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“Given there is already huge unmet need for formal care in this country, it is staggering to think about the sky-high level of demand that will be placed on our care system and unpaid carers in the next 25 years if urgent action isn’t taken by the Government.” The United Kingdom is worryingly unprepared for […]
Confession: I cannot figure out for the life of me what readers will make of this. On the one hand, it’s one in the eye for west brit lackeys like me, and presumably the membership of Fine Gael, who’s favourite part of the year is when “Rule Britannia” comes on at the end of the […]
Anne Applebaum is one of the world’s most distinguished historians. Gulag: A History is a seminal work, and Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine is an essential addition to our understanding of the Holodomor (I actually emailed back and forth with her a few times trying to secure an interview when it was released back in 2017.) Thus, I […]
Bernard-Henri Lévy believes that our response is diminishing our humanity. Earlier this year the coronavirus pandemic caught Bernard-Henri Lévy, France’s rock-star public intellectual, overseas. He had been reporting on the plight of Lesbos, the Aegean island crowded with refugees from Syria, and then of Bangladesh, which was attempting to cope not only with Covid-19 but […]
The world’s most “unfashionable” persecuted minority is arguably Christian. Despite being persecuted in far more countries than any other religion, Christians are simply not on the radar of Western consciousness. At a time when the persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar, Uyghurs in China and Yazidis in Iraq is being under-reported, the world has done little […]
In ancient Rome, a few times each year, the populace would troop down to the amphitheatre to take their seats and cheer as a series of animals and people were torn apart for their entertainment. In the modern era, the equivalent happens with more regularity, and slightly less gore. Yesterday, the chosen victim for the […]
More than eighty complaints, would you believe, led to the ad being banned. If you haven’t had the chance to see it, here’s the scandalous tampon ad that the advertising authority of Ireland don’t want you to see: Is it a bit crude? Sure. But it’s hardly an advert for some kind of sexual debauchery, […]
Director Lulu Wang reflects on family ties, caring for an ageing population, and the clash between East and West The other night my husband and I watched the movie The Farewell. We picked it out randomly, but it turns out we are a little behind. Upon further research, the 2019 film comes highly recommended by […]
A fun little story from the weekend that’s too good not to write about. Every Saturday, the Irish Times publishes a relationship advice column, where readers send in letters detailing the difficulties they face in navigating romantic relationships in the modern era. In fairness to the paper, it’s a great read, with previous highlights including […]
The Traveller Pride festival has been taking place since Monday for two weeks and it features a host of gifted and award-winning musicians and performers such as the traditional singer Thomas McCarthy and Ireland’s Got Talent star, Sharyn Ward. Many of those taking part in the events point to the relentlessly negative portrayal of Travellers in the […]
Is fadscannán é Arracht atá léirithe ag Macalla Teo. le cabhair ó TG4, Bord Scannán na hÉireann agus Údarás Craolachán na hÉireann. Scríobtha agus faoi stiúir ag Tom Sullivan, léirithe ag Cúán Mac Conghail. Beifear in ann féachaint air ar líne ó 9 i.n. oíche Dhomhnaigh beag seo, 12ú Iúil, mar chuid de Fhleadh Scannáin […]