Domestic abuse and violence against women are a constant presence in the news. It’s not just a feeling that it has become an increasingly dangerous time to be a woman in Ireland; the figures reflect it. Disclosures to Women’s Aid reached more than 40,000 in 2023, the highest level ever recorded by the organisation, while […]
Letter to the Editor: Support package a slap in the face to those who don’t benefit
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The Government’s support package of €505 million for farmers, hauliers, and the construction industry is a real slap in the face of ordinary hard pressed commuters, and citizens of this state, who don’t drive large expensive HGVs, agricultural tractors, or buses, and who don’t benefit from a reduction in green diesel prices. Those large scale […]
FRESH TAKE: This week’s fuel protests might only be the beginning
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What played out on the roads around Dublin this week was about more than traffic disruption or a flash of anger. It showed the strain building among people whose work depends heavily on fuel and who are trying to keep going through a period of huge uncertainty. Farmers, hauliers and transport operators were at the […]
Letter to the Editor: Ramelton’s character is irreplaceable
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The recent proposal to develop an IPAS accommodation centre at the quay in Ramelton has sparked widespread discussion across our community. This letter is not written in relation to the many complex issues concerning protection seekers and immigration. Rather, it is written out of concern for the future of a place that holds deep historical, […]
Letter to the Editor: No to war
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“No a la guerra”. Those are the words this week by Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, in answer to Mr Trump’s words that trade with Spain may be cut off. It is of immeasurable value that someone has the guts to stand up for international law and for peace. ‘Epic Fury’, the US […]
Letter to the Editor: An absence of leaders
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It is difficult to imagine a time past when the Western world was led by so many inadequate and morally bankrupt politicians. Perhaps during the First World War when historian Alan Clark referred to British soldiers as being “led by donkeys”. The United States is led by a capricious narcissistic man-child, who since coming to […]
‘Dublin flight debate is a distraction from Donegal infrastructure isolation’
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By Steve Bradley THE removal of afternoon flights on the new PSO (Public Service Obligation) contract for the Donegal-Dublin air route has triggered anger here, particularly amongst those who rely on it for medical care. Whilst this backlash is understandable and completely justified, it overlooks a more fundamental problem which the very existence of these […]
TV COLUMN: Shaping up to be an early 2026 gem
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by Paul Bradley The BBC publicity department might need a little retraining on tone and mood: the posed still they use for the new drama Waiting For The Out looks like a reject from a sitcom about a quirky young man. Honestly it made me assume that the series would be routine, predictable, and easy […]
Channel Hopper: Ten years on, The Night Manager returns
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One of the biggest problems with big TV shows these days is that they take so long to make: you wait for two years between seasons, and by the time the new one starts you can’t remember what was happening anyway. But even two years is nothing compared to the nearly-ten-years BBC have left between […]
CHANNEL HOPPER: Christmas telly – the good, the bad and the cringeworthy
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So that was Christmas, and what have we done? Well, hopefully we went for a frosty wander or two, because that was a fine crisp spell of seasonal weather. It was, let’s face it, more tempting to be out and about than to be inside trying to keep up to date with everything happening on […]