The older I get the more I believe that if there is a people who know how to close the gap between what ought to be and what is, it is the Irish people

Scandals come and go but when your own base turns on you, the only option is full and frank confession, a ghostly Nixon would [probably] tell Donald Trump, writes Fergus Finlay

The Tuam excavations must not be the end of the story — they must mark the start of real justice

Shingles gave me a scare — and a sobering look at what’s great and broken in Irish public healthcare

Our last three Presidents have brought international recognition and esteem to the office. An open contest will keep that going, writes Fergus Finlay

Fergus Finlay replies to a letter from the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God after Brother Aidan Clohessy was jailed last week for four years for indecently assaulting two boys in the 1980s

As Trump cosies up to Netanyahu, the collapse of international norms accelerates — and the stakes are deadly serious

The wait for regeneration for residents at Dolphin House has been decades long, but the 'meantime' solution was sorted in just one day 

Ireland demands loyalty from citizens but offers little in return — especially for children with special needs and the elderly

Trump and Musk’s dystopian alliance is dismantling soft power, undermining democracy, and spreading fear that won’t stay confined to America