In our fragile and at times fragmenting world we were never more in need of moral giants to focus our minds and hearts on all that is right and good.

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That was some bloodbath in Killarney. A battle for the ages, no less. One of the great things about being old is that one can recall real battles.

“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

When I think of the phrase 'footballing heroes' I think of the head-bandaged warrier with a never-say-die attitude.

When Sky Sports got rights to broadcast Gaelic football and hurling games in 2014, there was outrage across the country about our games being sold down the river. I wasn’t one of the outraged.

There’s a number that should be carved over the door of the Dáil chamber, every county council chamber, every meeting room in which serious Irish people make serious Irish decisions. Not the national debt. Not the housing deficit.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

The name of the River Moy is derived from an old Irish word 'muad', which translates as 'noble'.  I met a group of people lately and our conversation led to a chat about the health of the noble Moy.

Fergus Campbell is a leading Irish historian and Professor of Social and Cultural History at Newcastle University.