3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (279+ words) September has a way of sending us racing back to routine. Maybe it’s ingrained from our school days, but the calendars fill up, the pace picks up and suddenly we’re back doing what we’ve always done. Earlier, GAA president Jarlath…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (251+ words) Mary Lou McDonald demanded that the upcoming budget must deliver for workers and families, while flanked by her front bench as wind turbines slowly rotated across Malahide Estuary in Dublin. ‘My sister and I are beneficiaries of the estate and…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (790+ words) Next weekend’s meeting with Donald Trump at Áras an Uachtaráin is being described as President Catherine Connolly’s first big diplomatic test. If so, it is one she is bound to fail on some level, whatever happens. Either she publicly calls…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (340+ words) Catherine and her family have been living at a supported housing development in Dublin for 25 years. She is now in her 70s, and the development has allowed her family to stay together and for her to live “independently” in the community....

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (414+ words) Mayo plunged into grief over death of Eoin Doyle (12) after father’s car struck by train at rail crossing Stephen Croncota bought a derelict building and turned it into an art centre, but now fears his dream will fail How does…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (276+ words) The clearest results in this month’s Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll concerns public attitudes towards young offenders and social media. It has been a meteoric journey for the band who formed in Dublin a decade ago, but their success has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Nine out of 10 parents in Ireland say their teen feels stressed on a regular basis, as the return of school swings into its second full week. Only €2/monthfor first 3 months Cork climber’s painful new motivation to win in his brother’s…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (409+ words) Ten years have passed since Robbie Benson sprinted towards a penalty area in Poland, anticipating correctly that his Dundalk teammate and fellow UCD alumni Dave McMillan would steer an overhit cross into his path. Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick is…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (166+ words) What happened on the M9 two weeks ago, and on the M50 just before that, compels us to face a simple truth: the parents of children who commit serious offences are not just spectators to the consequences. The seven mains were repetitive,…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (151+ words) The republican movement used to model itself on the Incredible Hulk. “Don’t make us angry. You wouldn’t like us when we’re angry.” The seven mains were repetitive, more than a tad retro and, despite the purple prose, not particularly exciting,…...