You know that moment at a dinner when someone's had too much wine and starts saying increasingly unhinged things, and everyone else develops a sudden fascination with their napkins? The decent thing would be to intervene, to gently suggest perhaps ...

What effect does the way we vote have on the way we are governed? What impact does it have on the way our politics is conducted? Is it time to think about a change? There is no clamour for change right now, that’s for sure.

It was a summer decades ago, and my tour-guide colleague, Noel Kelly, was getting to the climax of his performance, having marshalled his troupe of tourists up the boggy mountain behind the Céide Fields Interpretive Centre - his official Office of ...

The death last Thursday of the writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan has been greeted with a huge wave of sadness right across Ireland, in keeping with his monumental contributions to Irish life and culture.

I think it’s fair to say that a sense of humour is not among the most obvious of our national characteristics. Unlike, for example, our nearest neighbour.

Every place by the sea in the West should have an outdoor tidal pool like they have in Belmullet. That tidal pool, located along the Shore Road, has been around for over 40 years. It is an absolutely fantastic amenity and resource.

So here's a thing. Apparently, I'm menopausal. Yes, me. Despite having never possessed the requisite plumbing for such an endeavour, I am now, according to medical fashion, experiencing my very own version of The Change.

As an Irish emigrant in America, I often find myself comparing the two societies. For years, Ireland looked west for inspiration on diversity and progress. The 'Land of the Free' was the ultimate model we all compared ourselves to.

Last week I had never heard of a Hermes Kelly bag. I’m not sure my wife would take kindly to me spending €20,000 on such an accessory as a gift for her.

The presidential election is leisurely stumbling toward a conclusion as, to use a biblical reference, ‘the sheep’ (those deemed entitled to compete in the upcoming election) are being separated from ‘the goats’ (those deemed unworthy of competing ...