Patrick O'DonoghueStop treating celebrities as moral exemplarsThe semi fall of Ellen DeGeneres reminds us that even the most celebrated celebs are never exactly perfect people.Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueStaying up Until the Small HoursTowards the end of my final year at university, I made a discovery. To those who are asleep with the lights out before 10 p.m., this…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueThis is why Trump could win againIf Donald Trump wins the election later this year, who will be to blame? Guest contributor, Patrick O Donoghue argues the Democratic Party…Aug 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueShots From a Screen: Poetry — Honest UlstermanIn this place we are all chewed up and spat outJul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueThe Legacy of Jack Charlton: A True Working-Class Hero — Labour HeartlandsTributes to the legendary and towering figure of Jack Charlton have poured in from all quarters of the footballing world in the past two…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueinThe IndiependentTrack Review: A Hero’s Death // Fontaines D.C.Irony is a scarce commodity in popular music nowadays but Irish post-punk group Fontaines D.C.’s title track from their forthcoming album…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueUntended and Overlooked, Arklow Fights for SurvivalThe relationship between people and place is a complicated thing. Every village and every poky town, with its own nuances of slang and…Jul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueDublin’s Gig Economy is Booming. Its Workers Aren’tI’m standing directly outside the National Lottery headquarters on Lower Abbey St, on a freezing cold October night in Dublin’s city…Jul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
Patrick O'Donoghue‘We’re Viable Coalition Partners’: Joe O’Brien on Governance and Green PoliticsRecent polling for the upcoming Irish general election put Fianna Fáil in the lead over main rivals Fine Gael — a revelation that shocked…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Patrick O'DonoghueIn the Grand Canal Docks, Artificial Intelligence is Coming to IrelandWith every turn of the technological wheel, we always return to the same questions. Do the changes hand more power over to the already…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020