In Ireland's verdant fields and misty forests, a silent symphony of parental devotion plays out daily, unnoticed by most human eyes.

News that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have formed an alliance on Mayo County Council for the first time can be classed as historic but certainly not a shock.

Three weeks ago in this space, I wrote about the organised attempt by extreme traditionalists in the Catholic Church to undermine the reforms that Pope Francis is now anxious to introduce – change that was supposed to be implemented 60 years ago ...

Best be prepared, for it will be a hard day’s night.

Since January 2019, Kristi Noem has been the formidable Governor of South Dakota and her uncompromising conservative positions on taxation, healthcare and gun rights would have in any case made her a leading candidate for Donald Trump’s running mate ...

I remember hearing a story one time about a lad chatting up a girl at a dance. He had a set of questions prepared to establish if there was enough common ground to continue to the next level.

For generations, the Irish people have trusted certain fundamental pillars of society.

To say that Aisling Neary has helped others is a massive understatement. The Castlebar native has had a positive impact on the lives of so many people in her lifetime, so much so that the true number would be impossible to calculate.

The start of the Leaving Certificate always brings a flurry of comment. On the day it all begins, with English Paper I, the Leaving is the talk of the place. The media is full of it. People everywhere give a shudder at the memory of it.

The decision by Eamon Ryan to stand down as leader of the Green Party has ramifications for the entire country not just the Greens.