Mary Kelly: When the ‘Rose of Tralee for mammies’ defined Ireland’s view of women
Documentary of Housewife of the Year competition recalls narrow society that expected women to have only one role
Mary Kelly: The people have spoken... and Democrats need to listen and learn
Trump is a felon, sexist, racist and not in full possession of his marleys. But the US electorate don’t care
Mary Kelly: It would be poetic justice if women were the undoing of the Donald
Trump prefers his women to be there for decorative purposes only
Mary Kelly: Would you like a criminal conspiracy with your burger?
The media keep falling for Donald Trump’s stunts ahead of next week’s presidential election
Mary Kelly: The news these days may be grim – but it’s better than toxic social media
Twitter has become increasingly dominated by rabid, right-wing views promoted by its new owner, the billionaire Elon Musk
Mary Kelly: An eye for an eye just makes everyone blind in Middle East
It is possible to detest Hamas and what they did and equally detest Netanyahu’s response
Mary Kelly: Assisted dying debate is long overdue – but my brother’s final months show proper palliative care is too patchy
The NHS was set up to provide care “from cradle to grave”. But that is not the reality and pretending otherwise because you oppose euthanasia is just cruel
EasyJet’s hard line baggage policy caught me out too - Mary Kelly
The airline’s Belfast staff could learn from their colleagues at Stansted
If it believes in the rule of law, unionism should support the Finucane family’s quest for truth - Mary Kelly
We need to more about what happened during the Troubles, not less
I thought the Angelus on TV was a bit strange and the Rose of Tralee still remains an object of wonder - Mary Kelly
Partition has fuelled cross-border misconceptions about each other
Our shocking peace walls and how others see us - Mary Kelly
Visitors from Kosovo offered a fresh perspective on the familiar presence of barriers dividing communities
Don’t knock the BBC over Kamala love-fest – the media is always attracted to the new and fresh – Mary Kelly
Kamala Harris is smart, attractive and probably well up to the job - but needs to be tested on policies
Mary Kelly: Edwin Poots is right about reaching out – but he needs to persuade voters in loyalist areas too
Politicians need to be seen at burnt-out businesses - gestures of support behind the scenes are not enough
Once upon a time and never again – Mary Kelly
A trip to Kosovo puts our own conflict, which ended the same year their war began, into some perspective
Anti-immigrant hate-fest shows ignorance and stupidity know no borders – Mary Kelly
Blaming ‘outsiders’ for every ill in society is straight from the Nazi propaganda playbook