54 h. ago Justine McCarthy: Irish Open coming to Trump’s Doonbeg won’t boost the image of a sport already seen as elitist

If the prospect of Establishment Ireland swooning over the planet’s most notorious golf cheat inspires anything, it is contempt

Politics

54 h. ago Justine McCarthy: Get ready for Establishment Ireland to swoon over Trump when the Irish Open comes to Doonbeg

If the sight of us shampooing the red carpet for the planet’s most notorious golf cheat inspires anything, it is contempt

Politics

3 d. ago Rachel O'Dwyer: Can the ‘Irish Revolut’ Zippay compete with the original?

Revolut took off in Ireland because it understood that money is a deeply social medium and it infiltrated those moments in our lives – the Friday night round, a gift for the teacher

Politics

3 d. ago Trump ally Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah university event

Mr Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his non-profit political organisation.

Politics

3 d. ago Heimir Hallgrimsson on Ireland players: ‘They are not as confident as they should be in my opinion. They probably carried something from the past’

Heimir Hallgrimsson on Ireland players: ‘They are not as confident as they should be in my opinion. They probably carried something from the past’  The Irish Independent

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1 week ago If you go down to the woods: Frank McNally on a long dark night of no soul in Stradbally

A day trip to the Electric Picnic does not go as planned

Politics

1 week ago Una Mullally: When expressions of Irishness butt up against Britain what we collectively experience is an old feeling with a contemporary edge

It would be a bit much to suggest there is a coordinated anti-Irish conspiracy at play, especially when many British people also support these artists’ stance

Politics

1 week ago Una Mullally: British commentators telling off Irish artists such as Sally Rooney or Kneecap is galling

It would be a bit much to suggest there is a coordinated anti-Irish conspiracy at play, especially when many British people also support these artists’ stance

Politics

2 w. ago Opinion: Irish artists are keeping the folk tradition of speaking out on political issues alive

As Electric Picnic gets underway, Jack Campbell looks at the role of the musician as a truth-teller and the enduringly political nature of Irish artists.

Politics

3 w. ago A daisy with a doctorate? Frank McNally on the enrolment of ragwort in the rewilded lawns of Trinity College

Who knows how ragwort will evolve with the benefit of a few years in university? It might lose the latter part of its name, Jacobaea vulgaris, for a start

Politics

3 w. ago Opinion: Kneecap trial spotlights challenges for Irish speakers in British and Irish courts

Many would rather use the language they know best to answer questions on which their liberty or livelihood could depend

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