Opinion

Are advances in technology eroding our traditions? - Sophie Clarke

Family customs passed down through the generations are at risk of disappearing

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your playhouse down

It’s Mother Nature v Fabien McQuillan this week – and there can only be one winner

Radio review: A career of conducting firsts

Marin Alsop spoke about her life in music as a conductor and her many ‘dramatic failures’ along the way

Patrick Murphy: Trump has brought us back to the Dark Ages, but has Ireland the courage to choose the light?

Journalists can end the darkness by combatting ignorance

Newton Emerson: Stormont can’t deal with falling pupil numbers, how will it cope with a falling population?

A look back at the week that was

Brian Feeney: Unity is the Irish state’s constitutional imperative, so why aren’t Simon Harris and Micheál Martin planning for it?

They ignore the central point of the Good Friday Agreement

Oscars 2025: we predict this year’s winners

With just over a month to go until the big night, David Roy predicts the winners in the major categories of this year's Academy Awards

‘Postcode lottery’ in mental health services must end - The Irish News view

Patchy ADHD and early intervention services highlight why more investment is needed

Cult Movies: Classic BBC eco-drama Doomwatch still well worth a look today

Ralph revisits a 1970s BBC hit which is being repeated on Talking Pictures TV

Alex Kane: Do public inquiries really help us towards true reconciliation?

The ‘entire truth’ is elusive when governments keep hiding their secrets in the darkness