Opinion

IN a recent interview Christy Moore remarked that the death of Bobby Sands robbed us of a great writing talent. Christy was praising the quality of...

Every student in a Catholic seminary learns a core principle governing all levels of authority in the church. It is enunciated in Latin to copper f...

The U.S. election is over, though for sure its aftermath will linger. The general election in Ireland is looming, though not quite in the way that ...

I REMEMBER Father Des Wilson many moons ago lamenting the narrowness of streets in Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy. “The City Planners don’t think the w...

I have no idea who is going to win this election. Neither does anyone else, really. As I mentioned a few weeks back in The Hill, I do believe Donal...

A recent study examining party affiliation among adults in the United States revealed that the biggest slice of the electorate, 43%, define themsel...

“There’s only room for one genius in this family!” Brendan Behan is reputed to have remarked to Dominic, his younger brother. While Dominic Behan m...

Back in 2008, Barack Obama and John McCain were battling for the presidency. McCain, a Vietnam War hero and the Republican candidate, represented w...

ON Saturday night I was privileged to attend the oíche mhór Ghlór na Móna in Belfast’s City Hall. The event was to celebrate twenty years of this a...

Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher considered the most brilliant thinker during the second half of the 19th century, favored strongman rul...

It is clear that the next occupant of the White House will have to play an outsize role in healing wounded peoples across the globe. On the issue o...

From my back porch I can see the corporate headquarters of Google, Meta, Apple and Nvidia. Not exactly, but I am a long time resident of Silicon Va...