In normal times, the national conventions of political parties in the United States are a routine enough business. The party – be that Republican or Democrat – meets up in some big city for a hullabaloo just before the presidential election.

A Friday night in Dublin presents many, many possibilities – and mine worked out a treat last week.

On March 8th next, which is International Women's Day, Ireland will vote on whether to amend the "woman in the home" clause in Bunreacht na hÉireann.

I’m not a fan of polls.

I remember very well the evening of Friday, November 3, 1995. How could I possibly forget it? For the first and last time, I was a guest on the panel of The Late Late Show – with Gay Byrne then in charge of RTÉ Television’s signature programme.

For a bird that is not one of our own, the magpie has well and truly embedded itself in our culture – for better or worse! The trouble is that the magpie is deeply connected to superstition, and when it comes to superstition, the Irish are inclined ...

There is a bright, warm buzz about the place and I am beyond excited. It is the week before my Ultra Marathon, it’s finally springtime and I’m looking forward to all that is to come.

We’ve all heard stories about people who moved back to the West during or after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Good manners, like good tailoring, always stay in fashion. Though the precise protocols may shift with the cultural winds, the principles remain steadfast - consideration, respect, and dignity.

I first heard the hum of this story about ten years ago, on the Mooney Goes Wild radio programme on RTÉ Radio One. From time to time, the presenters on the programme would talk about bees – and it wasn’t a happy tale.