Opinion

In the celebratory atmosphere that followed victory over the Nazis in World War II, many scholars and commentators believed that America was best d...

Just because a piece of legislation is signed, sealed and delivered its provisions might not necessarily be fully implemented. This would appear to...

On a recent Celtic Crush/SiriusXM show, I featured songs about James Connolly and Joe Hill, along with "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie. A...

Ireland, together with Spain and Norway, have taken to the moral high ground with regard to their recognition of a Palestinian State and the full r...

Each year, on Memorial Day, we honor those who have fought and died for America in wars here and around the world. There have been many wars, great...

Have you gone to see the movie, "Dune – Part 2" yet? I’ve seen both, though I regret to say I remember nothing about Part 1. That’s not to say I di...

Dogs have long played a role in American politics. Even in the darkest of times the political pooch could be relied upon to cheerily wag its tail a...

If only it was just two wrongs. But what we have been seeing in the Middle East of late tests the saying that two wrongs don't make a right. We hav...

I’ve always been a bit of a tree-hugger. And why wouldn’t I, after spending so much time on my grandfather’s farm within a mile of Wexford town? Si...

The British Government’s controversial new law, the NI Troubles (Reconciliation & Legacy) Act, becomes live this week, Wednesday, May 1. It had pre...

There's a TV mini-series currently running and it tells the story of Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Reeves is a true historical character, a slav...

On Wednesday past, I had the great good fortune to meet in Dublin the Boston architect Michael Murphy who designed the six-acre Lynching Memorial s...