Barbie director Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie getting snubbed by the 2024 Oscars, while Ryan Gosling gets a nod for Ken, is provoking strong thoughts.
?It’s an annual January tradition. Oxfam releases a report showing billionaires now own this or that percentage of the world’s wealth, and People Before Profit (PBP) calls for an immediate “wealth tax” to address “grotesque and growing inequalities”.
Sinéad O’Connor had talked of wanting to end her life more than once in the past. That she may have finally done so was the unspoken subtext behind the tragedy of her untimely death last summer.
?Twelve hours is longer than it takes to fly from Dublin to LA. That’s how long 16- year-old Aoife Johnston was left waiting “distressed, tearful and agitated” after attending the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) with bacterial meningitis back in December 2022.
The new year is a special time for Irish historians. It’s the only date in the calendar when the ones who aren’t called Diarmaid Ferriter are allowed by law to make their annual appearance in the Irish media.