disheartening’ to watch legislation picked apart that she believes will protect families all over Ireland.
TD Paul Murphy writes candidly about the “relief, gratitude, anger and sadness” that accompanied the ‘not guilty’ verdict in the Jobstown trial.
A major new report gives Irish news publications some “chinks of light”, writes Dr Jane Suiter.
James Behan of Men’s Voices Ireland on why men’s problems are frequently trivialised.
Watching a loved one slip away is hard enough, writes Denis Goodbody, but good palliative care supports the family as well as the patient.
There was a lot to stomach in a Yes vote for a people caused so much pain over the past five decades, writes Michael Sheils McNamee from Medellin.
Nothing can beat the knock on the door – sure – but this will be the year to pay attention to the ones who don’t answer.
Elections – like referendums – are determined by the undecided.
The Taoiseach’s rare appearance on Irish television is a firm signal that Fine Gael is gearing up for a general election – but don’t expect him on Vincent Browne any time soon.
While politics in Ireland are still centred around the parish pump, in the US and UK social media has transformed how politicos engage with the public, writes Paul Allen.
Jim O’Callaghan SC on why the power of parole should be taken from Ministers for Justice and put in independent hands.
Dil Wickremasinghe, since she has become pregnant, has found the maternity system is fraught with fear and discourages women from making decisions about the birthing process.
Established parties are going to fight, and fight dirty, ahead of the general election – Lucinda Creighton’s party need to sort out their communication strategy, writes Paul Allen.
News of Pat Carey’s brave move reminds Dil Wickremasinghe of an elderly man who asked to connect with LGBT community. “I’ve wanted to do this all my life,” he said.
Dumbing down their content, pursuing ‘edgy’ stories over quality journalism, are not wise decisions, writes Paul Allen.
People are reaching out more for counselling and psychotherapy, write Dil Wickremasinghe and Anne Marie Toole, but it’s important to know how to find the right help.
The Oireachtas descended into the anarchist’s cook book in 2014 – and it threatens to break our democratic system.
Broadcaster and activist Dil Wickremasinghe has had one hell of a year but wait until you see what she has lined up for 2015…
Fun ways to make maths count without it being a chore.
Food scarcities, rocketing transport costs, closures to schools and clinics – an on-the-ground account of the situation in Liberia.
…But saying ‘No’ alone is not good enough. Tell the whole story.
Despite his reputation being torn to shreds by the media, Luis Suarez will remain hot property for companies eager to associate with one of the hottest, if most controversial, figures in sport, writes Paul Allen.
We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.
It’s a common refrain that widespread abuse was only exposed in recent decades – but the real story is very different, writes Fin Dwyer.
Archbishop Eamon Martin has shared his thoughts on how to have a sense of humour and “be missionary” online.
Willful ignorance or not, the crude approach is going to end in misery. Again.
Restaurant critic Ross Golden-Bannon reveals his pet hates cultivated as a restaurant critic and food writer
Damien Kiberd finds the election promise of an ‘average’ water charge is as leaky as a badly-laid pipe.
“This country is suffering from paralysis by analysis”.
The small screen, once home to has-been actors and low-budget dross, has been revolutionised, writes Dave Winterlich.
But it hasn’t helped them as those old-school types have made it next to impossible for young qualified types to get a permanent job.
A code and compass is needed to guide journalism through the challenges of going online, writes an NUJ Ethics Council member.
With the EU forcing us into a ‘devaluation for slow learners’, isn’t it time we look closer at what exactly the euro has done for us?
There’s a hole in the balance sheets, dear Liza.
…but this might not be a Bad Thing.
Statisticians tell us inflation is a memory but what lies beneath – massive premiums on childcare, health insurance, water tax and more – is a better measure of the pain consumers feel.
‘Spin doctors? But who the hell is sick?’ To paraphrase the TV drama Borgen, Frank Flannery’s dismissal uncovers some uncomfortable truths about ‘access all areas’ PR in politics.
