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Social media has left us with a crisis of reality

Social media has left us with a crisis of reality

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

A peculiar malaise creeps across Ireland's digital landscape, manifesting in hunched shoulders and downcast eyes in the blue glow illuminating faces from Louth to Louisburgh.
The world we have known is being upended

The world we have known is being upended

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

History was my favourite subject in school. As a child, if you left a history book on the ground anywhere near me, it wouldn’t be there long. When people tell me they find history boring I can’t get my head around it.
Ukraine was ill-prepared for Russian invasion

Ukraine was ill-prepared for Russian invasion

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

“Larry, we have to close the beaches," Police Chief Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider) along with marine biologist and shark expert Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) is desperately trying to convince stubborn Mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) of ...
Reduction in speed limits is long overdue

Reduction in speed limits is long overdue

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Last year, a total of 174 people lost their lives on Irish roads, according to statistics published by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The deaths were the result of 160 fatal collisions across the country.
The long wait for change at MUH continues

The long wait for change at MUH continues

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

There was something very symbolic about newly-appointed Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill holding a press conference with local reporters outside the front entrance to Mayo University Hospital (MUH).
Out-wintering cattle was once commonplace

Out-wintering cattle was once commonplace

Sun, 02 Mar, 2025

If you drive through the Ox Mountain region during the months of winter, you will not see many cattle in the fields. This is because all farms, regardless of their size, now have modern sheds and slatted houses where cattle are housed.
Remote working is facing an uncertain future

Remote working is facing an uncertain future

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

What has happened to remote working? It was once the hero, celebrated by all. When Covid struck, it was the solution to a lot of problems. All the talk was of which platform was best: Zoom; Teams, Google Meet. Everyone scrambled to get an account.
YouTube at 20: the platform's rise mirrors our own digital journey

YouTube at 20: the platform's rise mirrors our own digital journey

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

In the beginning was the word, and the word was. . . 'Me at the zoo'.
It's not a good idea to mix sport and politics

It's not a good idea to mix sport and politics

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

The Lyft taxi driver urged his car through the late evening Los Angeles traffic, expertly manoeuvring around slower obstacles. His car radio crackled as a L. A.
The need for hope in our troubled world

The need for hope in our troubled world

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Recently I chanced on an article I wrote back in 2013 in The Furrow journal – the year Pope Francis was elected pope.
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