Opinion
KIRWAN: How the Clancy Brothers Saved a Musical Life
Warren Zevon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently. He was a fine songwriter and wrote of what he knew. You might remember Were...
January 12, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
Republic or Monarchy?
The United States arrived in 2026 as a Republic aged 250 years. What will the United States be at the end of 2026, de facto if not necessarily de j...
January 07, 2026
by Leader Column
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Headline That Screamed At Me
"Men No Longer Read Novels." The small headline in the bottom right-hand corner of either the Times or the Journal screamed at me. Yes, I’m one of ...
January 07, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
Opinion
KIRWAN: Wexford's Debt to its Franciscan Friars
When Christmas is at hand, like most emigrants my thoughts turn to home – Wexford Town, in my case. After I escort a tour group to Ireland every Oc...
January 06, 2026
by Larry Kirwan
250 Years And....
Back in 1776, at the birth of the American Republic, a sniffle was a serious matter. A cold would be worse. Flu could easily be fatal. All too many...
January 05, 2026
by Leader Column
Homepage
Gerry Adams: For Gazans, the Nativity scene is a truly horrific one
THE story of Christmas and the birth of Jesus in a stable, as Mary and Joseph sought shelter, is known by billions around the world – even by those...
December 29, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
Hunkering Down For Christmas
Another Christmas, another time of celebration that is in reality for all too many a time of separation. There are photos taken at Dublin Airport o...
December 29, 2025
by Leader Column
Opinion
GERRY ADAMS: Kenova Report revelations come as no big surprise
THE Kenova Report adds further substance to the litany of existing reports that over several decades have exposed the extent of British state parti...
December 22, 2025
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
Ireland in a New Front Line
Splendid isolation was the view over many decades. Europe might be engulfed in war but Ireland, off the continent's edge, was sitting both pretty a...
December 17, 2025
by Leader Column
Opinion
A Growing Cruelty
If you confined judgement on the Trump administration's immigration policy to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement website you would likely be c...
December 10, 2025
by Leader Column
Opinion
OPINION: BBC spends more money libelling Gerry Adams than supporting Irish language broadcasting
A language lives or dies on its relevance to modern life. And nothing is more relevant than news - the clue, after all, is in the word. So let's as...
December 08, 2025
by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Opinion
2021 race showed what ranked-choice voting can do
“Ranked Choice Voting gives a strong voice to all voters in our elections, and ensures candidates with the broadest support get to govern.” So says...
December 05, 2025
by Peter McDermott
250 Years And....
