James McClean’s comments on therapy warranted scrutiny, but did he deserve the online reaction?
LIKE A LOT of people, I first encountered James McClean’s comments about therapy through a screenshot of quotes…
The internet’s detectives used a gang rape allegation to dress up sexual humiliation as investigation
THE INTERNET LETS anyone be who they want to be, but at some point, everyone chooses to be…
Dublin’s Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect ‘Ramadan lights’ will follow
Stephen McDermott IT’S THE MOST wonderful time of the year. You officially have permission to start counting the…
The Burke family are expanding their online output, but I’m left wondering who their audience is
Stephen McDermott SEASON OF MISTS and mellow fruitfulness, when conkers fall in the crisp September air and Enoch…
A strange article about Glen Hansard led me to the promise of €500k before it disappeared
Stephen McDermott IF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was still shuffling around on this mortal coil in 2026, he might have…
Ireland should ask Mark Zuckerberg the next time we need billions to look like money well spent
Stephen McDermott HOW WOULD YOU spend €15.4 billion? You could build about seven National Children’s Hospitals, one-and-a-half Metrolinks…
What’s not enjoyable about the minor panic over a Cat in the Hat prowling the sunny south-east?
Stephen McDermott NOT EVERY PIECE of online misinformation begins as a lie; sometimes fake news starts as a…
A fake story about the housing crisis tried to make me gamble with an online casino in Cyprus
Stephen McDermott HANNA PARKER IS a 35-year-old full-time videographer who lives in rented accommodation in Blackrock in south…
You’re not my mate, Dublin Airport; please stop posting banter online like one of the lads
Stephen McDermott OUR MINDS ARE now so suffused with content that it’s easy to overlook how we’ve accepted…
The ‘banned’ Armie Hammer film promoted by Musk that turns anti-immigrant violence into culture
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‘Cheater buster’ sites: The latest scam that offers to expose your partner’s secrets for a fee
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George Floyd comparisons around Yves Sakila’s death went viral and came from unexpected places
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