Mary Kelly: Edna O’Brien knew what she was talking about
Co Clare-born writer was clear that IRA weren’t only ones involved in a dirty war
Mary Kelly: As the hospital crisis gets worse, reform plans just gather dust
Anyone who has an elderly parent will already be well aware of the pressures on hospital emergency departments
Mary Kelly: Goodbye Elon Musk and Twitter/X – your poisonous platform will not be missed
One of my resolutions for 2025 is to wean myself off doom-scrolling the lies and drivel on Elon Musk’s social media channel
Mary Kelly: Forget all the hype and enjoy a happy new year
It’s not hard to see why New Year’s Eve divides people
Mary Kelly: Ireland is right to call out the slaughter of innocents
Were those who condemned the actions of the IRA actually just “anti-Catholic” as well?
Mary Kelly: Syria and its people need time to recover from evils of Assad
Haste with which some countries are expecting Syrian refugees to go back home is a unseemly
Mary Kelly: The Troubles are over. Why is public transport still so bad?
Only in Northern Ireland could a new transport hub make transport much worse
Mary Kelly: An agreed new flag for Northern Ireland? What about a blue moon...
Unionists seem to live in a perpetual state of alert for anything that challenges their fragile sense of Britishness
Mary Kelly: Why are unionist politicians wedded to an education system that tells kids they are failures?
LCC claim that young people turn to paramilitarism because of lack of employment opportunities is risible
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