Maureen Dowd: What ever happened to Owning It?

Tony O’Brien: The apparent slow collapse of Sláintecare deserves more than a shrug of the shoulders

Downplaying and media management dominated the government’s response to the resignation of Laura Magahy and Tom Keane from the Sláintecare...

Una Mullally: Night-time economy needs to own cultural spaces

John Walsh: Going electric comes with potential pitfalls as well as benefits

Sales of electric cars continue to rise and rise, but it’s time to start planning now for the threats of increased congestion and reduced revenue

Elaine Byrne: FG’s knives come out behind a veil of gentlemanly conduct

The strange dynamic between Leo Varadkar, Simon Coveney and Simon Harris has curious echoes of the 2017 Fine Gael leadership race

Aidan Regan: Fiscal deficit is not a concern, but we must widen the tax base

What should matter to us most of all is the reliability of the revenue stream that funds the state

Matt Cooper: O’Leary takes aim at Ryan as climate goals and aviation recovery collide

The Green Party’s role in the coalition will grow in significance as the Ryanair boss exerts pressure over an aviation recovery

John Gibbons: How one tycoon’s mendacity has dragged us to the age of extinction

The world’s worst climate denier is now launching an editorial campaign supporting a carbon-neutral future in an attempt to rehabilitate his image....

Fintan O’Toole: Nationalists must have an honest conversation with themselves on a United Ireland

The truth about Ireland’s monster €240bn debt: it wasn’t the banks

Insurer failing to compensate me for reduced value of car after crash

Lynn Boylan: Illegal sale of puppies online can no longer be ignored

DURING THE COVID lockdowns, there was a significant increase in interest in dog ownership. While I encourage anyone considering bringing a dog into...

Cliff Taylor: Don’t believe the promises that your taxes will be cut

My wife wrote 'traces of pain' - instead of 'paint' - while selling our old headboard

Money Diaries: A researcher on €49K living with her husband in their new house in Dublin

WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances. We’re asking readers...

Lucinda Creighton: When it comes to security, there’s no substitute for the ‘special relationship’

Europe is right to grow its own defences in a time of global uncertainty, but nurturing the EU-US alliance must be prioritised

Editorial: Caution must be the government’s watchword for this pivotal budget

With the cost of living rising, Budget 2022 has to continue the strategy of supportive public spending while simultaneously making sure the...

Editorial: President was right to distance himself from partition event fiasco

Historically tone deaf, the Church Leaders Group turned a ‘service of reflection’ into a political event loaded with significance

Biden dogged by foreign policy disasters as pivotal UN speech looms

Ahead of his prestigious address to the United Nations General Assembly ths Tuesday, the US president has a credibility problem following a...

The UNGA games: tension mounts behind scenes of NY summit

An insistence on pressing ahead with potential super-spreader events, and the refusal of world leaders such as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to get...

Anton Savage: If it doesn’t fit, get out the drillbit

Fitting out your kitchen isn’t for everyone, but it brings out the inner thrillseeker in some of us

Martin Mansergh: Higgins deserves respect for his brave and laudable decision

The President would be put in a false position if his presence at the partition commemoration in Armagh were interpreted as a gesture of approval...

Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s afraid of the big bad social bash?

Donald Clarke: How do we know autumn is here? The Great British Bake Off is back

There's an obvious answer to Jeffrey's impossible demands

Is Jeffrey Donaldson threatening to collapse devolution or merely to cause an early election? One threat is being allowed to blend into the other,...

the joys of a nice hotel room - after the worst of holiday nightmares

We're going to have to learn to live in this post-pandemic world - even if the Boris Bridge to Scotland isn't in it

"EXPERIENCE, travel, these are as education in themselves," said the classical Greek writer, Euripides.

What happened when my adorable Border Terrier turned into a devil dog and bit back...

OUR ability as a species to forget pain must be programmed into our DNA.

Jamie Oliver: Three delicious new recipes for sharing with loved ones

Children have returned to school and with that, we welcome the autumn and a change in what we serve up at our tables. Salads may no longer satisfy...

Strange silence on failure to protect a vulnerable group

World View: Connectivity is the new battlefield

Pat Leahy: Bitter and binary Dáil rows ignore bigger issues

If you want tax cuts as well as a fix for all our nation’s ills... you’re as daft as Leo and Co.

WHAT a joy it must be to be one of those journalists, economists or social ‘influencers’ who can loudly proclaim their opinions on the issues of...

Opinion: As our population ages, palliative care will become increasingly important

PALLIATIVE CARE IS vital for achieving positive experiences for both people nearing the end of their life and their families. It is also very...

Jennifer O’Connell: Michael D Higgins would do well to follow his own advice

Sinn Féin must decide whether they ever want to govern

Davy Russell is on his last lap. Now it’s all down to pure luck

Irish unity must be based on uniting all our people

There is a wonderful delusion among Irish nationalists that because Boris Johnson is a political scoundrel, Angela Merkel must be a political saint.

We can't let Afghan women's rights go out of fashion