Opinion

An education in the Irish language is needed.. for the bigots - The Irish News view

Irish News leader on intimidation of Irish language classes

Gaza: ‘I have witnessed with my own eyes incontrovertible evidence of hospitals being directly targeted’

Professor Nick Maynard, a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon at Oxford University Hospital, has volunteered his life-saving skills in Gaza three times since October 7, working with Trócaire’s partner organisation Medical Aid for Palestinians. The horror and depth of suffering and needless death is almost impossible to describe, he says

Something is stirring in the Irish unity undergrowth – Alex Kane

A new vehicle led from the centre rather than by Sinn Féin presents a much more difficult challenge for unionism

Brian Feeney on Friday: Lebanon and the tragic legacy of colonial control

French took special interest in Lebanon as protector of Christians in the Ottoman empire

Neil Loughran: What a difference a year makes as Kieran McGeeney has the last laugh

Orchard boss has earned right to revel in moment of triumph after ratification

Is the Catholic Church really capable of change? – Denis Bradley

Dermot Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin, has suggested there is still a culture of denial

Brendan Crossan: Erin’s Own Cargin the under-rated champions of Antrim

The truth that resides in the post-match huddle

Newton Emerson: Why not copy rest of world and let councils run roads?

Absurd that Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd is responsible for all 16,000 miles of road and 6,000 miles of pavement in Northern Ireland

Kate Winslet knows that getting older is some craic - Lynette Fay

Whether a Hollywood star or a local celeb, the minute you put yourself in the public domain what you look like matters a lot to some people

Work on new A5 cannot begin a day too soon – The Irish News view

Welcome for green light for construction on long-awaited upgrade